Competition Winner
Paulo Merlini Architects wins competition for rehabilitation of former Portuguese Lactogal factory
The competition, ran by the real estate investment company, Casto Group, included proposals from six national architecture firms and aimed to find the best architectural solution for the adaptation of existing buildings
UPP launches ‘Future of Student Accommodation’ design contest with Archiboo
SME architects are invited to pitch the future of student accommodation in the UK
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‘Treehouses at Kew’ design competition winners
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Museum of Architecture (MoA) have announced the winners of their international design competition to find exceptional designs for the creation of three of the seven Treehouses that are being built across RBG Kew's UNESCO World Heritage Site
Helsinki: hot heart in cool city
Hot Heart, a series of islands with the dual function of storing thermal energy storage and serving as a hub for recreational activities, has won the Helsinki Energy Challenge, which aims to decarbonise the heating system of the Finnish capital by 2030
Bangladesh hospital wins RIBA competition for world’s best new building
Selected from three shortlisted entries, Friendship Hospital by Kashef Chowdhury/URBANA wins the RIBA International Prize 2021
Atelier Kempe Thill wins design competition for residential tower in Germany
The winning team will collaborate with architects, Blauraum, Heide von Beckerath and Muf, to achieve the Hafencity environmental certification
UPDIS and Aedas Consortium win international urban design competition for new Xiamen airport area
Xiamen is a coastal city in China recognised for its economic development potential - with the Xiang'an International Airport in the south, it is marked as the gateway to the Maritime Silk Road
10 Design wins competition to design Dongguan University of Technology Campus in China
In collaboration with local architect, BIAD, the firm will design the campus as Phase 1 of the International Co-operation Innovation Zone
Ronald Lu & Partners wins global competition with Treehouse concept in Hong Kong
RLP has won the Advancing Net Zero Ideas Competition in the Future Building category for its new workplace proposal
LWK + PARTNERS' low-carbon design wins merit in Advancing Net Zero competition
The team, led by Design Director Bosco Kwan and Director Truman Chan, won the prize in the Existing Building category with an innovative retrofitting proposal inspiring zero carbon and ultra-energy efficient future office developments
Ross Barney Architects win at the 2021 National Design Awards in US
The firm won the Architecture and Interior Design category, awarded by the jury within Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s National Design Awards programme
Competition: design an Australian city for the year 2100
Australian Urban Design Research Centre invites students and recent graduates to enter its free urban design competition to propose an alternative to the traditional approach of development
Renovi launches Metaverse competition for architects and designers
Renovi, the NFT marketplace created for architects and designers, is aiming to raise awareness of opportunities for architects and designers in the Metaverse
Kew Gardens and MoA launch international treehouse competition
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Museum of Architecture (MoA) are looking for three exceptional designs for treehouses to go across RBG Kew's UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of a larger ‘Treehouses at Kew’ Exhibition taking place in 2023
LSE launches its fourth RIBA international design competition
In collaboration with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), the school invites experienced architect-led teams to design its first net zero carbon building at 35 Lincoln’s Inn Fields
City of Helsinki launches competition to transform harbour
The area designated for development is to include a site for the new Architecture and Design Museum as a vital aspect of the land use plan and new cultural hub along the city’s waterfront
Young Architects Competition collaborates to launch WWF Observation Cabins
Architects are invited to submit their proposals in creating a place where visitors can observe nature whilst being within it, raising awareness of human impact on the environment
2021 Fentress Global Challenge announced open for entries
The annual international student design competition challenges students to envision a forward-thinking concept for an airport of the future, and in turn, stimulate innovative design in terminal architecture
Placemaking competition launched to redesign historic waterfront space
Canning Dock Competition represents an opportunity to find a multi-disciplinary team to transform world-renowned UNESCO World Heritage site into a stunning leisure and cultural destination
Design competition for Nepalese girl’s development centre
Building Trust international will work alongside competition partners, local government and the winning team to build the winning proposal in Nepal this year
London’s National Gallery seeks design team for NG200 projects
The gallery is seeking a multi-disciplinary design team to work with it on a suite of capital projects to mark its bicentenary, with an initial phase to be opened in 2024
January most read: competitions, scholarships and G8A’s Jungle Station
Five of the most read stories including C40 Cities student competition, Vectorworks design scholarship, Masters in Urban Design, Home of 2030 competition and G8A’s Jungle Station
Students Reinventing Cities: C40 Cities competition to combat climate change
Teams of university students will share their vision for transforming 18 city neighbourhoods to deliver a green and just recovery from the COVID-19 crisis
Winter Stations 2021 launches worldwide competition
This year local and international designers are asked to transform the utilitarian lifeguard stations along Toronto’s east end beaches into works of public art featuring socially distanced installations
Town of tomorrow: Thamesmead Waterfront Joint Venture launch competition
The international competition calls for master planning teams to create a new post pandemic city neighbourhood for London and the South East of England place
New international competition: BORDERS: Transforming Forgotten Lines
The main purpose is to design an architectural project able to transform a crossing border chosen by the participant, to join cultures, peoples, and create a vital spot for economic growth for all sides
Winner of National Railway Museum Central Hall Design Competition Revealed
Feilden Fowles wins National railway Museum Central Hall Design Competition
Winners Flores & Prats + Ouest Architecture to renovate the Ancien Théâtre des Variétés in Brussels
The competition winners will convert the live music venue in Belgium into an International Laboratory for Artistic Creation conceived as an open and inclusive public space
MASS lab shortlisted for Viinikanlahti Urban Ideas Competition
The proposal “Natural Alliance - From grey to green” releases the potential of Viinikanlahti’s environment enhancing the social and economic network while supporting Finland’s local assets; nature, location and history
International competition launched by Network Rail and RIBA Competitions
The chance for architects, engineers and designers to improve Britain’s railways and leave a lasting legacy on station design
Overcoming adversity with diversity: designing a better world
UK’s Brick By Brick launches design competition in partnership with Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust
Future ShanShui City: Dwellings in Lishui Mountains International Urban Design Competition opens for registration
The project aims to construct a Shanshui city spatial framework with a model city typology, a ShanShui city lifestyle and to explore contemporary, sustainable urban planning strategies
Harvard University Graduate School of Design shortlists three architects for 2020 Wheelwright Prize
Now in its eighth cycle, the international competition for early-career architects to pursue innovative, boundary-driving design research announces shortlist
Casper Mork-Ulnes announced as one of the eight winners of Emerging Voices 2020
The Architectural League of New York’s Emerging Voices competition for 2020 announces Casper Mork-Ulnes as one of the eight winners
Three wins for Lemaymichaud at the 13th edition of the Grands Prix du Design gala
Lemaymichaud confirm their place in leading the Quebec design and architecture industry
France’s former convent turned hospital is set to become a multi-purpose project
Sergison Bates architects have won an international competition to transform part of a site in Paris’ 14th arrondissement into a new mixed-use development
Assemble invite young adult participation in architecture workshops
Turner Prize winners Assemble reveal V&A Dundee project, taking inspiration from historic buildings in Dundee and calling for young people to contribute
Shenzhen residence combines individual exclusivity and community
Foster + Partners win design competition for Qianhai Talents’ Apartments, a unique residential project in China
Design competition: reimagining New York’s Brooklyn Bridge
In collaboration with the New York City Council, an international design competition to rethink the iconic Brooklyn Bridge walkway has been launched
David Chipperfield Architects win DAM PREIS 2020 for James-Simon-Galerie
The DAM PREIS 2020 goes to David Chipperfield Architects for their new building on the Museum Island in Berlin, Germany
Foster + Partners announced as the winners to design Alibaba’s new headquarters
Foster + Partners win competition to design Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s new headquarters in Shanghai
ODA win competition to design Moscow’s Magistralnaya Ulitsa (MAZD) master plan
New York based architecture firm ODA has wins international competition to design the master plan in Russia
PDP London announced as the winner of ‘Low Line’ competition
PDP London architects’ has won the RIBA international design competition to create a new green vision and strategy for South London’s Low Line
Jaeger Kahlen Partner announced as joint winner in the competition for Shenzhen tower
Jaeger Kahlen Partner is one of the joint winners at the international competition for Bao’An Bay Industrial Investment Tower in Shenzhen, China
Public choose top 10 gingerbread city creations in London
The Museum of Architecture (MoA) has revealed the top 10 gingerbread creations from its recent Gingerbread City exhibition
Zaha Hadid Architects and Cox Architecture win the Western Sydney Airport competition
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA; London, UK) and Cox Architecture (COX; Sydney, NSW) have won the international design competition for the new Western Sydney Airport (WSA) and been appointed as Master Architect for the project
ZHA & Esplan win Ülemiste terminal competition
Zaha Hadid Architects (UK) working with Esplan (Estonia) have been awarded first place in the design competition for the new terminal of the Rail Baltic railway at Ülemiste, Tallinn
Brazil’s competition calls for ideas from international students of architecture
The competition seeks to promote young talent in the field of architecture and urbanism
Harvard GSD announces winners of 2020 Richard Rogers Fellowship
Six winners for Wimbledon House’s residency program for architectural and urban research
Winner confirmed for new Ambassador’s Residence for the British Embassy in Beijing
Eric Parry Architects win Beijing competition
Winners of the Powerhouse Parramatta International Design Competition announced
The creation of the Powerhouse Parramatta, designed by architects Moreau Kusunoki and Genton, will mark the largest investment in arts and culture in New South Wales since Sydney Opera House
