Community

Adaptive Reuse: Design Transformations for Community Healthcare

Introduction: Design interventions into pre-existing sites play a critical role in global healthcare. The 2023 Epidemic Urbanism Initiative Design Competition will focus on adaptive reuse, inviting submissions that consider how pre-existing vacant, underused, or currently used sites, structures, and spaces can be transformed into healthcare settings with thoughtful, sustainable design

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS TO SOCIAL ARCHITECTURE: OPEN POLITICAL SPACES

Introduction: Space Coordinator, in collaboration with Seoul Metropolitan City, Korea, is inviting young architects from around the world to submit short films for the young architect competition Social Architecture: Open Political Spaces. Initiated by Space Coordinator in 2020 as part of Seoul Metropolitan City Architecture Promotion Program, Social Architecture has

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POWERLESS CITY

Introduction: In 2020 we started the second phase of competitions to address the issues of tomorrow. In line with our style, we propose 9+2 themes – eleven critical topics to work on. Rather than a program, a research ecosystem is composed of various competitions running in parallel and exploring the

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DN3C PARK

Introduction: The Order of Architects in Romania (OAR), with the support of the Dobrogea Territorial Branch of OAR and together with the Contracting Authority – The Municipality of Constanța are glad to announce the official launch of the „DN3C Park” International Design Competition. The purpose of this competition is to

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CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: PERIURBAN PARK CONFLUENCE

Introduction: The subject of the competition is a landscape-urban concept for the revitalisation of the landscape of the confluence of the Vltava and Berounka rivers (approx. 1300 ha), including wider links with an emphasis on the landscape along the watercourses. The subject of the competition is also a more detailed

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THE AFRICATOWN INTERNATIONAL DESIGN IDEA COMPETITION

Introduction: This multi-site Idea Competition seeks architectural concepts using African design principles, creative placemaking and world-class destination planning. Winning designs should: honor the Africatown story; anchor current and future redevelopment plans; preserve Africatown’s unique cultural identity; and spark community economic revitalization. Summary: The Africatown International Design Idea Competition’s 16-member jury panel (8

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INCHEON MUSEUMPARK INTERNATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITION

Introduction: Incheon Metropolitan City intends to create a place where city, architecture, and nature can harmonize through the cultural experience of citizens by establishing “Incheon Museumpark”, a cultural park complex including a museum and an art museum. Summary: Incheon, where a port and Incheon International Airport are located, has grown

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CO-DESIGNING EQUITY IN THE PUBLIC REALM

Introduction: The London Festival of Architecture (LFA) is collaborating with the City of London Corporation, its cultural district Culture Mile, and Foundation for Future London to launch ‘Co-designing Equity in the Public Realm’, a new design competition.  Summary: The competition will deliver one or more temporary public realm interventions in

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THE CUBAN SQUARE COMPETITION

Introduction: The site in question is one of the most valuable building lots suitable for development in the capital city of Slovakia, Bratislava, thanks to its proximity to both, the historic city center, and the new downtown as well as its position on the southern bank of the Danube River.

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INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT DESIGN OF FACADES ON THE BUILDINGS SITUATED IN THE BLOCK BETWEEN STREETS IN BANJA LUKA CITY

Introduction: The challenge for the participants of this competition and the primary task and goal is to produce with their creative ideas a high-quality concept design, which will communicate genius loci, a sense of integrity, historical stratification, and awareness of the needs of the city’s modern functioning and living. This

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COMMUNITY’S CULTURAL LIFE IN PUBLIC SPACES

Introduction: Cities and urban spaces are transformed from time to time when communities practice their cultural traditions and express their cultural identities. From yearly preparations and celebrations of the New Year, festivals, and rituals to more frequent cultural activities in public spaces a community’s cultural life interacts with public urban

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AFTER THE DAMAGES INTERNATIONAL AWARD 2022

Introduction: After the Damages International Academy is announcing an international call: an initiative aimed at disseminating projects, strategies and achievements in the field of architecture, engineering, public management and application in the field, which were able to interpret the complex topic of emergency, prevention, management and risk mitigation. Summary: The

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A REHABILITATION CENTRE FOR TERRORISM VICTIMS IN IRAQ

Introduction: Tamayouz Excellence Award invites architects and designers to submit their ideas for a Rehabilitation Centre for Terrorism Victims in Iraq.  The rehab centre should offer a safe and comfortable space for the patients, supporting their health, psychological and physical needs. Summary: ResponseParticipants are asked to design a rehabilitation centre for the

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RE-ENVISIONING THE CITY OF FLINT MUNICIPAL CENTER

Introduction: The AIA Flint 2022 Design Competition focuses on the existing City of Flint Municipal Center Campus located in the heart of Downtown Flint. This project is intended to recognize the potential that unique and creative ideas could bring to the Downtown Flint area.  The goal is to re-develop a

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EUROPEAN PRIZE FOR URBAN PUBLIC SPACE 2022

Introduction: The CCCB is announcing the call for the European Prize for Urban Public Space, a prime observatory of European cities that recognizes the best works to create, recover, transform and improve public spaces in Europe. Summary: Agricultural engineer, landscape designer and lecturer at the ETH Zurich, Teresa Galí-Izard, will

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OPEN CALL: HOOWAVE RESILIENT TOWNSHIP AND WATERFRONT LANDSCAPE DESIGN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

Introduction: In order to bring innovation to traditional water conservancy projects that focus on flood control of watercourses,” Hoowave Resilient Township and Waterfront Landscape Design International Competition” intends to optimize the spatial landscape, humanistic beauty, landscape ecology, and local revitalization of water conservancy projects and their surrounding areas through comprehensive

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REGISTRATIONS OPEN: ATX DESIGN OF THE YEAR 2022

Introduction: The aim of this competition is to encourage students to brainstorm design solutions for issues that plague the world and mankind. The problem can be of any nature ranging from design problems to environmental problems. You have no constraints as to what you can design or redesign, it can

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DESIGN OF ESPACE RIVIÈRE IN RIVIÈRE-DES-PRAIRIES

Introduction: Espace Rivière is a project to house a library and maison de la culture, along with community and recreational spaces and an Accès Montréal office in a de-partitioned building. The multidisciplinary architecture competition will involve construction totalling approximately 10,060 m2 of gross floor area. Summary: Competitors are free to

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PIAȚA SFATULUI BRAȘOV CENTRAL SQUARE

Introduction: The Order of Architects in Romania (OAR), the Brașov-Covasna-Harghita OAR Territorial Branch and the Municipality of Brașov are glad to announce the official launch of the „Piața Sfatului – Brașov Central Square” International Design Competition. Summary: The purpose of the design competition is to select the best selecting the

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2021 PROJECT OF THE YEAR AWARDS – CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Introduction: FUTURARC PRIZE (FAP) 2022 asks how corporate/private/state-owned entities in Asia could be reinterpreted as civic/public spaces that are good, inviting, safe and sustainable. Could we turn them, for example, into high-rise community farms to contribute to the local food supply; solar PV or hydro farms that feed power back

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19TH ANNUAL ARCHITECTURE + THE CITY FESTIVAL

Introduction: Call for program submissions are now open for the 19th annual Architecture + the City Festival. Festival programs currently will offer in-person and virtual experiences; programming subject to change based on COVID-19 protocols during the time event takes place.  Summary: SUBMISSION PROCESS Submit a program proposal by creating an

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GREENRICH – DESIGNING SUSTAINABLE HOMES

Introduction: The challenge of this competition is to design sustainable and affordable row housing (multiple dwelling units). The housing should aim to address the space/land shortage issue and also do not harm the existing ecosystem while adding more green than it takes. Description: Human impact on nature “The forest is not a resource

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CO-LIFE 2.0 – DESIGNING A CO-LIVING FOR THE ELDERLY

Introduction: This challenge aims to design a senior citizen co-living space; that can provide community living and help them stay connected and together in the rapidly changing urban context. The design should establish a connection through myriad different ways but what is most important is the creation of a space that

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RECLAIM THE RIVER- WOOLWICH COMMUNITY DESIGN COMPETITION

Introduction: The competition is a collaboration between RESOLVE Collective, the Royal Borough of Greenwich, and Historic England’s High Streets Heritage Action Zone programme in Woolwich and invites both groups and individuals to apply, prioritising ‘first-time designers’ and collaborations with local residents. Applicants’ physical designs will be installed across a variety

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