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SHORTLISTED PROJECTS

The projects are listed in random order!

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Chile
tania gebauer
eugenio ortuzar
tal sustiel

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United States
joseph mills
ramon klaharn

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Argentina
federico lerner
mercedes mena
victoria jones

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Canada
chi-hang jonathan sinn
University
University of Waterloo

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Hong Kong
eric yuen

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Turkey
kemal yeğin
burcu aypek
University
Gazi University

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Australia
peter sands

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Turkey
ozan Özvatan
betül Çevik
ayşe dila demirgil
ekrem kaynar

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Russian Federation
anastasia shulga
University
Moscow Institute of Architecture

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Malaysia
zhao wei kim
yann herng yeow
lin phuah
Company
IPM PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SDN BHD

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Chile
matias vinet melo

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France
françois chantier
maria fernandez

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Peru
diego ramirez
ksenia dyusembaeva

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Colombia
aldo sicilia
manuela dangond
felipe guerrero

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United States
tsz wai leung
University
Academy of Art University

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United States
laura gonzalez
amir-behan jahanbin

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Hong Kong
daniel king him fung

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South Korea
geonwoo kim
eunji lee
juhyun jung
University
Kookmin university

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United Kingdom
sung lim
sonya falkovskaia
University
University of Bath

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Brazil
maria jocelei steck
thais de freitas
raissa gattera begiato
danilo maia

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Hong Kong
desmond chang
tsz long chan
quoc an andy ly
kit yeung garrick chan

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Poland
patryk krol
bartosz puchalski
anna zgadzaj

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United Kingdom
james dyson

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Malaysia
yi jun ooi
yi hui tan
University
University of Wismar

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Norway
ai narita
nevena popovic

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Hong Kong
wan ting tang

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China
desmond delanty
辰瀚 (chenhan) 蒋 (jiang)
莹 (ying) 薛 (xue)
University
China Academy of Art

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China
di zhan
chuyang zhou
aijie xiong

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China
yukang yang
jingwen cui
University
Beijing University of Technology

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Lithuania
vilius bridikis
edvinas stašys

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Thailand
danaiporn pongamornprom
thongchai wongsrisuppakul
veeramon suwannasang

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South Korea
siye park
University
Kyonggi university

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Hong Kong
tsz wai yvonne yuen
doi yee lau

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Mexico
iván tamayo ramos
Company
TIERRADURA

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Jordan
sama jabr
jawad hamdan
nour el qirem
lamis jalabneh
Company
Jawad + Partners

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India
sujan umaraniya
jitesh mewada
shailaja patel

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United States
christopher chan
christopher chan

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United States
berkay kars
University
Santa Monica College

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Russian Federation
anatoly kotov

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Hong Kong
tsz tuen cherry cheung
renee tsuen yan kwok
wing yin winnie lo

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Germany
marina stosic

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Hong Kong
dik man leung
wui chun ng

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Hong Kong
siu tai cheng
lai shun lam

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United States
shruti shankar
helen cheuk
lynn azali
david nicholson

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Mexico
francisco liano lopez
victor manuel vicente gomez
carlos davis hernandez
diego antonio dominguez
Company
FL Arquitectos

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Ukraine
yuliia varharaki
viktoriia shlekhtenko
anastasiia tarasova
University
Odessa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture

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Chile
sebastián mella
lautaro catrileo
nicolás vidal
raimundo maldonado

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United Kingdom
alice foreman
nicole langridge

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United States
mengyue niu
austin tsai

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Italy
cassano vittorio
saracino emanuele

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Turkey
ayse elmas
recep yangoz

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Australia
siu san li
University
Queensland University of Technology

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United States
lap chi kwong
alison von glinow
kevin lamyuktseung

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Iran
bahman mirhashemi

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Bulgaria
teodora kukova
yordan zarev

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Germany
rebecca nayagam
vamsi vemuri
roberto barbosa
cievanard nattabowonphal
University
SAC

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Poland
ksymena borczyńska
bartosz kobylakiewicz
University
Silesian University of Technology

Project authors

Hong Kong
tim williams
max martin
jon martin
 

Open architecture competitions

  • Closest deadline first
  • Project competitions first
    Selected winning projects have the potential to be constructed
  • Ideas competitions
    Experimental competitions with the focus on pushing the boundaries of creativity
Denver Affordable Housing Challenge

Denver Affordable Housing Challenge

AIA (American Institute of Architects) invites you to design affordable housing in Denver

Affordable Housing Series 19th Edition ideas COMPETITION
Prize Monetary award
Eligibility Open to all
Advance registration deadline 17 July 2025
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Mujassam Watan Urban Sculpture Challenge

Mujassam Watan Urban Sculpture Challenge

Design iconic urban sculptures for the prestigious Mujassam Watan competition and compete for 50,000 €

50,000 € PRIZE project COMPETITION
Prize 50,000 € + Potential realisation
Eligibility Open to all
Final registration deadline 24 July 2025
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Re:Form - New Life for Old Spaces

Re:Form - New Life for Old Spaces

Choose a site—used, abandoned, or forgotten—anywhere in the world, and give it a new purpose

ideas COMPETITION
Prize Monetary award
Eligibility Open to all
Final registration deadline 24 July 2025
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Howard Waterfall Retreat

Howard Waterfall Retreat

Design a house near an iconic waterfall in the USA

project COMPETITION
Prize Monetary award
Eligibility Open to all
Final registration deadline 24 July 2025
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Recurring architecture competitions

The Architect’s Stair

The Architect’s Stair

Take a step and make a statement!

Take a step and make a statement! Edition #2 ideas COMPETITION
Prize Monetary award
Eligibility Open to all
Advance registration deadline 8 July 2025
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Hospice - Home for the Terminally ill

Hospice - Home for the Terminally ill

Design a safe and supportive space to those struggling with a terminal illness

Edition #5 ideas COMPETITION
Prize 10,000 €
Eligibility Open to all
Early bird registration deadline 9 July 2025
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Concrete Pavilion

Concrete Pavilion

Design a concrete pavilion

Edition #3 ideas COMPETITION
Prize Monetary award
Eligibility Open to all
Early bird registration deadline 9 July 2025
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Museum of Emotions

Museum of Emotions

Use architecture to create different emotional states

Edition #7 ideas COMPETITION SILENT CONTEST For this competition, NO DESCRIPTION TEXT is allowed. The architecture ideas must be communicated strictly with visuals.
Prize Monetary award
Eligibility Open to all
Early bird registration deadline 10 July 2025
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The Architect's Chair

The Architect's Chair

Take a seat and make a statement!

Take a seat and make a statement! Edition #4 ideas COMPETITION
Prize Monetary award
Eligibility Open to all
Advance registration deadline 17 July 2025
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MICROHOME

MICROHOME

Design a new small-scale home concept in the 10th edition of MICROHOME — 100,000 € prize + construction

100,000 € Prize Fund / Kingpsan Edition #10 ideas COMPETITION
Prize 100,000 € + Potential realisation
Eligibility Open to all
Advance registration deadline 17 July 2025
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Kinderspace

Kinderspace

Design a kindergarten of tomorrow

Architecture for Children’s Development #3 ideas COMPETITION
Prize Monetary award
Eligibility Open to all
Early bird registration deadline 24 July 2025
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The Last Nuclear Bomb Memorial

The Last Nuclear Bomb Memorial

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

Edition #6 ideas COMPETITION SILENT CONTEST For this competition, NO DESCRIPTION TEXT is allowed. The architecture ideas must be communicated strictly with visuals.
Prize Monetary award
Eligibility Open to all
Advance registration deadline 10 September 2025
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Buildner's Unbuilt Award 2025

Celebrating your unbuilt architecture visions with a €100,000 prize

100,000€ Prize / 2025 ideas COMPETITION
Prize 100,000 €
Eligibility Open to all
Advance registration deadline 11 September 2025
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Competition results

Norman Foster Foundation Kharkiv Housing Challenge

Norman Foster Foundation Kharkiv Housing Challenge

 Norman Foster Foundation competition series
MICROHOME

MICROHOME

 150,000 € Prize Fund / Kingspan Edition
House of the Future 2023/24

House of the Future 2023/24

 250,000 € Prize fund
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