Competition introduction
Antoni Gaudi is probably Barcelona’s most famous and most beloved architect. His work can be found all over the city, as he designed some of the world’s most recognised landmarks, including the Sagrada Família which he sadly never saw completed.
Antoni Gaudi was a Catalan architect from Spain known as the greatest exponent of Catalan Modernism
Gaudi's work can be found all over Barcelona as he designed some of the world’s most recognized landmarks, including the Sagrada Família which he sadly never saw completed.
Inspired by nature and determined to support local communities, Gaudi was an architectural revolutionary. Gaudi’s design principles were far ahead of his time, incorporating sustainability and social impact into his projects a hundred years before most people realized how important they would become.
Gaudi’s design principles: innovation, social impact, sustainability, beauty, and symbology.
The Gaudi La Coma Artists’ Residences is the first in a series of design competitions run in partnership with the Gaudi Knowledge Association and Inngenium Lab to celebrate Gaudi’s intellectual heritage.
For this competition, participants are asked to submit designs for a sustainable artists’ residence and education complex called “La Coma”. It will be located in Huesca, Spain, and would need to follow Antoni Gaudi’s design values and principles of sustainability, functionality, aesthetics, and innovation.
The jury is looking for designs that have the potential to become iconic landmarks while still remaining sensitive to the natural surroundings.
For this competition, participants are asked to submit designs for a sustainable artists' residence and education complex called “La Coma”. It will be located in Huesca, Spain, and would need to follow Antoni Gaudi’s design values and principles of sustainability, functionality, aesthetics, and innovation.
The competition site is an olive and almond tree estate in Puebla de Fantova, 3 hectares in size, with construction dating back from 1700.
Download the full competition brief for more information!
The competition is open to all. No professional qualification is required. Design proposals can be developed individually or by teams (4 team members maximum). Correspondence with organizers must be conducted in English; All information submitted by participants must be in English
Full competition brief
All information can be downloaded as often as required; no additional information or material will be provided after registration.
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- (!) FULL COMPETITION BRIEF
- SITE PLAN CAD & PDF
- SITE PHOTO & VIDEO
Prizes
Certificate of Achievement
Certificate of Achievement
Certificate of Achievement
Certificate of Achievement
+ 50 Points Buildner Architecture University Rankings
Publications
Certificate of Achievement
CERTIFICATE:
Buildner will also acknowledge the outstanding performance of all winners and honourable mentions with Certificates of Achievement.
Publicity campaign
The Buildner’s extensive global publicity campaign for the competition winners:
- "SEEN BY" ONE MILLION Results published on buildner.com - one of the leading websites in the industry and is visited by over one million unique visitors each year.
- "SEEN BY" 800 000 MORE Publications on Buildner's social networks (over 600,000 followers) and newsletter campaigns (over 200,000 subscribers).
- INTERVIEW Exclusive interview published with the results and shared on Buildner's social networks.
- MOVIE The competition winners will be granted and opportunity to submit a movie about themselves. The video will be published on the Buildner's website and social networks.
- MEDIA PARTNERS The competition results will get international art and design media coverage and will be featured in the world’s leading architecture media outlets.
Jury panel
Jury members shall under no circumstances be contacted by competition participants or their representatives. Participants who attempt to contact jury members, shall be disqualified.
All jury members are involved in the evaluation based on their availability at that time. All communication regarding the competition should only be carried out with Buildner staff. For any questions please contact us on [email protected]










Key dates
Closing date for registration
04 November, 2022
Closing date for project submission
09 December, 2022 (11:59pm London time)
Announcement of the winners
17 February, 2023
Competition Q&A deadline: 10 November, 2022
In order to guarantee equal opportunities to all competition participants,
no new questions will be answered after this deadline!
Registration fees
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Registration Deadline14 September - 04 November
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Architects / Enthusiasts / Companies145 €
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Students115 €
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