Register: APR/07/2019, Submit: APR/10/2019, Eligibility: University students; individually, teams with any number of members which can be from different countries, cities and universities, Fee: 50 EUR (JAN/14 – FEB/10/2019), 75 EUR (FEB/11 – MAR/10/2019), 100 EUR (MAR/11 – APR/07/2019); +22% VAT, Awards: 1st Prize 7,000 EUR, 2nd Prize 5,000 EUR, 3rd Prize 3,000 EUR, 10 Honorable Mentions, 30 Finalists Mentions

Libraries are one of the most fascinating architectural examples of the history of mankind. As the library of Alexandria and the more recent masterpieces of contemporary architecture, the library has always been the center of collection of collective memory. It has always been the place where human experiences could be preserved, crystalized, made eternal. They could be passed on from ancient to new generations. In a way, the library has to do with eternity. It connects thoughts and experiences beyond space and time. It does so because it is a place, which human beings build in order to draw from the experience of their predecessors. It also does so because first of all the library is a great information collector. Up to date, history has been passing on such information through the union of paper and ink: books.

Register: APR/15/2019, Submit: APR/15/2019, Eligibility: Professionals, architects, engineers, students, graduates; individually, groups up to 5 members, Fee: Participants who waive the final prize 10 EUR (JAN/14 – APR/15/2019); 20 EUR PayPal, 25 EUR bank transfer (JAN/14 – FEB/27/2019); 25 EUR PayPal, 30 EUR bank transfer (FEB/28 – APR/15/2019), Awards: Winner: 500 EUR (excluding TAX) for each participant; 3 top finalists: annual subscription to the Domus magazine in digital format; Honorable Mentions 

Genoa, Italy, is a city of ancient charm that keeps intact the medieval identity of its carrughi, the narrow streets that form the ancient center. The Lanterna is one of the most famous symbols, dominating the urban skyline, witnessing the bond that the Ligurian capital maintains with its own waterfront. The Galata Museum, together with the Biosphere and the Biga designed by architect Renzo Piano, are among the contemporary architectures that characterize the port area. In this atmosphere full of mixtures we want to imagine Genoa University Housing, a residence for the students of the nearby DAD (Department of Architecture and Design). The project will have to fit best in a margin between the city and the sea that is still without adequate accommodation.

Register: APR/12/2019, Submit: APR/12/2019, Eligibility: Graduate students, graduates, professionals; individually, teams up to 5 members, Fee: Participants who waive the final prize 10 EUR (JAN/07 – APR/12/2019); individuals 20 EUR, teams 30 EUR (JAN/07 – FEB/27/2019); individuals 25 EUR, teams 40 EUR (FEB/28 – APR/12/2019), Awards: Winner: 1,000 EUR (excluding TAX), 3 top finalists: annual subscription to the Domus magazine in digital format; Honorable Mentions

Oslo, Norway, is a unique place in perfect balance between architecture and nature: green landscapes, first among all the Fjords, make this one of the greenest cities in Europe. Great explorers have started to conquer extreme peaks but there are also artistic personalities, Munch and Viegeland that have characterized Norwegian history. History and tradition are mixed with instances of contemporary design: Astrup Feornley Museu, Operahuslet, Barcode district are just some of the architectures that have given a new image to the urban waterfront. In this area of interesting ferment we want to imagine the Oslo Cultural Center, a contemporary sign in a district that with the Forsvartmuseet and the Nasjonallmuseet of Arkitektur has become a small cultural citadel.

Register: MAR/31/2019, Submit: APR/15/2019, Eligibility: Students, professionals, architects, designers, institutions; all disciplines; individually, teams up to 4 members, Fee: Students 20 USD, professionals 30 USD, institutions 75 USD (DEC/17/2018 – JAN/31/2019); students 30 USD, professionals 50 USD, institutions 125 USD (FEB/01 – FEB/28/2019); students 40 USD, professionals 70 USD, institutions 200 USD (MAR/01 – MAR/31/2019), Awards: Winner: 1,500 USD, Runner-up: 750 USD, 2 People’s Choice (1 student and 1 professional): 500 USD each, 4 Honorable Mentions (2 students and 2 professionals): 200 USD each, Institutional Excellence Award

As our cities grow denser, tall buildings are not a luxury any more but a necessity today. With rampant growth of technology, and the density we have to mitigate with – the overlaps between dynamic nature of spaces is now gaining more and more evident form. For instance restaurants which works as a co-working space in the morning, and a club by the night – our lives are full of such examples where the nature of spaces are bending/blending every day. Hybrid Futures ‘19 is an open ideas competition that explores such programmatic ramifications in a much futuristic timeline and high density scenarios.

Register: FEB/15/2019, Submit: FEB/15/2019, Eligibility: Architects, engineers (civil/structural); students 3rd, 4th and 5th year (individually, teams), Fee: Free, Awards: Total prize: 15,00,000 INR (Indian Rupee) (about 21,510 USD)

The Government of India, through the Ministry of Rural Development, has identified villages under the Gram Swaraj Abhiyan, which can be benefitted immediately. Select a village of 10,000-20,000 inhabitants that falls in this list and is geographically accessible to be studied in earnest. A thorough study of its facilities and drawbacks, will be an eyeopener but will also provide the basis on which to propose the intervention. The process will require identification of atleast one unique feature of the village – structural or environmental, and one pressing architectural, planning or infrastructural issue, the solution of for which will form the basis of this competition. Within the context of the evolving realities in rural India, IndiaNext has identified the following three areas of buildable design interventions. Participants are free to select any one for their submission or explore a fourth option that they think is more relevant in the current scenario.

Register: JUN/12/2019, Submit: JUN/12/2019, Eligibility: Architecture students; individually, teams, Fee: Free, Awards: 1st Prize: 2,000 EUR, 2nd Prize: 1,500 EUR, 3rd Prize 1,000 EUR

The Czech Embassy complex in Addis Ababa will be a business card of the Czech Republic. Its mission will be primarily to express the cultural level of the state and the traditions of Czech architecture within the European and the world context of cultural heritage. It will be a place where foreigners can learn basic information about the history of the Czech Republic, culture and economy. In its own form and content, the embassy complex should express an adequate level of state representation, reflect the genius loci (the environment and the conditions of the site), all this together with meeting at the same time the requirement for functionality and purposefulness. The prerequisites for the architectural design are its expressive timelessness, high quality of execution, rational layout and the choice and use of adequate materials while sticking to the typological attributes of purpose-built buildings (offices and residences) for diplomatic missions.

Register: FEB/28/2019, Submit: MAR/04/2019, Eligibility: Architects, designers, students, engineers, thinkers, companies, organizations; individually, teams up to 3 members, Fee: Indian participants 1,800 INR (Indian rupee), foreign participants 60 USD (DEC/20/2018 – JAN/03/2019); Indian participants 2,100 INR, foreign participants 75 USD (JAN/04 – FEB/03/2019), Indian participants 2,400 INR, foreign participants 90 USD (FEB/04 – FEB/22/2019), Indian participants 2,800 INR, foreign participants 100 USD (FEB/23 – FEB/28/2019), Awards: 1st Prize: 1,600 USD, 2nd Prize: 1,000 USD, 3rd Prize: 600 USD, 10 Special Mentions

The most beloved figure for everyone around the world (kids and adults alike), Santa Claus, needs a new home in the Arctic Circle, and he is looking for a new, young architect to help him build his dream. With the world transforming at a rapid speed, Santa is looking to build a new, improved home that will make his living and working easier. His older house at the North Pole was built keeping in mind his former needs and functions. As the world’s population expands, Santa needs more space, and a better equipped one, to make more toys for all the kids.

Register: MAR/08/2019, Submit: MAR/08/2019, Eligibility: Architecture students, architects or related professions; individually, Fee: 35 EUR (DEC/12/2018 – JAN/24/2019), 50 EUR (JAN/25 – FEB/14/2019), 70 EUR (FEB/15 – MAR/08/2019); + IVA 21%; 30% discount for every 10 participants, Awards: Winners of the categories: Public Building: 1,500 EUR, Residential Building: 1,500 EUR, Landscape: 1,500 EUR; 10 Honorable Mentions

Rethinking turns 4 years old. 4 years since the first contest was launched and since the first moment the participants have asked us for a particular type of contest. A contest in which all the effort of a year of work for a final project degree is awarded in a symbolic and economic way. And after 18 contests here we present the first contest that awards the best final projects. Rethinking wants to reward the degree final projects according to three categories: Landscape, Residential Building and Public Building. Each category will have an independent prize. All the projects presented can concur to all the themes. A project can be awarded only once. It will be the jury that evaluates within which category the project can be included.

Register: MAY/09/2019, Submit: MAY/19/2019, Eligibility: Professionals, architects, designers, engineers, visualizers, students; all professions; individually, (multidisciplinary) teams up to 4 members, Fee: Institutional 75 USD, professionals 30 USD, students 20 USD (until FEB/08/2019); institutional 125 USD, professionals 50 USD, students 30 USD (FEB/09 – MAR/25/2019); institutional 200 USD, professionals 70 USD, students 40 USD (MAR/26 – MAY/09/2019); Awards: 1st Prize: 1,500 USD, Runner-up: 750 USD, 2 People’s Choice (1 professional, 1 student): 500 USD each, 4 Honorable Mentions (2 professionals, 2 students): 200 USD each; Institutional Excellence Award

The Extreme Habitat Challenge (EHC) is one of the world’s most coveted competitions for habitat design. It recognizes exceptional ideas that redefine habitat design through the implementation of innovative ideas, techniques, visual, construction, programmatic and futuristic organizations through architecture as a tool. EHC embarks itself of technological and engineering innovations which are about to go big, and sets architecture free to innovate more in these uncharted directions.

Register: FEB/17/2019, Submit: FEB/20/2019, Eligibility: Students, graduated, freelance architects, designers, artists; individually, teams (any number of members, at least one member between 18 and 35 years old, members can to be from different countries and universities), Fee: 50 EUR (NOV/26 – DEC/23/2018), 100 EUR (DEC/24/2018 – JAN/20/2019), 150 EUR (JAN/21 – FEB/17/2019); +22% VAT, Awards: 1st Prize: 8,000 EUR, 2nd Prize: 4,000 EUR, 3rd Prize: 2,000 EUR, 2 Gold Mentions: 500 EUR each, 10 Honorable Mentions, 30 Finalists Mentions

Mount Olympus, Mount Ararat, Mount Sinai. In any culture and religion, mountains have been the place of encounter with the divine. There, where the earth extends to the sky, human beings have always glimpsed a further meaning. The mountain is a mystical place where to be in contact with the invisible, with transcendence. It is the place where human adventures culminate. It is the place where to find answers to the most anguished enigmas. In a world where sacred spaces daily erode, mountains are still pure places. They are spaces that are difficult to reach.

Register: MAR/28/2019, Submit: MAR/30/2019, Eligibility: Students of schools and universities in relation with architecture, architects less than 3 years after graduation; individually, (multidisciplinary) teams (architects, engineers, landscapers), Fee: 60 EUR (DEC/10/2018 – JAN/27/2019), 80 EUR (JAN/28 – MAR/03/2019), 100 EUR (MAR/04 – MAR/28/2019), Awards: 1st Prize: 1,500 EUR + construction, 2nd Prize: 1,000 EUR, 3rd Prize: 500 EUR, 10 Honorable Mentions

Bolivia is a South American country enjoying a central position with no less than five neighbors: Peru, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil. Well known for having the highest capital city in the world (La Paz: administrative capital), its territory is deeply shaped by its geography. There are two main areas: the plains with a tropical or desert climate — depending on the region, and the high plateaus.  The latter is called the Altiplano, varying between 3500m and 4000m in altitude, and boasts some of the highest peaks in the world. These two elements reflect in the culture and behaviour of Bolivians. 

Register: MAR/20/2019, Submit: MAR/20/2019, Eligibility: Architecture students, architects, engineers, philosophers, sociologists, photographers; individually, teams up to 4 members, Fee: Registration fees depends on the number of entries: (1-100 entries): 50 EUR; (101-200 entries): 65 EUR; (201-300 entries): 80 EUR; (301-350 entries): 100 EUR; (351-400 entries): 110 EUR; (401-450 entries): 120 EUR; (451-475 entries): 135 EUR; (476-500 entries): 150 EUR; +VAT 21%; registration can be closed earlier if it reaches 500 entries, Awards: Prizes depends on the number of entries: (1-100 entries): 1st 2,000 EUR, 2nd 1,000 EUR, 3rd 500 EUR; (101-200 entries): 1st 3,000 EUR, 2nd 1,500 EUR, 3rd 500 EUR; (201-300 entries): 1st 4,000 EUR, 2nd 2,500 EUR, 3rd 1,000 EUR; (301-350 entries): 1st 5,000 EUR, 2nd 3,500 EUR, 3rd 1,500 EUR; (351-400 entries): 1st 6,000 EUR, 2nd 3,500 EUR, 3rd 1,500 EUR; 4th 1,000 EUR, 5th 500 EUR; (401-450 entries): 1st 8,000 EUR, 2nd 4,000 EUR, 3rd 1,500 EUR; 4th 1,000 EUR, 5th 500 EUR; (451-475 entries): 1st 9,000 EUR, 2nd 4,500 EUR, 3rd 2,000 EUR; 4th 1,500 EUR, 5th 500 EUR; (476-500 entries): 1st 10,000 EUR, 2nd 5,000 EUR, 3rd 3,000 EUR; 4th 1,500 EUR, 5th 500 EUR; 1st Prize: + construction

Universal education, gender equality and empowering women are vital components of the mission in developing countries.

Register: FEB/23/2019, Submit: FEB/24/2019, Eligibility: Everyone over 18 years old; architects, designers, students; individually, teams up to 5 members, Fee: 20 EUR (NOV/19 – DEC/19/2018), 25 EUR (DEC/20/2018 – JAN/31/2019), 30 EUR (FEB/01 – FEB/23/2019), after the competition start 50 EUR, Awards: 1st Place: 500 EUR, 2nd Place: 150 EUR, 3rd Place: 50 EUR, 7 Honorable Mentions

Ideasforward wants to give young creative people from around the world the opportunity to express their views on the future of societies through their innovative and visionary proposals. We are an experimental platform seeking progressive ideas that reflect on emerging themes. The eco design, sustainable architecture, new materials, concepts and technologies are compelling issues in the societies of the future and the involvement of the whole community is imperative. In an era of globalization where communication was dominated by the technological revolution, there is the need to rethink the cities and how Man can relates in a global World as well as rethink the economic, social and cultural patterns of contemporary societies. 

Register: FEB/13/2019, Submit: FEB/13/2019, Eligibility: Designers, architects, landscape architects, artists, students, interns, practitioners: individually, teams, Fee: Free, Awards: Winners: total budget for each bench 7,500 CAD (Canadian dollar) (team/artist 1,500 CAD, fabrication & installation 6,000 CAD); additionally up to 1,000 CAD for transport and accommodation costs for each team from outside the province of Manitoba

The Winnipeg Trails Association and Storefront Manitoba invite design teams to submit proposals for a permanent bench to be located along the Trans Canada Trail. We are asking you to put your skills to work and challenge the concept of a ‘common’ bench. We are looking for an intervention that has the power to stop people in their tracks and provide a place to wait, rest, read and more. The Winnipeg Trails Association is a coalition of volunteer trail builders and trail users who are focused on accelerating trail development and connectivity in Winnipeg.