Submission: 31 July 2023
Registration: 15 July 2023
Results: September 2023
Language: English
Location: International
Type: Open for all
Welcome to the 3rd Edition of the 15 Minute City Urban Design Competition by Charette! Continue reading
Submission: 14 March 2023
Registration: 14 March 2023
Language: English
Location: Venice
Prizes: One full-fees paid scholarship
ECA has a strong connection with the Venice Biennale of Architecture. This year’s theme will be the “Laboratory of the Future” with a focus on Africa, decarbonisation , climate justice and architecture’s ability to negotiate between and across boundaries in a world that is beginning the feel the effects of climate change. Continue reading
Submission: November 1, 2022
Registration: October 25, 2022
Language: English
Location: Batroun, Lebanon
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: Open
Batroun, a seaside city located in the North of Lebanon, inherits a strong Lebanese culture providing a unique fusion of the East and the West, with an ancient historical perspective, dating back to Phoenician, Byzantine, crusaders, and Mamluks times, until the late ottoman period, during which the current old souk expanded. The town was once a fishing village rich in traditional culture, surrounded by citrus groves , making it historically famous for its seafood and its fresh lemonade.
Submission: June 15, 2022
Registration: May 15, 2022
Language: English
Location: Concept
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: Open
After an overwhelming response to the first edition, the Charette is thrilled to announce the second edition of ‘15-Minute City’. Participants are required to design a module for a 15-minute city that can be replicated to create a larger city. You can design a fictional city or re-design a small part of an existing city anywhere in the world. Remember, you don’t need to design an entire city – just a module that can be replicated to create a larger city. As a city planner/designer, you are also free to recommend rules and policies to help make the lives of your city’s occupants better.
Submission: May 22, 2022
Registration: April 17, 2022
Language: English
Location: Euralille, France
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: 72H competition
The “Carpark Futures Competition” invites young architects under 40 years old, from all over the world, to think about the architectural, technical and environmental potential of a revaluation of underground car parks. How to transform underground parking spaces to fit contemporary societal evolutions? How can architecture respond to the challenges of future mobility and urban density?
Submission: October 29, 2021
Registration: October 29, 2021
Language: Romanian/English
Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: Public Competition
The Order of Architects in Romania (OAR) and the Municipality of Cluj-Napoca officially announce the launch of the „Nicolae Bălcescu Highscool Cluj-Napoca – Modernization and Extention of the Nicolae Bălcescu Highschool & Adjacent Streets” International Design Competition. The purpose of the design competition is to select the best project for the extension and modernization of the Nicolae Bălcescu Highschool in Cluj-Napoca and the adjacent streets, for the award of the design services contract.
Submission: September 16, 2021
Registration: June 7, 2021
Language: English
Location: Sakhalin Region, Russia
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: Professional, Urban Development Concept
The purpose of this competition is choosing the best architectural and urban planning concept (master plan) of a new city in Sakhalin region, determining the optimal parameters and solutions for development of the new city in accordance with modern approaches to architecture, urban planning and urban technology.
Submission: August 17, 2021
Registration: May 7, 2021
Language: English, German
Location: Zweibrücken, Germany
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: Professionals
The association Zukunfts Region Westpfalz e. V. intends to develop the area of the ‘Weiße Kaserne’ in coordination with the city of Zweibrücken and the owners. The former barracks area is centrally located in the city of Zweibrücken/ Germany (in close proximity to the Ramstein US Airbase), not far from the city center. The approx. 4.5 ha large area is to be sold for development. For this purpose, a combined urban development and investor competition is being held to find a coherent urban development and architectural development and utilization concept, for which an investor is prepared to enter into purchase negotiations with the owners and, in the event of a positive conclusion to the talks, to develop the site in accordance with the concept.
Submission: June 30, 2021
Registration: May 31, 2021
Language: English
Location: Concept
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: Open
Before the lock-downs around the world, our lives were plagued by long commutes, leaving us with little time for ourselves, our families and our friends. Traffic polluted our air and smog blanketed our skylines. The pandemic hit the pause button on us. The switch to “working from home” made us question the futility of multi – hour commutes. What if we could reclaim our time, health, well-being and our communities for the better?
Submission: January 19, 2020
Registration: October 15, 2019
Language: English, Arabic
Location: North Lebanon
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: Open
Many challenges underline the urgency of reconsidering dominant approaches to development, land use, and the institutional framework that governs them, in addition to the political context, which requires a novel and creative counter-approach in Chekka and Surrounding Towns in North Lebanon.
