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
Terraviva launches TACTICAL URBANISM NOW!, a new edition of the international competition that challenges participants to design tactical interventions that prototype new ways of adapting public spaces to everyday urban challenges!
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.
Call for Entries: Rifat Chadirji Prize 2026: The Right to Landscape Reclaiming Land and Sustaining Lives in Sahl Al Khiam, Lebanon The Rifat Chadirji Award invites landscape architects, architects, and urban planners worldwide to propose a landscape led recovery vision for Sahl Al Khiam in Southern Lebanon. The valley, an agricultural lifeline endured occupation and
It may not be your first instinct when entering a building to consider how it makes you feel, but architecture has always had a big impact on emotions. Different spaces are designed to make their inhabitants feel different things; offices can make you feel energised and productive, art galleries can make you feel thoughtful and
For over half a century, the American suburban home has been more than just a building—it has been a cultural symbol, a promise, and at times a problem. Once imagined as the embodiment of comfort and stability, it now often represents excess, isolation, and environmental strain. How can this archetype be redefined for a century
Rome Rain Rooms invites architects, designers, and visionaries from around the world to reimagine how cities live with water. As climate change reshapes weather patterns, Rome faces longer droughts followed by sudden, intense downpours — moments of abundance that often go to waste. This competition challenges participants to transform those fleeting storms into civic rituals,
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
Mass Timber Innovation and Design Center of Canada International Design Competition Call for Entries Design Unlimited launches the Mass Timber Innovation & Design Center of Canada, an international architecture competition supported by leading voices in timber research and construction. The project seeks visions for an advanced timber structure through design research, prototyping, and public exhibition—a
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
