A’ Design Awards and Competition 2025

Registration Deadline: Mar 7, 2025; Submission Deadline: Mar 7, 2025

As the need for sustainable alternatives to building anew becomes increasingly urgent, the AR New into Old awards celebrate architectural adaptations and remodelings that welcome new contemporary uses to older buildings. 

These awards speak of what we inherit and preserve, why we assemble and transform, and how the spaces we appropriate can be reimagined to suggest that the world could be different. 

 Launched in 2017, the awards recognise imaginative appropriations of structures, from innovative insertions to ambitious adaptations, that offer buildings a new lease of life.

Past winners include SO-IL and Freaks Architecture’s adaptation of a former glass factory into a cultural centre in France (2023) and ZAV Architects’ conversion of a 1930s house into a film studio in Iran (2021).

Entries for 2025’s awards close on Friday 7 March 2025.

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Registration Deadline: Dec 16, 2024; Submission Deadline: Dec 16, 2024

The Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture invites submissions for its biennial Dissertation Colloquium, to be held March 28-29, 2025. Doctoral students from diverse institutional and disciplinary backgrounds, working on dissertation topics related to architecture and the built environment in the Americas, are invited to apply. The plural, Americas, is meant to expand the Center’s mission in two ways: first, to include comparative thought about building practices across the hemisphere and the world; and second, to suggest that there are several Americas within the United States. Students whose dissertations focus on other geographies will be equally considered if comparative perspectives with hemispheric contexts are made explicit. Cross-disciplinary approaches are especially encouraged.

Up to eight doctoral students from universities worldwide will be selected to present a 20-minute talk drawn from their doctoral research. The presentation should be based on a self-contained chapter or portion of the student’s dissertation research and should not be an overview or synthesis of the dissertation as a whole.

Requirements
Students must be enrolled in an accredited doctoral program and have completed their coursework plus at least one year of dissertation research. Submissions must include a complete draft of the intended presentation, together with illustrations. Submissions must also be accompanied by the following: a cover sheet specifying the student’s institutional affiliation, postal and e-mail addresses, and phone number; a 150-word abstract describing the paper’s relationship to the overall dissertation topic; and a brief statement from the student’s principal adviser certifying the applicant’s status (stage of completion) in the doctoral program. 

Submission
Please send electronic submissions (no larger than 3MB) in PDF format to [email protected], by Monday, December 16, 2024. Papers selected for presentation will be announced by the end of January, 2025.

The Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture is part of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. For a quarter of a century, the Buell Dissertation Colloquium has been a vibrant forum for new work by emerging scholars. For any additional information, please consult buellcenter.columbia.edu, visit the embedded links above, and follow @buellcenter on Instagram.

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Registration Deadline: Nov 18, 2024; Submission Deadline: Nov 18, 2024

Event date: Nov 8, 2024 to March 21, 2025 

Location: Online

Entry Fee: Yes ($260 – $320)

Category: Design, Property, Architecture & Development 

Eligibility: Open to public 

Registration: https://thepropertyawards.com/sign-up.php

Winner Benefits: https://thepropertyawards.com/property-awards.php#benefit

The TITAN Property Awards program recognizes, celebrates, and honors the highest levels of achievement in property development, interior design, architecture, landscape design, and marketing, focusing on ergonomics, innovativeness, living standards, originality, and sustainability.

This award is open to property developers, interior designers, architects, real estate professionals, advertisers, landscape designers, marketers, and individual service providers, from residential to commercial and local to international, who aim to improve our daily lives, implement sustainability, and preserve the environment.

In TITAN Property Awards, we want to give each professional from the real estate industry a stage that continues to shine a spotlight onto their work for both country and environment. Your work highlights the best of both worlds: the ingenuity of the designers, and the efforts of every dedicated worker in this modernized industry. Celebrate your accolades with us. Build your splendor with a TITAN Property Awards win, today.

Level of Winner Awards: 

1) Category Winners of the Year

2) Platinum Winner

3) Gold Winner

4) Silver Winner

*The highest score amongst the Platinum winners* for each main category will be selected as Category Winners of the Year.

For details on how Winning Levels are scored: https://thepropertyawards.com/property-awards.php#howtoenter 

Winner Benefits: 

1) All winners will receive an e-certificate as well as a physical certificate. 

2) Winners will be featured on our website: https://thepropertyawards.com/ as well as Interviews on our media partner Muse.World. 

3) Professionally designed logos for use on websites, in email signatures, etc.

4) Dedicated winner page for winning entrants.

For the full Winner benefits refer to: https://thepropertyawards.com/…

Refer here for more details: https://thepropertyawards.com/property-awards.php#howtoenter

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/titanpropertyawards
Link: https://thepropertyawards.com/

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About the International Awards Associate

Established in 2015, the International Awards Associate (IAA) is a global organization dedicated to recognizing professional excellence and outstanding achievements in various industries. As the organizer of a wide range of prestigious award programs such as the MUSE Creative Awards, MUSE Design Awards, Vega Digital Awards, NYX Awards, NYX Game Awards, TITAN Business Awards, TITAN Property Awards, TITAN Innovation Awards, London Design Awards, NY Product Design Awards, French Design Awards and many more, IAA aims to honor, promote and encourage professional excellence, from industry to industry, internationally and domestically, through award platforms that are industry appropriate.

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Registration Deadline: Jan 15, 2025; Submission Deadline: Jun 16, 2025

Introducing the third edition of the Hospice – Home for the Terminally Ill Competition, an evolving architectural ideas contest dedicated to crafting sanctuaries for those grappling with terminal illnesses.

Building on the success and insights gained from our inaugural challenge, this year’s competition continues to delve into the critical need for spaces that extend beyond medical treatment. The first editions unveiled inspiring designs that recognized the intricate interplay of emotional, psychological, and physical needs in end-of-life care. This new edition seeks to further this exploration, encouraging architects to innovate and refine their approaches in creating environments that offer comfort, dignity, and a sense of community to those facing life-threatening illnesses.

Participants are tasked with conceiving a facility that not only provides medical support but also caters to the psychological and emotional well-being of its visitors. The design should comfortably host up to 15 visitors and 5 staff members, featuring essential spaces such as a common area with a library, a gathering room, a chapel, a kitchen, a dining room, a nurse’s room, and a therapy room for psychological support.

In this fourth edition, we continue to provide participants with the freedom to select a theoretical site within their own country, encouraging them to incorporate cultural, environmental, and social contexts into their designs. This competition extends beyond architectural aesthetics; it serves as an opportunity for participants to showcase how thoughtful design can provide solace and support to individuals facing the most challenging phases of their lives. 

PRIZES

3 winning proposals, 2 special award recipients and 6 honourable mentions will be selected. Buildner will award a total of 10,000 € in prize money to competition winners as follows:

1st Prize – 5,000 €
2nd Prize – 2,500 €
3rd Prize – 1,000 €

+ 6 honourable mentions

Buildner Student Award – 1000 €
Buildner Sustainability Award – 500 € 

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

Early Bird Registration: November 19  – January 15
Advance Registration: January 16 – March 13
Last Minute Registration: March 14 – May 14

Final registration deadline: May 14, 2025
Closing date for submission: June 16, 2025 (London Time)
Announcement of the winners: July 22, 2025

More:  https://architecturecompetitions.com/hospice4/

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Design a new concept small-scale home and compete for €100,000 prize in the second Kingspan-Buildner MICROHOME competition We’re calling for innovative designs for an off-grid, modular microhome within 25m² that rethinks living spaces. The Buildner-Kingspan MICROHOME 2024/25 invites participants to conceptualize an off-grid modular dwelling that would accommodate a hypothetical young professional couple. This scenario

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Registration Deadline: Oct 31, 2025; Submission Deadline: Oct 31, 2025

BRIEF

The annual Tactical Urbanism NOW! competition is set to encourage creative and forward-thinking designers to propose new original spaces fostering long-term and sustainable changes. For its 5^th edition, the competition invites participants to embrace a “hyperlocal yet scalable” mindset.

The challenges of the 21st century demand new models of urban living, driven by evolving environmental concerns, shifting social dynamics and technological innovation. In recent years, cities have become laboratories for bold experimentation, rethinking how public spaces can respond to the complexities of contemporary life.

Tactical Urbanism NOW! calls on architects, planners, designers and creatives from all disciplines to propose projects that redefine the role of public spaces in a dynamic and interconnected world.

PRIZES & MENTIONS

• 1^st Prize: 5.000€
• 2^nd Prize: 2.000€
• 3^rd Prize: 1.000€
• 4 Golden Mentions: 500€ each
• 10 Honorable Mentions: coupon for a free competition
• 30 Finalists: published on TerraViva channels

GUIDELINES

The competition seeks projects that not only solve functional issues but also spark community engagement, resilience, and sustainability. Whether transforming an empty lot into a dynamic neighborhood gathering spot or reinventing an underpass as a thriving public space, the goal is to demonstrate how small, thoughtful changes can leave a lasting impact on the urban fabric. 

As always, this competition allows participants to choose any location worldwide for their intervention. The key lies in demonstrating how your chosen site can become a catalyst for transformation. The idea is to discover opportunities in areas that might otherwise be overlooked, leveraging simple, tactical changes to breathe new life into them.

While the possibilities are endless, contestants are asked to explain the reasoning behind their concept. These small-scale projects, like acupuncture points, channel energy into the urban fabric, igniting systemic improvements that resonate far beyond their immediate footprint.

REQUESTED MATERIAL

Two A1 panels (59,4 x 84,1 cm) landscape oriented + a brief text describing the proposal (250-500 words);

JURY

• Vincent Rault (Lisbon, Portugal) | Muro Atelier
• Rowan Elselmy (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) |DEOND
• Alan Gancberg (Buenos Aires, Argentina) | Crucial Urbanismo
• Teresa Pontini (Milan, Italy) | Urban Consultant
• Pablo Castillo Luna (Las Palmas, Spain)| À la Sauvette
• Yiqing Wu (New York, United States) | Field Operations 
• Leonardo Zuccaro (Milan, Italy) | PoliMi + COpE
• Wei Dou (New York, United States) | SWA Group

SCHEDULE

• Competition Opening: December 2^nd 2024
• 79 € “Early” Registrations: December 2^nd – June 6^th
• 99 € “Standard” Registrations: June 6^th – September 19^th
• 129 € “Late” Registrations: September 19^th – October 31^st   
• Submission Deadline: October 31^st (3:00 pm CET)
• Winners Announcement: December 1^st 2025

Download full brief here: https://www.terravivacompetiti…

REQUIREMENTS & ELIGIBILITY

The competition is open to architects, landscape designers, interior designers, students, enthusiasts, engineers, artists, makers and anyone interested in the fields of architecture and design. Participants can join the competition either individually or with a team.

More info at: www.terravivacompetitions.com

Contact: [email protected]

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