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SHORTLISTED PROJECTS

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Finland
marko simsiö
University
University Of Oulu

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Spain
pedro alcántara
jose juan guillamón

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Italy
alessio petecchia
andrea bianchi

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Switzerland
lisa collomb

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Australia
craig nener

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Canada
nós architectes

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Poland
stanisław rudzki
University

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Italy
federigo gioia

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Moldova
alexandru zingaliuc
sandu ursu
mihai cebotari
Company
ARCHIZEIT STUDIO

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Russian Federation
matvey genne
polina vasina
marselo rueda
University
Moscow Architectural Institute (State Academy)

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United States
mandira sareen

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Italy
sante bonitatibus

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South Korea
byeo ri kim
dong won jo
han na rae kim
gyu jin kim
University
Chosun University

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United States
ashraf hijazi
University
Lawrence Technological University

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Turkey
halil baha akyar
University
TOBB ETU

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Germany
jakob bohlen
nils hiddessen
heiko lubs

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Spain
jofre roca
monika jokiel

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United Kingdom
gianluca santosuosso
matthias kimmel

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France
julien picard
leah cocks
University
ENSA Nantes

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United States
beth held
Company
Forum Phi

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Australia
alberto quizon
regan ching

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Canada
verena hornig
javid alibhai
malika butt
ola-ife ojo

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Canada
maîté scherer
fanny matthey-de-l’étang
University
École d'architecture de l'Université Laval

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Italy
francesco michelis
mattia michelis
anita sampogna

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France
simon morville
marc takikawa

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Denmark
mikkel trudslev jensen
christoffer thor paulsen

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Finland
ayda grisiute
University
Aalto University

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Turkey
nur ayalp
cihat caglar

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United States
panos tharouniatis
panagiotis lampronikos
min duan
Company
Urban Energy Works

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Italy
andrea molinari
giulia margotti
edoardo balboni
University
Università degli Studi di Ferrara

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United States
zachary bundy
nicholas shekerjian
elena rocchi

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Austria
david florez
stefani zlateva

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Netherlands
florian glenn david reisacher
johannes düber
University
Delft University of Technology

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Libya
walid el-turki
razan elmrayed
loay burwais
mahmoud alsherif
Company
Libya Design

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Australia
lucy humphrey
andrew perich

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United States
alodie girmann
rachel trapp
eric santti
christopher melton
University
University of New Mexico

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United Kingdom
joseph watkins
University
University of Dundee

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Portugal
ana rita gomes

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France
quentin caulle
cyprien baudry
University
École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Marseille

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Poland
karolina domènech
marta lisiakiewicz
emilia oworuszko
aleksandra białkowska
University
Wrocław University of Science and Technology

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Germany
jonas zink
ruth bartelmann
lars standop
University
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

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Ukraine
andrii koval
olha laktionova

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Italy
mattia fornari
luca tagliaferri

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United States
cameron kollath
jacob cournoyer

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Australia
alexa ongoco
danny truong

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Ukraine
vadym mylostiuk

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United Kingdom
sebastian salas canitrot

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Germany
niclas reinke
matteo pelagatti

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Finland
guido mitidieri

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Netherlands
roel van lent
bram van den heuvel
lars goossens
naomi cheung san

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France
adrien thivolle

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Turkey
süleyman can Çinkılıç
faruk makuloğlu
daniele volante

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United States
nicholas horvath
University
Kansas State University

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Greece
konstantinos paloubis
chrisanthi karta
University
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

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United States
richard sundberg

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Austria
thomas gössler

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United States
john myefski
christopher myefski
ellis wills-begley
aniella goldinger

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United States
yuting zhang
huopu zhang

Project authors

Spain
lluis marcet salvador
raquel fernandez martin
meritxell venteo gallardo
ovidiu valentin ana

Project authors

Lebanon
nathalie fatte
 

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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