Competitions

Register: SEP/15/2019, Submit: SEP/25/2019, Eligibility: Students, professionals, institutions; all design disciplines; individually, teams with unlimited number of members, Fee: Students 20 USD, professionals 25 USD, institutions 80 USD (APR/16 – MAY/10/2019); students 25 USD, professionals 35 USD, institutions 100 USD (MAY/11 – SEP/15/2019); (more details on the competition website), Awards: Winner: 5,000 USD; 3 Runner-up (2 students and 1 professional): 1,500 USD each; 4 People’s Choice (2 students and 2 professionals): 500 USD each; 14 Honorable Mentions (7 students and 7 professionals): 250 USD each; (more details on the competition website)

The world has started moving towards an era of globalization in the wake of technology which is an ultimate driving force for economic growth. The consumer market playing a vital role in this is speculated to increase more than two folds than the current total per capita consumption in the coming decade taking a center stage in a global economy. One of the evident causes behind this unprecedented growth is the rising urbanization and expanding the middle-class population.

Register: SEP/04/2019, Submit: SEP/04/2019, Eligibility: Anyone; individually, teams, Fee: Free, Awards: Competition A: 1st Prize: 50,000 PLN (Polish Zloty) (about 11,645 EUR), 2nd Prize: 30,000 PLN (about 6,990 EUR), 3rd Prize: 20,000 PLN (about 4,660 EUR); Competition B: 1st Prize: 10,000 PLN (about 2,330 EUR), 2nd Prize: 6,000 PLN (about 1,400 EUR), 3rd Prize: 4,000 PLN (about 930 EUR); Competition C: Photography Category: 10,000 PLN (about 2,330 EUR), Film Category: 10,000 PLN (about 2,330 EUR)

The MBA is a cyclical event, taking place in Kraków since 1985. Each edition was a truly special forum for exchanging ideas and experiences amongst architects from around the world. The accompanying competitions, exhibitions, presentations and lectures are a unique attraction in this part of Europe for all those involved in architecture. During the previous MBAs, the organised competitions were an opportunity to emerge also in the media space, valuable both for beginners and experienced architects from around the world.

Register: JUN/29/2019, Submit: JUN/30/2019, Eligibility: Everyone over 18 years old; architects, designers, students; individually, teams up to 5 members, Fee: 20 EUR (APR/29 – MAY/05/2019), 25 EUR (MAY/06 – JUN/18/2019), 30 EUR (JUN/19 – JUN/29/2019); 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. The young creatives and thinkers are a precious commodity that we value a lot. We want to give them a voice.

Register: JUN/22/2019, Submit: JUL/02/2019, Eligibility: Students, professionals and institutions of all disciplines; individually, teams up to 4 members, Fee: Students 20 USD, professionals 30 USD, institutions 80 USD (JAN/23 – MAR/28/2019); students 30 USD, professionals 50 USD, institutions 120 USD (MAR/29 – MAY/08/2019); students 40 USD, professionals 70 USD, institutions 160 USD (MAY/09 – JUN/22/2019); 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

Moscow, the capital of Russia is now undergoing a major overhaul in terms of its urban language. A vast portion of this city’s last century communal (Khrushchyovka) housing is now being replaced by large-scale mixed-use townships and housing societies. The value of the housing will shoot more than 4 to 5 times as soon as the new revamp comes in which will fuel the real estate market even more. This will positively trigger city growth and eventually, more people will move to Moscow for finding places for their new dreams.

Register: JUN/12/2019, Submit: JUN/13/2019, Eligibility: Architects, designers, enthusiasts, companies, students; individually, teams up to 4 members, Fee: Architects, designers, enthusiasts, companies 90 USD, students 70 USD (NOV/08 – DEC/18/2018); architects, designers, enthusiasts, companies 120 USD, students 100 USD (DEC/19/2018 – FEB/26/2019); architects, designers, enthusiasts, companies 140 USD, students 120 USD (FEB/27 – APR/30/2019), discount for 3+ registrations from one university/school, Awards: 1st Prize: 3,000 USD + construction, 2nd Prize: 1,500 USD, 3rd Prize: 500 USD, BB Student Award: 500 USD, BB Green Award: 500 USD, 6 Honorable Mentions

Established in 1998, the Al Wathba Wetland Reserve is a nature reserve consisting of both natural and man-made bodies of water located 40 km southeast of central Abu Dhabi. Covering a total of 5 square km, the wetlands are comprised of wetlands, sabkhas (salt flats), fossilized sands and dunes, and are densely packed with animal and plant life. The most spectacular of which is the flamingo population, who flock to the reserve in their thousands to enjoy the warmth during the winter months, with some remaining all year round.

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: JUN/03/2019, Submit: JUN/04/2019, Eligibility: Architects, designers, enthusiasts, companies, students; individually, teams up to 4 members, Fee: Architects, designers, enthusiasts, companies 90 USD, students 70 USD (OCT/25 – DEC/04/2018); architects, designers, enthusiasts, companies 120 USD, students 100 USD (DEC/05/2018 – FEB/12/2019); architects, designers, enthusiasts, companies 140 USD, students 120 USD (FEB/13 – JUN/03/2019), 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

Latvia has been described as a vast, unspoilt parkland that is a tapestry of sea, lakes, and woods. With only one major cosmopolitan city, the capital city Riga, Latvia is a small country that provides its visitors and inhabitants with a vast amount of personal space. As one of the greenest countries in the world, most of Latvia is composed of fertile lowland plains and moderate hills.

Register: MAY/31/2019, Submit: MAY/31/2019, Eligibility: Graduate and undergraduate students who are actively enrolled and pursuing architecture or engineering degrees, as well as recent graduates (within the last four years) with a degree in architecture or engineering; individually, teams up to 3 members, Fee: Free, Awards: 1st Place 10,000 USD + event (airfare, lodging, and entrance up to 5,000 USD), 2nd Place 3,000 USD, 3rd Place 2,000 USD, 2 People’s Choice Award 1,000 USD each

Global commerce and the unprecedented demand for travel and have resulted in the proliferation of airports around the world. In their short history, terminal buildings have been criticized for employing generic architectural forms that are unapologetically disconnected from their context and cultural identity. Technical complexity and functional design have often taken precedence over quality and comfort for users.