Category: Young architects

New Edition of the International Kaira Looro Competition for the Selection of a Community Architecture in Sub-Saharan Africa Every community grows around places where people can meet, share experiences, and build connec-tions. These are the spaces that safeguard collective memory, renew traditions, and transform aspira-tions into the future. Yet, in many rural areas of Sub-Saharan

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.

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

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

INTERNATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2026: CALL FOR ENTRIES Where Innovation Earns its Place The International Excellence Awards (IEA) returns for its second edition, once again curated by the Architecture & Design Community (ADC) in partnership with Design Skill Magazine. Far from another design contest, IEA is a sharp, content-driven platform that gives visionaries, studios, and emerging

Cordless Lamp Innovation Contest A leading company in the lighting sector, in collaboration with Desall, is looking for innovative ideas for a cordless lamp designed for off-grid contexts and adaptable to one or more of the following application areas: – HORECA: restaurants, bars, hotels, catering, events, etc. – Home: indoor spaces or outdoor areas such

Okbaby Foldable Baby Bathtub Okbaby, in collaboration with Desall, is looking for innovative ideas for a foldable bathtub for bathing babies aged 0 to 12 months, capable of minimizing its overall dimensions once stored, and easy to open and close with a single, intuitive motion, without requiring any assembly. The aim is to develop an

The 2026 Noble World Hotel Awards represents unparalleled excellence in the global hospitality industry, recognizing the world’s most outstanding hotels, prestigious leaders and designs in hospitality through the highest levels of achievement and distinction. Founded by the International Awards Associate (IAA), the Noble World Hotel Awards honors remarkable hotels, outstanding designs, visionary leadership, bespoke services,

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.

About Competition A Sports Park will be designed as a sustainable space with courts, pedestrian walkways, and spaces suitable for holding outdoor festivals and concerts. Its prime location could serve as a fan fest for World Cups. SPORTS PARK will be an open natural space with multi-purpose sports courts, walkways, trails, and green landscapes, accessible