Tactical Urbanism NOW! 2025

Choose a site—used, abandoned, or forgotten—anywhere in the world, and give it a new purpose!
In a world facing urgent environmental and spatial challenges, the most sustainable solutions may come not from new construction, but from reimagining what already exists. Re:Form invites architects, designers, and innovators to embrace the challenge of adaptive reuse, working within spaces under 250 square meters to give them renewed purpose and relevance.

Participants are free to choose any existing structure—whether currently in use, abandoned, or neglected—anywhere in the world. From unused storefronts and aging sheds to underutilized garages or portions of larger buildings, each project should demonstrate the potential to transform a limited footprint into something innovative and impactful.

This competition celebrates the ingenuity required to balance sustainability, functionality, and design within an existing space. How can we rethink these structures to serve new purposes, meet contemporary needs, and make a positive impact on their communities? Re:Form is an invitation to bring fresh perspectives to old spaces, showing that thoughtful adaptation can be a powerful tool in shaping a sustainable future. 

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 – 1,000 €

Buildner Sustainability Award – 500 € 

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

Early Bird Registration: November 21 – January 22
Advance Registration: January 23 – April 23
Last Minute Registration: April 24 – July 24 

Final registration deadline: July 24, 2025
Closing date for submission: September 2, 2025 (LONDON TIME) 
Announcement of the winners: October 7, 2025 

More:  https://architecturecompetitions.com/reform/

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Event Date: Nov 8, 2024 to March 21, 2025 (Full Results on May 16, 2025)

Location: Online

Entry Fee: Yes ($209 – $249)
For a Full List of Entry Fees: https://nyarchitectureawards.c… 

Category: Architectural Designs

Eligibility: Open to public 

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

Winner Benefits: https://nyarchitectureawards.com/design-awards.php#benefits 

The NY Architectural Design Awards recognizes the world’s greatest architectural designs, while celebrating the truly extraordinary designs that shape skylines, communities and living spaces from the past, present, and future. This is where you put up a challenge for conventional ideas, through a global platform that transforms your innovation, creativity, and vision into a grander scheme of brilliance and achievements.

The award extends its invitation to global architects, and every designer / student who are inspired to diversify the keystones of success in interior design, urban design and planning, as well as conceptual designs, honoring established or emerging individuals on a global design community of excellence.

Level of Winner Awards: 

1) Design of the Year

2) Gold Winner

3) Silver Winner

*(Only ONE highest score point from each category will be recognized as Residential Architecture / Commercial Architecture / Institutional Architecture / Cultural Architecture / Urban Design and Planning / Interior Design / Landscape Architecture / Innovative Architecture / Historical Preservation and Renovation / Conceptual Design / Student Design of the Year.)

For details on how Winning Levels are scored: https://nyarchitectureawards.c… 

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://nyarchitectureawards.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://nyarchitectureawards.com/design-awards.php#benefits 

Refer here for more details: https://nyarchitectureawards.com/design-awards.php#howtoenter

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Link: https://nyarchitectureawards.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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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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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 its inhabitants feel different things; offices can make you feel energised and productive, art galleries can make you feel thoughtful and curious, and museums can make you feel calm and intrigued. Each of these spaces are completely different from each other and are far more than just a building.

As part of a series of annual architecture competitions, the Museum of Emotions competition is tasking participants with using architecture as a tool to bring out different emotions. They are being asked to design a museum that includes two separate halls that bring out contrasting emotions – one inducing negative emotions, and the other inducing positive emotions.

Participants are free to choose the specific emotions they incite with their designs – fear, anger, anxiety, love, happiness, laughter, etc. The purpose of the Museum of Emotions is to use architecture as the primary tool to create emotional states, through consideration of the scales of the spaces, the journey through the space, colour, lighting, and material choice.

As this is an ideas competition, participants are free to choose any site location, real or imaginary, as well as the size of their structure.

Museum of Emotions / Edition 6 is one of the Buildners’ silent competitions, in which participants must communicate their ideas without the use of any text. The design concept and thinking behind it must all be communicated solely through the use of visuals. 

PRIZES

3 winning proposals, 1 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 – 3,000 €
3rd Prize – 1,000 €

+ 6 honourable mentions

Buildner Student Award – 1,000 €

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

Early Bird Registration: September 24  – November 27

Advance Registration: November 28  – January 23
Last Minute Registration: January 24 – March 27

Final registration deadline: March 27, 2025
Closing date for submission: April 29, 2025 (LONDON TIME)
Announcement of the winners: June 12, 2025

More: https://architecturecompetitions.com/museumofemotions6/

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The Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition is officially accepting submissions for its 2025 North American edition! Organized by Confindustria Ceramica (the Italian Association of Ceramics) and the Italian Trade Agency, this prestigious, long-running awards program recognizes the exceptional work of North American architects, designers and students who feature Italian ceramic tiles from Ceramics of Italy member brands in their projects. 

Categories: Residential – Non-Residential – Urban Design – Design & New Applications – Students

Prize: Winners in the built-project categories will receive cash prizes up to $5,000 plus a CEU-accredited trip to Bologna, Italy to attend Cersaie 2025: the world’s largest exhibition of ceramic tile and bathroom furnishings, alongside a delegation of top design media.

All category winners will also receive a trip to Coverings 2025 in Orlando, FL  – the largest international tile and stone exhibition in North America – from April 29 – May 2, where they will attend a dedicated awards ceremony and present their projects in front of a large audience of design and trade media, manufacturers, and tile industry professionals.

Deadline: February 14, 2025. 

Cost: There is no fee to submit and multiple entries are welcome.

Eligibility: Open to new build, building renovation and architectural renovation projects carried out worldwide by a North American architect, interior designer or other design professional and completed between January 1, 2020 and September 30, 2024. 

Students submitting imaginative spaces in the form of renderings, floor plans and/or sketches can work in teams or individually. Students must be enrolled at an accredited university in North America to be eligible.

Projects must feature a significant amount of ceramic or porcelain tile from at least one Ceramics of Italy member company. Click here for a full list of Ceramics of Italy member companies.*

For more information on prizes and eligibility, please visit www.tilecompetition.com

Submit your projects here: www.tilecompetition.com  

Relevant Links: 

• https://www.ceramica.info/en/ – Institutional website for Ceramics of Italy worldwide

• https://www.ceramica.info/en/aziende-ceramiche-it/ – List of Ceramics of Italy member companies

• https://www.cersaie.it/en/ – Annual exhibition of ceramic tile and bathroom furnishings in Bologna, Italy. 

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Design Unlimited‘s latest International Design Competition – Renewable Energy Research Center of Iceland.

Iceland is renowned for its utilization of geothermal energy and its strong commitment to renewable resources. This project involves designing a state-of-the-art Renewable Energy Research Center in Reykjavik. The center will serve as a hub for scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs dedicated to advancing renewable energy technologies, fostering an environment of collaboration and innovation. 

 The facility aims to not only drive technological advancements but also to demonstrate and educate the public about sustainable energy solutions. It will feature interactive exhibits, educational programs, and community outreach initiatives to engage visitors and promote awareness. Architecturally, the building should be a symbol of progress, reflecting the natural beauty of Iceland’s landscapes—such as its volcanic formations, glaciers, and coastal vistas. 

 The design should incorporate sustainable materials and strategies to shoot for a net-zero energy consumption building. By utilizing renewable energy sources like geothermal, solar, and wind power, the building will exemplify environmental stewardship. It should seamlessly integrate with the natural surroundings, minimizing ecological impact while standing resilient against Iceland’s harsh weather conditions. The center will not only be a place of research and learning but also an iconic landmark representing Iceland’s commitment to a sustainable future. 

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