SHORTLISTED PROJECTS

The projects are listed in random order!

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Canada
sarah ives
ron noble
newton xian
margot de man

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France
louis lévêque

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United States
jaebong jeon
keunyoung lim

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Mexico
regina gutiérrez badillo
alan figot

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Denmark
kinga grzybowska
michał hondo
vera swahn
erpinio labrozzi

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United Kingdom
elliott dennis
University
University of Plymouth

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Italy
luca fogliata
cristian fracassi
roberto carollo
gabriele uberti

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United Kingdom
kelly mackinnon
charles fernandez
taylor grindley
Company
Northumbria Univeristy

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Switzerland
gabriel ciosu
beatrice anton

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Italy
nina mohammadgholi songhori
arstoo mohamdgholisonghori
jacopo ginanneschi

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Denmark
mette bruun banke
anne skytte christensen

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Italy
daniele conticchio
aurora del sette
beatrice bella
vincenzo copogna
Company
Nousfera Lab

Project authors

New Zealand
jesse ewart
jason tan
tyler harlen
University
victoria University of Wellington

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Hungary
fruzsina golles
noemi ivan
kata varga
Árpád szilágyi
Company
Studio IN-EX Kft

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Switzerland
adrian moreno
luis miguel murillo

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Czech Republic
ales javurek
jiri buzek

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Canada
florence côté
francis gaignard
gabriel lemelin
University
Université Laval

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Japan
tyler mcbeth
veronika smetanina
benjamin dossett

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Netherlands
kevin veenhuizen

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United Kingdom
omid kamvari
masoud saeedian
faraneh ghahremani
Company
Kamvari Architects

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United States
jessica wetherell
kelly douglas
University
Jessica Wetherell

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United States
emma hardie
tyler hardie

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Belgium
francois bodlet

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Italy
matteo pegorin
massimo fontana
francesco quattrone
University
Politecnico di Milano

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Spain
catarina oom de sousa
carla romagosa girós
eftalia proios torras

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United Kingdom
aleksandra matczak
dagmara sienkiewicz
filip symonowicz
alicja sawicka
Company
GK Architects

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United States
shoshanna sidell
jonah pruitt
University
University of Cincinnati

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Germany
hannes heitmüller
sophie weber
University
Bauhaus-University Weimar

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United Kingdom
joanna hobbs
william foster
Company

Project authors

Italy
lagrutta roberto
rossetti antonio
di gregorio roberto

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Poland
marcin janulewicz
agata Ślusarek
patryk jaskulski

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United States
reihaneh noori
hannah vaughn
nader nikgoftar
mehran rezvan

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Austria
danail machev
University
Technical University of Vienna

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Chile
nelson hochstetter
john miller

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Romania
maria-alexandra antal
greta samiș
andra samiș

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France
adrien thivolle

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Italy
siyka georgieva
patricia fredborg
University
Politecnico di Milano

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Poland
kamila szatanowska
paulina rogalska

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Denmark
inci lize ogun
karolina pajnowska
karolina mieszczanek

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France
dia sebastien mallory

Project authors

Iran
shiva shahidi
maryam iemaniemadi
farshid mehdipour
mahsa ettehadi
Company
Baravord Sazeh Mazand

Project authors

United States
david fenster
shahab ahghari
andy brandt
Company
modulus

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Spain
jaime cubero zapata
University
universidad de granada

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France
orlane guillouet-lamy
emilie botella
University
ENSA Paris La Villette

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Hungary
norbert pánovits
orsolya méhes
zsuzsanna köninger-péter
Company
Olla Architect Studio

Project authors

Canada
payam ashjae
sasan norouzi

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Italy
anna caldana
emanuele crainich
valentina schiano

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United Kingdom
tom irwin
Company
Square Peg Bureau

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United States
carmen cañamero

Project authors

Netherlands
sabine rothengatter
alwin pluim
University
Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

Project authors

France
juliette cottereau
mathilde dassonville
pauline mortreau

Project authors

Italy
valentino donnini
flamina d'aria
elia fontani
tommaso piccardi

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Austria
martin kohlberger
jakob czinger
anna orbanic
University
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

Project authors

United States
alexandra ramirez
jahaan scipio

Project authors

Poland
magdalena pająk
University
Politechnika Śląska

Project authors

United States
conrad hu
mike ma

Project authors

Denmark
giovanni simioni
maximilian rietschel
lewis williams
damiano toffanin

Project authors

United States
chang yuan max hsu
hadeel ayed mohammad

Project authors

Germany
benedikt hartl

Project authors

Panama
mac10studio architects
aixa caldera
williams mendez
marco celis
Company
Mac10Studio

Project authors

Kazakhstan
madina zhazylbekova
 

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

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
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
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
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

Recurring architecture competitions

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
new
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
new
Concrete 
Pavilion

Design a concrete pavilion

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

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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