COMPETITIONS

Film Mosaic: Leave No One Behind

The film must deal with architectural, design or urban solutions to inequality and discrimination on social grounds.

Register: MAR/01/2023, Submit: MAR/01/2023, Eligibility: Everyone, Fee: Free, Awards: 1st Prize: 2,500 EUR, 2nd Prize: 1,500 EUR, 3rd Prize: 1,000 EUR

We are asking for (max.) 3-minute-long films addressing and showcasing inclusive and non-discriminatory design solutions in the built, planned or grown environment. The winners will be invited to attend Copenhagen Architecture Festival taking place from 22. June – 9. July 2023 in parallel with the World Capital of Architecture and UIA World Congress. An international jury is set up to judge the films.

LAGI 2022 Mannheim – Beautiful Forms of Energy

Design for public art installation for clean energy generation.

Register: SEP/04/2022, Submit: SEP/04/2022, Eligibility: Everyone, designers, artists, Fee: Free, Awards: 1st Place: 30,000 USD, 2nd Place: 10,000 USD

The LAGI 2022 Mannheim design competition – Beautiful Forms of Energy – is an opportunity to weave renewable energy into the city in ways that improve human thriving. As a part of the 2023 German Bundesgartenschau (BUGA 23), the design challenge includes a number of themes and ideas for inspiration aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Just as a garden is a productive landscape for nourishment that also brings us joy and pleasure, how can we re-imagine our energy landscapes so that they bring joy and pleasure to our communities? How can renewable energy be integrated in beautiful ways into everyday life so that it is not some cold and utilitarian technology, but is instead an artful accessory that we all desire to have?

Silos Buenos Aires

Rehabilitation of the Silos in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in a creative and unprecedented way.

Register: JUL/29/2022, Submit: JUL/29/2022, Eligibility: Students, architects, designers, urbanists, engineers, artists, makers, activists and anyone interested in the fields of design and architecture; individually, teams with an unlimited number of members, Fee: 59 EUR (MAR/21 – MAY/13/2022) (15% discount until APR/04), 89 EUR (MAY/14 – JUL/01/2022), 119 EUR (JUL/02 – JUL/29/2022); +22% VAT, Awards: 1st Prize: 2,500 EUR, 2nd Prize: 1,500 EUR, 3rd Prize: 1,000 EUR, 4 Gold Mentions: 250 EUR each, 10 Honorable Mentions, 30 Finalists

Located in the central-eastern region of the country and on the banks of the Rio de lo Plata, Buenos Aires is the capital and the most populated city in Argentina. With an urban area of more than 11million inhabitants, it is a cosmopolitan location and an important international touristic destination. Its complex infrastructure makes it one of the most important metropolises in Latin America, both at an economical and a socio-cultural level.

Port of Beirut Renewal

Reconstruction of the explosion-destroyed port.

Register: JUL/14/2022, Submit: JUL/14/2022, Eligibility: Students of architecture, urban planning, economy, sociology and other disciplines from Lebanon and the world; individually, teams, Fee: Free, Awards: 1st Prize: Lebanese Winner – 1,500 EUR, International Winner – 1,500 EUR, 2nd Prize: 1,000 EUR, 3rd Prize: 700 EUR, People’s Choice Award: 300 EUR, 20 Special Mentions

August 4, 2020, 18:08:18 EEST marked the Zero hour of one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions in history with the force of a 3.5 magnitude earthquake – and is believed to have been fueled by 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in warehouse-12 at the port. Aside from the mass destruction caused by this explosion, at least 204 people were killed (with an additional 3 missing) and 6,500 were injured. Above all, Beirut – the capital of Lebanon that was spawned by its harbor as the focal Middle Eastern node point that connected many continents has been left with a dead Port.

Design and Build: Sanctuary Continental

Design a sanctuary/pavilion structure for one of the seven continents utilizing local materials.

Register: JUL/10/2022, Submit: JUL/10/2022, Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students of architecture, landscape architecture, design, engineering, art; individuals, teams, classes (up to 3 proposals per class) from the USA, Fee: Free, Awards: 1st Place: 5,000 USD, 2nd Place: 2,500 USD, 3rd Place: 1,000 USD, Honorable Mention: 500 USD

After operating the Design and Build program for over 30 years in the Denver metro area, MOA has expanded Design and Build to include a national competition as part of the program. 2022 marks the fourth annual, national art, architecture & design competition. The goal of the competition is to cultivate potential from emerging artists, architecture and design students and to allow these creatives the space to conceptualize inventive ideas within a set of boundaries. The competition garners an online repository of art, architecture and design concepts. The competition is based on an annual theme and/or challenge provided by MOA.

International Building Design Competition 2022

Building design that takes into account: Sustainable building design, Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA), and Integrated Digital Delivery (IDD).

Register: JUN/30/2022, Submit: JUL/15/2022, Eligibility: Students from tertiary institutions; (multidisciplinary) teams 3-8 members, Fee: Free, Awards: 1st Prize: 8,000 SGD (Singapore dollar) (approx. 5,912 USD); 2nd Prize: 6000 SGD (approx. 4,434 USD); 3rd Prize: 4,000 SGD ((approx. 2,956 USD); 3 Special Mention Prizes for Sustainable Building Design, DfMA and IDD respectively: 2,000 SGD (approx. 1,478 USD) each; 6 Consolation Prizes: 500 SGD (approx. 369 USD) each

The International Building Design Competition (IDBC) 2022 is an open-themed design competition that invites students from Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) all over the world to re-imagine their built environment using technologies like Computational BIM, Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality, Game Engine, Robotic Process Automation, and Common Data Environment platforms. Participants are free to select a project site of their choice in their country and decide on their preferred building typology for the competition, while taking into account three main aspects in their proposal:

Waterfront 2.0 Design Competition

Design for a ‘waterfront’ to combat the threat of rising water levels in any city around the world.

Register: JUN/28/2022, Submit: JUN/30/2022, Eligibility: Designers, architects, urban designers, landscape architects and design thinkers, professionals, students; individually, teams up to 4 members, Fee: 30 USD, Indian nationals – 2,000 INR (MAR/12 – MAY/31/2022); 45 USD, Indian nationals – 3,500 INR (JUN/01 – JUN/28/2022); discount for more than 4 registrations, Awards: 1st Place: 1,500 USD, 2nd Place: 1,000 USD, 3rd Place: 500 USD, 10 Honorable Mentions

What do Battery Park in New York, Darling Harbour in Sydney, Quartier du Port in Monaco or Marine Drive in Mumbai have in common? These are all amazing waterfronts that have not only defined the iconic image of these cities and become go-to destinations but also are the most sought-after and expensive real estate hot spots! Sadly, climate change, global warming and rising sea levels are posing a grave threat to our environment and leading to erratic changes in weather across the world. Due to global warming and rising temperatures, several studies including a story in New York Times suggest that over 150 million people living on land may be below the high tide line by the year 2050.

Jungle Treehouse

Design 5 exclusive elevated accommodation units on 1 or 2 levels.

Register: JUN/25/2022, Submit: JUL/09/2022, Eligibility: Architects, architecture students; individually, teams up to 5 members, Fee: 47 USD (APR/04 – APR/10/2022), 58 USD (APR/11 – MAY/07/2022), 72 USD (MAY/08 – JUN/03/2022), 97 USD (JUN/04 – JUN/25/2022), Awards: 1st Prize: 2,500 USD, 3 Honorable Mentions

As part of adventure tourism, a new lodging concept that is often sought to be experienced is to live in a tree house, surrounded by nature and in direct contact with it, as if it were a remote island in the middle of nowhere… Today this idea of avant-garde stay is being put into practice in Europe, by the hand of great architects and designers. With this little dream, we seek to find a perfect harmony with nature, to be able to have time to relax and find a space where there is no concern about what surrounds us daily.

Dubai Sea House

Design a villa in Jumeirah Bay in Dubai.

Register: JUN/19/2022, Submit: JUN/22/2022, 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: 65 EUR (MAR/21 – APR/24/2022), 85 EUR (APR/25 – MAY/22/2022), 115 EUR (MAY/23 – JUN/19/2022; +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, 10 Honorable Mentions, 30 Finalists

Architecture and nature are intertwined. Despite being different, even opposed, they are deeply connected. The connection between nature and architecture gives rise to all kinds of places: anonymous, catastrophic, or sublime, capable of talking to people’s guts and soul. One of the most evocative embodiments of the connection between nature and architecture is the one between the house and the beach. Waking up looking at the horizon. Feeling the soft sand a few steps away from the front door, opening the windows and smelling the salty winds, or going to bed listening to the relaxing sound of waves. These are experiences all of us have somehow lived or dreamed of.

2022 Science Campus Cluj-Napoca

Design of a new Science Campus in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Register: JUN/15/2022, Submit: JUN/15/2022, Eligibility: Professionals – architects from Romania, all countries of the European Union and of the European Economic Area, and the Swiss Confederation, Fee: Free, Awards: 1st Prize: 12,816,292.5 RON (Romanian Leu) (approx. 2,590,250 EUR) without VAT (the maximum cost of the design services contract); 2nd Prize: 247.500 RON (approx. 50,020 EUR) including VAT; 3rd Prize: 123,750 RON (approx. 25,010 EUR) including VAT

The Order of Architects in Romania (OAR), the Transylvania Branch of OAR, together with the Municipality of Cluj-Napoca in association with Babeș-Bolyai University are glad to announce the official launch of the „Science Campus Cluj – Napoca” International Design Competition. The purpose of the design competition is to select the best project for a new Science Campus in Cluj-Napoca, for the award of the design services contract.