Essay Competition

ESSAY: What is
Small-Scale
Architecture?

Results

Foreword

Competition organisers

ESSAY: What is 
Small-Scale
Architecture?

Official Partners

ESSAY: What is 
Small-Scale
Architecture? ESSAY: What is 
Small-Scale
Architecture?

Even the smallest projects can contain big ideas.

ARCHHIVE BOOKS announces the winners of its 2019 open call for submissions to be published in the upcoming Issue 02: What is Small Scale Architecture?

Pavilions. Shelters. Backyard studios. Outdoor toilets. Playgrounds and play structures. Treehouses. Phone booths. Chapels. Meditation spaces. Cabins. Bus stops. Mountain huts. Installations. Sleeping pods. Mobile offices. Food trucks. Floating rooms and platforms. Footbridges. Shading canopies. Viewing platforms. Information stations...

Architects, startups, entrepreneurs, and product companies are inventing new means for designing small spaces that enrich lives. We asked individuals from any field or background to submit ideas, in text or imagery, to add to this discussion about the relationship between architecture and the human body.

We received hundreds of submissions from around the world. The works of the selected authors listed below have been chosen for print in ARCHHIVE's upcoming book, alongside award-winning Bee Breeders competition entries, and featured design and product companies including Sleepbox, ROOM, Matter Design, On, the Colorado Building Workshop, and many others.

Thank you to all the participants for your submissions, and stay tuned for ARCHHIVE BOOKS Issue 02: What is Small Scale Architecture? expected in print this spring 2020! 


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1st Prize Winner

Project name

From My Balcony

Authors

Christian Sleiman
Amanda Kassab

Lebanon

2nd Prize Winner

Project name

Small-scale Architecture as Tactical Preservation: Adaptive Reuse Hacked

Authors

Jacqueline Taylor
Julio Cedano

United States

3rd Prize Winner

Project name

In the Realm of the Small Humans

Authors

Louie Nathaniel Kiu

University

De la salle-college of saint benilde

Philippines

Honorable mentions

VIEWclose HONOURABLE MENTIONS

Project Name

What is Small-scale Architecture: The Umbrella Colony

Country

Nigeria

Project authors

Paul Yakubu

Project Name

Playing scales

Country

United Kingdom

Project authors

Hiba Alobaydi

Project Name

Micro-experiences of architecture

University

Swinburne university of technology
+52 points Buildner University Rankings!

Country

Australia

Project authors

Linus Tan

Project Name

Think small, Design even smaller

Country

Portugal

Project authors

Ana Rita Rodrigues Gomes

Project Name

Small Architecture is Skipping Dessert

Country

Canada

Project authors

Ryan Schwartz

Project Name

FLOATING SAILS ON THE PARIS'S ROOFS PLOTS

Country

France

Project authors

Adrien Mouginot
Tristan Caloni

Project Name

The Origin of Small

University

Lund university
+52 points Buildner University Rankings!

Country

Sweden

Project authors

Felix Dokonal
Amanda Kaplan

Project Name

Architecture for Trasjh

Country

United States

Project authors

Nick Tobier

Project Name

The Potential of Public Art

Country

United States

Project authors

Elizabeth Farrell

Project Name

Fire City

University

Lund university
+52 points Buildner University Rankings!

Country

Sweden

Project authors

Therese Skevik
Viktor Borg

Project Name

Architecture Is in Our Memory

University

Universitas islam indonesia
+52 points Buildner University Rankings!

Country

Indonesia

Project authors

Abraham Risyad Adikuncoro
Ummi Hanik Esaputri
Hanifah Hestyas Khumaira

Project Name

The Kids House

Country

Russian Federation

Project authors

Daniil Iakovlev
Elena Krishtopchik

Project Name

CASE 1.1

Country

United States

Project authors

Kai Huang
Yilin Wang

Open architecture competitions

  • Closest Deadline first
  • Project competitions first
    Selected winning projects have the potential to be constructed
  • Ideas competitions first
    Experimental competitions with the focus on pushing the boundaries of creativity
project COMPETITION
The Legendary Highway 14 Tower

Design an iconic tower for De Smet, South Dakota, USA

Prize: MONETARY AWARD + CONSTRUCTION
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

Remind me
Jun 09
Sep 12
Nov 03
project COMPETITION
Iceland Beer Spa

Design a beer spa in Iceland's captivating landscape

Prize: MONETARY AWARD + CONSTRUCTION
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

Remind me
Jun 14
Sep 14
Nov 08
ideas COMPETITION
The Architect's Chair
Edition #1

Take a seat and make a statement!

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

Remind me
Jun 06
Sep 06
Nov 01
ideas COMPETITION
Beyond Isolation: Senior Housing
Senior living. Edition#2

Reimagine senior living spaces

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

Remind me
Jun 08
Sep 08
Nov 02

Reccuring architecture competitions

ideas COMPETITION
MICROHOME
Small living, huge impact! Edition #6

Design a new concept of small-scale home

Prize: MONETARY AWARD + PUBLICATION IN MAGAZINE
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

Remind me
Feb 16
Apr 18
Jun 16
ideas COMPETITION
Silent contest
For this competition, NO DESCRIPTION TEXT is allowed. The architecture ideas must be communicated strictly with visuals.
The Last Nuclear Bomb Memorial
Edition #3

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

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

Remind me
Jun 26
Sep 03
Nov 05
ideas COMPETITION
Silent contest
For this competition, NO DESCRIPTION TEXT is allowed. The architecture ideas must be communicated strictly with visuals.
Museum of Emotions
Edition #3

Use architecture to create different emotional states

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

Remind me
Mar 17
May 19
Jul 21
Run repeatedly
Virtual Home
Edition #2

Shape the future of digital living environments

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

Remind me
May 02
Jul 04
Sep 06
Register now
Run repeatedly
Pavilion Of Humanity: First Contact
Edition #2

How would you represent the best that humanity has to offer through architecture?

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

Remind me
Mar 27
May 25
Jul 24
Register now
Run repeatedly
Silent contest
For this competition, NO DESCRIPTION TEXT is allowed. The architecture ideas must be communicated strictly with visuals.
Architectural Visualization Award
Edition #2

Present your best work and submit your favorite architectural visualization

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

Remind me
Mar 23
May 25
Jul 27
Register now
Run repeatedly
Los Angeles Affordable Housing Challenge
Affordable Housing Series #16

Design affordable housing solutions in Los Angeles

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

Remind me
Jun 07
Sep 07
Nov 01
Register now

Creativity gym Short term competitions for you to exercise your creativity

T-SHIRT DRAWING COMPETITION
The Architect's T-shirt
Edition #19

Design THE architect's t-shirt!

Prize: 3,000 €
Eligibility: open to all

registration deadlines

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May 31
Jun 30
Jul 31
Register now
ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO COMPETITION
THE BUILDNER'S ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO COMPETITION
Edition #4

Submit your online portfolio!

Prize: 5,000 €
Eligibility: open to all

registration deadlines

Remind me
Jun 30
Jul 31
Aug 31
Register now

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Competition results

MICROHOME

MICROHOME

Small living, huge impact! Edition #4
Hong Kong 
Pixel Homes

Hong Kong Pixel Homes

Affordable Housing Series #2
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