COMPETITIONS

Porada International Design Award 2020

Ideas competition to new innovative concepts on different types of chair, in which the use of solid wood is prevalent.

Register: OCT/15/2021, Submit: OCT/15/2021, Eligibility: Professional designers, students enrolled in Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, recent graduates; individually, teams, Fee: Free, Awards: Professional Category: 1st Prize 3,000 EUR, 2nd Prize 2,000 EUR, 3rd Prize 1,000 EUR; Student Category: 1st Prize 2,000 EUR, 2nd Prize 1,200 EUR, 3rd Prize 800 EUR

Porada, in cooperation with Poli.design, founded by Politecnico di Milano, announces an international ideas competition to identify new innovative concepts on different types of Chair, in which the use of solid wood is prevalent (although not necessarily exclusive) and which conveys the values and the identity of the Porada brand. The wood, whether in natural-finish (preferably in finishes mainly used by the company), or lacquered, can be combined with metal, glass, leather, hide leather or fabric. The submitted designs shall be original and unpublished; they must enhance the use of production technologies, woodworking processes and typical finishing of the solid wood and they must respond to the principle of functionality.

Fentress Global Challenge (FGC) – Airport of the Future

FGC participants are challenged to envision the airport terminal building for the year 2100.

Register: OCT/01/2021, Submit: OCT/01/2021, Eligibility: Graduate and undergraduate students of architecture and engineering, recent graduates architects and engineers (the last four years); individually, teams up to 3 members, Fee: Free, Awards: 1st Place: 15,000 USD, 2nd Place: 3,000 USD, 3rd Place: 2,000 USD, 2 People’s Choice Award: 1,000 USD each

Despite a multitude of technological advances including video conferencing and drones, the proliferation of airports worldwide continues to be spurred on by global commerce and an unrelenting demand for travel. While the airport terminal – conceived a century ago – is a relatively new architectural typology, it has since its inception held equal importance with quintessential civic buildings: city halls, courthouses, libraries, museums, and theaters. Yet, airports are uniquely complex and they are more than just high volume transportation hubs. Increasingly, airports are also workplaces, centers of commerce, recreational outlets, and cultural resources.

Foundation Jacques Rougerie – International Architecture Competition 2021

Architectural innovation linked to bio-inspiration and sustainable development are the key words of this project.

Register: SEP/15/2021, Submit: SEP/15/2021, Eligibility: Students, professionals, architects, designers, engineers, artists; individually, multidisciplinary teams (with inventors, biologists, oceanographers, geographers, planetologists, astrophysicists, ergonomists, psychologists, doctors), Fee: Free, Awards: In each category: “Architecture and Innovation for the Sea”, “Architecture and Innovation related to the Sea level rise”, “Architecture and Innovation for Space”: Grand Prix: 5,000 EUR, Focus Award: 5,000 EUR

As a visionary you are passionate and daring, fully committed to tackling today’s and tomorrow’s immense environmental and social challenges on the planet. You commit to act providing solutions creating meaningful new living environments and developing innovative biomimetic architectural projects for the sea, the coastlines and for space. You want to drive change towards a resilient, sustainable and human centered future. Call on your imagination and build the worlds of tomorrow in a different way, respecting biodiversity and integrating the new way of living of our societies for the common good of all.

Warming 2021

Propose а new or adapted architecture that addresses issues of global warming.

Register: SEP/04/2021, Submit: SEP/05/2021, Eligibility: Professionals, architects, planners, designers, students; individually, (interdisciplinary) teams up to 4 members, Fee: 55 USD (MAR/22 – MAY/25/2021), 75 USD (MAY/26 – JUL/20/2021), 95 USD (JUL/21 – SEP/04/2021), Awards: Overall Winner: 5,000 USD, Prevent Award: 1,000 USD, React Award: 1,000 USD, Honorable Mentions, Directors Choice

Our world is changing. Imagine Mumbai and Miami permanently underwater, hurricanes frequently clashing against Manhattan and Manila, devastating droughts in Los Angeles and London, and fires running rampant in Sydney and San Francisco. A global future like this currently occupies our imagination but inches closer to reality each day. How will our built environment react to rising sea levels, extended droughts, climbing temperatures, and other symptoms of global warming? How can our buildings and cities prevent the severity of natural disasters, degrading air quality, melting ice caps, and climate change at large?

The Living Museum

Design a few small accommodation pavilions immersed in the local landscape.

Register: AUG/01/2021, Submit: AUG/01/2021, Eligibility: Students, architects, designers, urbanists, engineers, artists, makers, anyone interested in the design and architecture fields; individually, teams with an unlimited number of members, Fee: 59 EUR (MAR/15 – MAY/31/2021), (20% discount until MAR/31); 89 EUR (JUN/01 – JUL/15/2021); 119 EUR (JUL/16 – AUG/01/2021); +22% VAT, Awards: 1st Prize: 3,000 EUR, 2nd Prize: 2,000 EUR, 3rd Prize: 1,000 EUR, 4 Gold Mentions “Richard Ingersoll”: 250 EUR each, 10 Honorable Mentions, 30 Shortlisted Finalists

Just one hour away from the magnificent Sardinian coast (Italy), Orani may seem just one more of a large number of “lost towns” in the middle of the island. However, there is one particular feature that highlights it from the rest of the villages, a “hidden gem” ready to be rediscovered: the Nivola Museum. In line with the idea of imagining a museum that breaks with the conventions of the traditional, the competition proposes to integrate an accommodation program within the Nivola Museum. What if it would offer to its visitors the possibility to actually “live” in it? How could a program of this kind be integrated in the surrounding context?

Student Architectural Competition for a Conceptual Design of the STU Campus Solution

Design for transformation of Slovak University of Technology campus courtyard in Bratislava.

Register: JUL/14/2021, Submit: JUL/14/2021, Eligibility: Architecture students; individually, teams, Fee: Free, Awards: 1st Prize: 2,000 EUR, 2nd Prize: 1,500 EUR, 3rd Prize: 1,000 EUR

The goal of the competition is to obtain ideas for a representative center of STU in Bratislava, Slovakia. It should include the STU innovative science center, educational, social, multi-purpose and leisure spaces such as interiors, exteriors and part of the rector’s workplaces. The STU center should serve to students, teachers, researchers and STU employees, as well as profession experts, municipal authorities and the public. Its goal is to create conditions for cooperation of the professionals and academic environment, and to serve as an important city space for communication with public. This would be emphasized by the openness of the area and its connection to the main public spaces of the city.

CBDX – Borderlands

Design a place, structure, thing, system, process, or relationship that positively impacts human or other factors.

Register: JUN/21/2021, Submit: JUN/21/2021, Eligibility: Students and professionals from any discipline; individually, teams up to 5 members, Fee: Students: 30 CAD (Canadian dollar), professionals: 60 CAD (MAR/22 – APR/30/2021); students: 40 CAD, professionals: 80 CAD (MAY/01 – JUN/21/2021), Awards: 3 Winners: 2,000 CAD (approx. 1,585 USD) each, 12 Honorable Mentions, up to 35 Finalists

Borders are spaces of transition – thresholds between areas with different characteristics. Whether political and imposed through human agency, or natural and made manifest through geographical features, borders have been, are, and will continue to be a staging ground for civilization’s greatest challenges. As urbanization pushes human activity towards Earth’s hinterlands, and existential threats such as – but not limited to – nationalism, warfare and climate change make geopolitical agreements more precarious, how we choose to choreograph and intersect these liminal spaces will reveal much about our priorities.

2nd International Architecture Drawing Competition

Any drawing: axonometric, Isometric, 3D render, Visualisation or Sketch.

Register: JUN/13/2021, Submit: JUN/27/2021, Eligibility: Architecture and design students and young professionals; individually, teams up to 3 members, Fee: Indian Nationals: 1,200 INR (Indian rupee), Foreign Nationals: 30 USD (MAR/07 – MAR/28/2021) (1 – 35 entries); Indian Nationals: 1,400 INR, Foreign Nationals: 40 USD (MAR/29 – APR/18/2021) (36 – 70 entries); Indian Nationals: 1,600 INR, Foreign Nationals: 50 USD (APR/19 – MAY/02/2021) (71 – 100 entries); Indian Nationals: 1,800 INR, Foreign Nationals: 60 USD (MAY/03 – MAY/23/2021) (101 – 135 entries); Indian Nationals: 2,000 INR, Foreign Nationals: 70 USD (MAY/24 – JUN/13/2021) (136 – 150 entries), Awards: Winner: up to 850 USD, Runner: up to 650 USD, 2 Qualifiers: 250 USD each, 15 top entries

Archue – A complete Architecture Platform presents ‘2nd International Architecture Drawing Competition’. Our second series of competition celebrating the talent of architecture and design students and young professionals through a single drawing. This competition is limited to architecture and related design fields such as interiors, product design etc.

Dignified Home Design Competition

Design a home for families in developing communities around the world.

Register: JUN/07/2021, Submit: JUN/07/2021, Eligibility: Professionals, students; individually, teams (no limit of the number members), Fee: Professionals: 49.99 USD, students: 24.99 USD, Awards: Grand Prize: 1,000 USD, Designer’s Choice Award

The concept of Home means something different around the world. In some places, it’s an apartment in a tall tower and in others it’s a stucco building by a small road. Whichever option describes your life best, a home should be a dignified place that provides for your needs and supports your future. The question becomes, why do so few homes do this? Especially in developing communities around the world. How can design be a light for a better life? At DesignClass we are passionate about exploring how design can have a positive impact on people’s lives. We don’t believe a home has to be fancy or grand but it does have to be safe, uplifting, and purposeful.

WWF Observation Cabins

The architects will design observation cabins and a visitor center.

Register: JUN/06/2021, Submit: JUN/09/2021, Eligibility: Students, graduated, freelance architects, designers, artists; individually, teams (any number of members, which can be from different countries and universities; at least one member aged 18 to 35), Fee: 60 EUR (MAR/15 – APR/11/2021), 80 EUR (APR/12 – MAJ/09/2021), 110 EUR (MAJ/10 – JUN/06/2021); +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

Soil consumption, deforestation, poaching. If the numerous species living on Earth had a voice, there would be a deafening cry of pain rising from deserts, mountains, burning forests and polluted skies. In the fight for the protection of ecosystems there are no winners or losers. Yet, human beings seem to linger. While the delicate balances supporting this planet are eroding, anachronistic economic systems linger over reversing course of a race for a progress with no future and a wealth with no tomorrow. This is the awareness at the base of WWF’s initiatives. For sixty years, WWF has been giving voice to the silent cry of those who have none to ask for help. WWF’s oases were created to achieve this goal.