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SHORTLISTED PROJECTS

The projects are listed in random order!

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Italy
antonio filippo camera
pietro canova
martina dal pont

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United States
liangchen zhao
University

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Italy
antonio piga
edgardo maxia
federico serventi

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United States
nick grimaldi
rachel landsberger
eugene p grimaldi

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China
huiyi zhang
mi he
aihui du
xiaoyun she
University
City College of Science and Technology, Chongqing University

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Japan
keisuke horibe

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United States
daniel elmore

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Russian Federation
nikolai shitikov

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United States
justin oh
jeremy leonard

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Japan
mori kahara
University
WASEDA University

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Germany
vincent phang
yijun ooi
yihui tan
zeenwei hew
University
Hochschule Wismar

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Russian Federation
alena parfenova
marina berzina
yulia petrochenko
evgeniya grinevich

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United States
dima almobarak
nicole lambrou

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South Korea
chae lin kim
ho bin kim
jung hee lim
University
Dongguk University

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United States
xixi luo

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Georgia
kakha chomakhidze

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Netherlands
misak terzibasiyan
athanasia kalaitzidou
vassiliki rapsomaniki
gijs jacobs
Company
UArchitects

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United States
thara messeroux
University
Boston Architectural College

Project authors

Malta
ephraim joris
Company
Architecture Project

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United States
jeffrey clancy

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Poland
weronika kogut
karolina toporkiewicz

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Spain
fernando alonso tuero

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Italy
alessia falcini
christelle maalouf

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Australia
min kyaw

Project authors

Italy
guido mitidieri

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Ukraine
bogdan bondarenko
kostiantyn bondarenko
olena kashpur
marharyta motylevska
Company
BONDARENKO GROUP

Project authors

Japan
kaon ko
hiroki kondo
yuki matsubara
satoshi hotsumi

Project authors

Belgium
arthur schoeler
corentin dalon

Project authors

Spain
aimar santos garcia

Project authors

Belgium
hendrik verlinden
nathalie havelange
andreu vélez

Project authors

Mexico
johann chimal berna
Company
AXIS NETWORK

Project authors

United Kingdom
florence cooke steed
naomi clare

Project authors

Iran
mohadeseh tabatabaei
University
University of Najafabad

Project authors

Germany
diala makhlouf
jennifer klähn
michele rückert
tim wallstab

Project authors

France
laurent saint-val
olivier amat
clara faure
Company
Amat et Saint-Val Architectes
 

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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