Architecture Competition Architect's Sugar Architectural Visualization Award 1st prize winner – Adrian Vindedal

We’d like to take the opportunity to introduce you to the 1st prize winner of our "Architect's Sugar Architectural Visualization Award" competition – Adrian Vindedal from Norway!

Adrian Vindedal from Norway

I took a master of architecture degree at The Oslo School of Architecture And Design, here in Oslo Norway. I finished my degree in 2020, with a master thesis titled "EyeLikeTheSky - Towers for looking at the sky". This work focused on the phenomenological relationship between humans, architecture and the sky.

My master years in AHO gravitated towards how we as humans perceive things, surroundings, humans, nature etc., and how we interact with these things. In addition to working with architecture I have always tried to keep photography close, and let it interact with my work as an architect.

Brief information about the projects that you/your company have been involved with. For instance, what scale have you focused on/preferred, any significant projects where the company/ individuals have been involved?

I currently work for a company focusing on housing projects in and around Oslo, Norway. In my spare time I like to work with photography, 3D modelling, sketching and explore architecturally related matters through these media.

What does architecture mean to you and what is the role of an architect in your society?

Architecture can be everything from bare necessities to vague ideas, emotions, or simple gestures. In the end architecture to me is found somewhere in the simple interaction between man and nature. The role of the architect is to manipulate our surroundings in a way that keeps us safe, engages us, motivates us, and puts us in a position to give back to the surroundings we dwell in.

Why do you participate in architecture competitions?

I participate in architecture competitions because it can give a work direction, focus and a set time frame. I find this gives me a space and an arena to bring forward ideas that otherwise might continue to float around without ever reaching their full potential.

What advice would you give to individuals who struggle to decide whether it would be beneficial for them to participate in architecture competitions?

Pick competitions that engage and motivate you, but at the same time challenge you. The motivating aspects of a project will stay throughout the process and lead you on, the challenges will give learning and new knowledge once you reach the end of the work. Competitions can be that little extra motivation that finally lets you bring out that idea you have been carrying.

Open architecture competitions

  • Closest Deadline first
  • Project competitions first
    Selected winning projects have the potential to be constructed
  • Ideas competitions first
    Experimental competitions with the focus on pushing the boundaries of creativity
ideas COMPETITION
The Architect's Chair
Edition #1

Take a seat and make a statement!

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

Remind me
Jun 06
Sep 06
Nov 01
ideas COMPETITION
Beyond Isolation: Senior Housing
Senior living. Edition#2

Reimagine senior living spaces

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

Remind me
Jun 08
Sep 08
Nov 02
project COMPETITION
The Legendary Highway 14 Tower
South Dakota, USA

Design an iconic tower for De Smet, South Dakota, USA

Prize: MONETARY AWARD + POTENTIAL TO BE REALISED
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

Remind me
Jun 09
Sep 12
Nov 03
project COMPETITION
Iceland Beer Spa

Design a beer spa in Iceland's captivating landscape

Prize: MONETARY AWARD + POTENTIAL TO BE REALISED
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

Remind me
Jun 14
Sep 14
Nov 08

Reccuring architecture competitions

ideas COMPETITION
Silent contest
For this competition, NO DESCRIPTION TEXT is allowed. The architecture ideas must be communicated strictly with visuals.
The Last Nuclear Bomb Memorial
Edition #3

Design a memorial that speaks to the cause of ending all nuclear weapons programs

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

Remind me
Jun 26
Sep 03
Nov 05
ideas COMPETITION
Workplace Reimagined
Edition #3

Redefine the future of workspaces

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

Remind me
Sep 14
Nov 16
Jan 18
ideas COMPETITION
Silent contest
For this competition, NO DESCRIPTION TEXT is allowed. The architecture ideas must be communicated strictly with visuals.
Museum of Emotions
Edition #4

Use architecture to create different emotional states

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

Remind me
Sep 27
Nov 28
Jan 30
Run repeatedly
Los Angeles Affordable Housing Challenge
Affordable Housing Series #16

Design affordable housing solutions in Los Angeles

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

Remind me
Jun 07
Sep 07
Nov 01
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Competition results

Hong Kong 
Pixel Homes

Hong Kong Pixel Homes

Affordable Housing Series #2
MICROHOME

MICROHOME

Small living, huge impact! Edition #4

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