REIMAGINE THE ELBPHILHARMONIE

Submission: 31st August 2025 Registration: 1st August 2025 Location: Hamburg, Germany Language: ENGLISH Prizes: 500 Euro Type: OPEN FOR ALL

Sometimes, one drawing is enough to spark a revolution — not through detail or precision, but through imagination. A single image can challenge what architecture is, question what it serves, and propose what it could become.

In this challenge, we invite you to reimagine the Elbphilharmonie through one powerful architectural drawing — a section, a perspective, a collage, or even a hybrid of all three. The aim is not technical perfection or realism. Instead, we’re looking for a bold concept, an emotional idea, a question made visible.

What if this iconic building responded to climate instead of style?
-What if it evolved with the city?
-What if it was built from light, from earth, from memory?

Keywords:

sustainability – Materials – Facade – Adaptability

Timeline:

01 AUGUST – Registration Starts/Submission Starts23:59 (Berlin time / CEST)
31 AUGUST – Registration Ends/Submission Ends23:59 (Berlin time / CEST)
30 SEPTEMBER – Winners Announcemt23:59 (Berlin time / CEST)

Prizes :
First prize – 300 Euro
Second Prize – 150 Euro
Editor choice prize – 50 Euro