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: DEC/15/2018, Submit: JAN/31/2019, Eligibility: Architects, designers, students, those invested in urban development; participants must include a licensed architect (the winner must include an architect licensed in Illinois), Fee: Free, Awards: 5 participants: 10,000 USD each (stipends for phase 3); Winner: additionally 20,000 USD

Disruptive Design is a three-part design competition that seeks to address the challenges associated with designing and building affordable, owner-occupied housing. Architects, designers, students, and those invested in urban development are invited to submit their speculative ideas for an owner-occupied single-family home incorporating a flexible architectural solution that encourages wealth-building through homeownership and entrepreneurship. The competition will conclude with an occupant/buyer-ready prototype of the winning design. Submitters will be asked to design for two distinct Chicago neighborhoods: Bronzeville and West Humboldt Park. Cities across the country are observing a rapid decline in affordable homeownership options for first-time buyers and working families – defined here as buyers earning around 100% AMI.

Register: JAN/25/2019, Submit: JAN/25/2019, Eligibility: Architects, students, urban planners, product designers, thinkers; under age 35; teams of 3 members + 1 mentor (if any), Fee: Indian 600 INR, international 15 USD (NOV/07 – DEC/15/2018); Indian 1,200 INR, international 25 USD (DEC/16/2018 – JAN/10/2019); Indian 1,800 INR, international 35 USD (JAN/11 – JAN/25/2019); + tax (Indian 2.5%, international 4%), Awards: 1st Prize: 75,000 INR (Indian Rupee) (about 1,050 USD), 2nd Prize: 50,000 INR (about 700 USD), 3rd Prize: 30,000 INR (about 420 USD);  Best Student Entry (under 25): 20,000 INR (about 280 USD), Best Architect Entry (under 35): 20,000 INR (about 280 USD);  Top 10 (7 entries): 10,000 INR (about 140 USD) each; Top 30 shortlist, People’s Choice Award; Top 3 Special Recognition and Awards for the teachers/mentors

How many of you love to Travel? We suppose every single one of you, right? Did you know that the Indian road network is globally the 2nd largest road network spanning 5.5 million kilometres. Connectivity has improved and road transportation has become a focus of rapid development with an increase in number of 4 wheeler owners globally.

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.

Register: MAY/07/2019, Submit: JUN/20/2019, Eligibility: Architects, designers, enthusiasts, companies, students; individually, teams up to 4 members, Fee: Architects, designers, enthusiasts, companies 90 USD, students 70 USD (NOV/15/2018 – JAN/18/2019); architects, designers, enthusiasts, companies 120 USD, students 100 USD (JAN/19 – MAR/05/2019); architects, designers, enthusiasts, companies 140 USD, students 120 USD (MAR/06 – MAY/07/2019), discount for 3+ registrations from one university/school, Awards: 1st Prize: 3,000 USD, 2nd Prize: 1,500 USD, 3rd Prize: 500 USD, BB Student Award: 500 USD, BB Green Award: 500 USD, 6 Honorable Mentions

The SkyHive 2019 Skyscraper Challenge is the second annual architecture competition which searches out the latest and greatest designs for an iconic high rise structure. Participants of the SkyHive Challenge are tasked with creating a concept for a state-of-the-art tower that breaks the norm.

Register: FEB/20/2019, Submit: FEB/20/2019, Eligibility: Designers, architects, students, creative talents, Fee: Free, Awards: Winner: 3,000 EUR; 2,000 EUR for the purchase of the license for the exploitation of the projects which are not rewarded

Th.Kohl and Desall invite you to suggest innovative concepts for the pharmacy of the future, meant as a “retail space” dedicated to the person, his/her wellbeing and to the relationships. Th.Kohl is the Italian leader in the design and realisation of interior architecture for pharmacies. The company, born as a branch of the home – founded in Germany in 1919 – is completely independent and has offices also in France and Spain, and some agent offices in Greece and Croatia, serving over 33,000 customers. The high quality of the proposed solutions is guaranteed by the decision of managing in-house all the phases needed for their realisation, from the design to the production and installation of the furnishing elements, ensuring maximum control and highest flexibility.

Register: FEB/07/2019, Submit: FEB/14/2019, Eligibility: Professional designers and students with industry-specific background, design enthusiasts; individually, teams up to 3 members, Fee: Free, Awards: 1st Prize: 60,000 CNY (Chinese Yuan Renminbi) (about 8,625 USD) (pre-tax), black-edition tea, 2.0 version tea-set; 2nd Prize (2 prizes): 20,000 CNY (about 2,875 USD) (pre-tax), golden-edition tea, travel mug with tea leaf filter (each) ; Top 10 (7 prizes): silver-edition tea, offer for practice or work in Xiao Guan Tea Group (each); Top 30; Shortlists

Tea, a leaf grown in deep forests and remote mountains is always the spiritual drink of scholars through thousands of years’ accumulation. However, it can’t be accepted by 80s and 90s young generations in China. Under the promotion of cultural rejuvenation and consumption update, tea market is changing its traditional sales mode to a more diversified, modern and younger sales mode. As a result, it is reported that young people pay more attention to tea and tea-drinking lifestyle than before and tea becomes the best substitution of coffee and soft drinks.

Register: JAN/27/2019, Submit: JAN/30/2019, 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: 75 EUR (OCT/29 – NOV/25/2018), 100 EUR (NOV/26 – DEC/23/2018), 150 EUR (DEC/24/2018 – JAN/27/2019); +22% VAT, Awards: 1st Prize 10,000 EUR, 2nd Prize 4,000 EUR, 3rd Prize 2,000 EUR, 4 Gold Mentions 1,000 EUR each, 5 “Castle Choice” Mentions, 5 Honorable Mentions, 30 Finalists

There is a special fascination in ruins. There is a sublime hint in dissolved architectures. There is something moving in the pulverizing of time. Silence takes over the architecture. In the long sunset that follows abandonment and preludes destruction, nature completes the design of mankind by taking space back according to its own pace. In that moment, something magical happens. In that moment, architecture gives way to ruins. The castle of Mothe Chandeniers, France, is a perfect ruin. It is lost in the French countryside.

Register: DEC/31/2018, Submit: FEB/15/2019, Eligibility: Students, graduates with a maximum of 3 years of practice; individually, teams up to 5 members (least one of members must be an Egyptian and a technical coordinator), Fee: Free, Awards: 1st Prize: 2,000 USD, 2nd Prize: 1,500 USD, 3rd Prize: 1,000 USD, 4th Prize 500 USD, 4 Honorable Mentions

In a world busy with resolving its immediate demands and needs, the ability to think futuristically is to move to alternatives. This architectural competition is an opportunity to think big using existing knowledge we have about architecture and its forms. The competition is driven by both a passion to architecture and a passion to Egypt; a stronger and more present Egypt on the architectural international scene. It is also about making a space for Egypt in the future, using innovative ideas of its citizens and experts. We move to new patterns to shape and develop on an extraterrestrial habitation, the planet Mars. We aim to inspire the future generation of architects through developing creative solutions to challenge existing problems and going further to develop ideas for the future.

Register: FEB/27/2019, Submit: FEB/28/2019, Eligibility: Architects, architecture graduates, students, engineers; individually, (interdisciplinary) teams up to 3 members, Fee: Indian nationals 1500 INR (Indian rupee), foreign nationals 60 EUR (NOV/01/2018 – JAN/31/2019); Indian nationals 1,800 INR, foreign nationals 80 EUR (FEB/01 – FEB/27/2019); discount for a minimum of 5 teams from one architecture school or university, Awards: 1st Prize 1,00,000 INR (about 1,245 EUR), 2nd Prize 60,000 INR (about 750 EUR), 3rd Prize 40,000 INR (about 500 EUR), 10 Honorable Mentions

The oriental establishments of the Middle-East, Northern Africa and some parts of Europe all mention the bustling marketplaces in their popular culture. They weren’t just the main centers of trade and business, but were multifunctional entities that contributed to the social and cultural exchange between people and civilizations. These marketplaces were called by different names in different regions and languages; Bazaar in Persian, Souk in Arabic etc. Bazaars, Souks and the trappings of trade feature prominently in paintings and engravings, works of fiction and travel writing.

Register: APR/25/2019, Submit: APR/30/2019, Eligibility: Students, professionals and institutions of all disciplines; bachelor’s/undergraduate, master’s/undergraduate. Ph.D. students; individually, teams up to 4 members, Fee: Students 15 USD, professionals 25 USD, institutions 60 EUR (until JAN/15/2019); students 25 USD, professionals 40 USD, institutions 100 EUR (JAN/16 – FEB/28/2019); students 35 USD, professionals 60 USD, institutions 150 EUR (MAR/01 – APR/15/2019); Awards: Winner: 1,500 USD, Runner-up: 750 USD, 4 People’s Choice (2 students and 2 professionals): 500 USD each, 4 Honorable Mentions (2 students and 2 professionals): 200 USD each; Institutional Excellence Award

War is the most serious reason for causing the damage to both artificial and natural landscape. Syria, one of the oldest civilizations in the world is entering it’s another year of debilitating violence at a moment of geopolitical flux. It has been and remains a crucible in the geopolitics of the Middle East; a flash point in great power play; a source of instability; and a devastating human tragedy.

Register: JAN/27/2019, Submit: JAN/30/2019, Eligibility: Students, graduated, freelancers, it is not compulsory to be experts in design disciplines; individually, teams with any number of members (at least one member over the age of 18; members can be from different countries, cities and universities), Fee: 50 EUR (OCT/29 – NOV/25/2018), 75 EUR (NOV/26 – DEC/23/2018), 100 EUR (DEC/24/2018 – JAN/27/2019), Awards: 1st Prize: 5,000 EUR + realization + 3-day stay for 2 people in Valpolicella (travel, accommodation and meals), 2nd Prize: 2,000 EUR, 3rd Prize: 1,000 EUR, 4 Honorable Mentions “Gold”: 500 EUR each, 10 Honorable Mentions, 30 Finalists

A wine label is, first of all, a love story. It is the love for an ancient activity: winemaking. More than any other activity, winemaking is able to evoke faraway traditions and memories. It is the love for art. Art as the creativity that from time to time has to graphically express the identity of a wine. Lastly, it is the love for the technique another aspect of artthrough which the label is created.

Register: JAN/16/2019, Submit: JAN/16/2019, Eligibility: Professionals, designers with practice in the US or Canada; individually, teams; individuals or the team leaders must be in the licensing process or within 10-years of licensure, Fee: Free, Awards: Winner: 20,000 USD, 2 finalists: 10,000 USD each

The Forge Prize recognizes innovation in the use of steel. Established by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), the prize invites designers to submit proposals for visionary designs that embrace steel as the primary structural component. The Forge Prize is organized by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and is intended to engage designers in developing imaginative designs that bolster steel as the 21st century building material of choice through a two-stage design challenge, culminating with a public announcement event of winners in Summer 2019. Projects can focus on Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel (AESS), Modular Construction, Long-Span, Reuse, Systems, Urban Density, etc, but are not limited in their scope or complexity.