Terraviva launches RE-GEN GORIZIA, a new international competition that challenges architects, designers and urban planners to reimagine the Sant’Anna district as a model of urban regeneration, where green infrastructure, slow mobility and community shape a new vision of contemporary living… Prizes up to 22.000 € will be awarded to the winners, selected by an international

Submission: Jan 17 23:59 GMT/UTC Fees: $27.99 (Early) / $47.99 (Final) Location: (flexible location) Type: Open [premise] The acceleration of climate change has amplified the scientific urgency to study Earth’s polar regions. Traditional research stations are often permanent, carbon-intensive structures with significant logistical and environmental footprints. This competition challenges architects and designers to envision the

The Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2026 marks the third global celebration of architectural imagination and creative excellence. Dedicated to the world’s most compelling unrealized designs, the award recognizes projects that embody innovation, experimentation, and the power of visionary thinking — works that exist beyond construction yet shape the discourse of contemporary architecture. The Unbuilt Award celebrates

Every place carries a story — not just of its past, but of its present values and future possibilities. Architecture can give form to those stories, offering a way to express culture, ideas, and identity without relying on words. A pavilion, in its simplicity and scale, is an ideal format for this kind of expression.

The Kingspan MICROHOME 2026 continues Buildner’s long-standing exploration of compact living and sustainable design. Now in its 11th edition, and marking the fourth collaboration with Kingspan, the competition challenges architects and designers to reimagine what home means when it is stripped to its essentials. Participants are invited to propose an off-grid modular dwelling with a

Utilitarian and mass-produced, the portable toilet at the Gropius House unexpectedly echoes Bauhaus values. But it was always meant to be a stop-gap solution that is clearly inelegant and does not meet contemporary accessibility standards. It fails to adequately welcome visitors to this iconic property. Through this competition, Historic New England is soliciting thoughtful, inventive

Terraviva launches KARLOVO LIVING LANDSCAPE, a new international competition structured in 2 Phases that invites architects, designers and urban planners to imagine a sustainable residential neighbourhood at the gateway between city and mountain in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. Prizes up to 25.000 € will be awarded to the winners, selected by an international jury panel including

Light of Tomorrow by VELUX invites students of architecture to explore daylight as a central element in design. The award celebrates creativity, experimentation, and new ways of understanding light as a source of energy, life, and inspiration. Projects should reflect how natural light can shape spaces, enhance wellbeing, and address today’s environmental and social challenges.