Archisource presents the Drawing of the Year Awards 2025, the sixth annual, creative imagery Awards – free to enter and open to all! The Awards are the ultimate accolade in visual representation across architecture, art and design in collaboration with D5 Render and HP. There is over £125,000 GBP ($150,000 USD) in prizes to be
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NEXT GEN DESIGN 2025: „REDESIGN TOMORROW, TODAY“
Calling all creative change-makers! The premiere edition of the Next Gen Design Competition invites young creatives across Europe to explore bold, regenerative, and inclusive design solutions. Under the theme “Redesign Tomorrow, Today,” this competition empowers the next generation to tackle the pressing challenges of our time with ingenuity and imagination.
WHO CAN APPLY
If you are a creative aged 18 to 35, born, studying, or living in Europe, this is your moment. Whether you’re an individual innovator or part of a collaborative team, you’re welcome to submit up to five entries showcasing your vision for a sustainable future.
COMPETITIONS THEMES
Your design should address the question: How can we redesign tomorrow, today? Your design can include (but is not limited to):
Circular products and systems: think about sustainable furniture, modular lighting, adaptable interior elements, multifunctional home accessories, and zero-waste stationery;
Everyday objects reimagined: think about multifunctional tools, reusable packaging solutions, or modular components;
Educational and aid-focused innovations: think about didactic toys and tools for skill-building, inclusive design for assistive devices, and products for disaster relief or emergency use;
Sustainable textiles and wearable solutions: think about eco-friendly materials for fashion garments, multifunctional clothing, biodegradable footwear, or innovative textile applications that prioritize repairability and circular use;
Next-gen construction solutions: think about prefabricated shelters, small housing units, energy-efficient and carbon-negative building techniques, biomaterials, and smart, adaptable construction components;
Urban farming and methods to deal with food waste: think about tools, devices, and services that support indoor or outdoor urban agriculture, vertical farming, composting innovations, and food-sharing platforms;
Digital solutions for sustainability: Platforms and tools advancing the sharing economy, waste reduction, repair networks, or community engagement in sustainability practices;
Nature-integrated designs: Biophilic design concepts for urban and rural environments, such as green roofs, living walls, or habitats supporting biodiversity;
Localized production and resource management: Innovations in small-scale manufacturing, distributed production models, and resource-sharing systems tailored to local challenges;
Awareness and educational initiatives: Campaigns, movements, and educational tools or programs aimed at raising awareness about sustainability, fostering community engagement, integrating sustainability into the school curriculum, or inspiring behavioural change through impactful storytelling and outreach.
WHAT YOU COULD WIN
The Next Gen Design Traveling Exhibition Winning works selected by the International Jury will be included in the Next Gen Design Traveling Exhibition touring Europe from May to November 2025 at 5 partner festivals: Mikser Festival, Belgrade Serbia: 29 May – 1 June What Design Can Do, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: 2 – 6 June Vienna Design Week, Vienna, Austria: 26 September – 5 October Barcelona Design Week, Barcelona, Spain: 7 – 17 October Skopje Design Week, Skopje, North Macedonia: November
The Next Gen Design Residency Program Single authors of the selected entries or team leaders of the winning teams will participate in the 4-6-day Next Gen Design Residency Program with covered expensesat one of the 5 above-mentioned festivals. The programme will consist of: Next Gen Design upskilling programs, collaborative practical assignments in local problem-solving, and the Next Gen Design Exhibition Opening Ceremony. The organizers will provide reimbursement for the following expenses: Travel – up to 400 EUR; accommodation: affordable local lodging (hostels or rental apartments) – up to 50 EUR per night; Boarding costs, daily meals – up to 50 EUR per day.
Five Monetary Awards “The Next Gen Design Best Residency” The best residency project at each festival will receive the Next Gen Design Residency Award and a monetary prize of 2000 euros per each winning residency team. The Next Gen Design Award Ceremony will take place at the end of the Next Gen Design exhibition/residency cycle, in November 2025 at Skopje Design Week.
ABOUT NEXT GEN
Next Gen Design is a three-year program of co-learning, research, design competitions, workshops and exhibitions connecting 5 prominent European design festivals – Mikser Festival in Belgrade, What Design Can Do in Amsterdam and 3 Design Weeks, in Vienna, Barcelona and Skopje – aiming to encourage young creatives living in Europe to create, adopt and disseminate green and sustainable design that contributes to European Green Deal.
More about the Competition: https://nextgendesign.eu/open-call/
Application form: https://nextgendesign.eu/application-form/
Handrail on a Cliff challenges designers to redefine the handrail in the extreme landscape of the Black Angel Cliff, Greenland. A balance of protection, freedom, and control, where design meets raw nature. No limits on form or materials—just bold ideas shaping the edge between safety and risk. More: https://www.archcontest.com/en/competition/9
Total prize fund € 3,000
10 finalist projects will be shortlisted and 3 winners will be selected to receive the prizes, which will be distributed as follows:
1st Prize: €1,500
2st Prize: €1,000
3st Prize: €500
For this third edition, the foundation will grant two fellowships of up to €75,000 each and invites prospective fellows from around the world to apply in partnership with a host institution. The proposed courses should preferably begin in 2026 (or shortly thereafter) and revolve around the 2025 OBEL Award theme: Ready Made. The aim is to foster deeper exploration, development, and dissemination of knowledge on this key topic within the built environment.
The 2025 cycle of the fellowship program aims to provide universities with the resources to incorporate new voices into their institutions through the development of impactful courses. This year’s focus challenges applicants to rethink, reinterpret, and repurpose existing resources within the built environment.
“Supporting influential ideas and approaches that can drive architectural discourse is a key focus for the foundation,” explains Jesper Eis, Executive Director of the OBEL Award. “We are excited to welcome applications from around the world to gain diverse perspectives on the Ready Made agenda. Ultimately, we seek fellows who explore how new value—and new values—can be discovered through the materials and mechanisms of what already exists. Just like the Ready Made agenda, education works in a similar way: the essence of a fellowship is to take an existing body of knowledge and build upon it with new ideas and contributions,” he adds.
The OBEL Award Teaching Fellowships seek to bridge the gap between professional practice and academia to enrich the dialogue and learning around each year’s chosen award theme. By supporting the development of new courses within accredited academic programs, the fellowship brings fresh voices into academia, reinforcing a commitment to innovation and the core mission of the OBEL Award.
Join applications from potential fellows and host institutions are due by midnight CEST on August 1, 2025. [Apply now here]
2024 Teaching Fellowships Recipients
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Premise: Libraries are vital community resources, providing access to information, culture, and education. However, traditional library designs often present significant barriers for people with disabilities. This competition challenges participants to rethink library design from the ground up, prioritizing accessibility and inclusivity for users with a wide range of disabilities. The aim is to create a welcoming and empowering space that facilitates exploration, learning, and social interaction for everyone, regardless of their physical, sensory, or cognitive abilities. The design should go beyond simply meeting accessibility codes and strive to create a truly inclusive and enriching experience for all users. Consider how the design can foster a sense of belonging and community for disabled individuals.
Objective: Design a state-of-the-art library specifically tailored to the needs of individuals with various disabilities, fostering an inclusive and accessible environment for all users. The design should seamlessly integrate assistive technologies and incorporate universal design principles. Key objectives include ensuring barrier-free access throughout the building, providing adaptable spaces for different needs and preferences, and creating a sensory-rich environment that caters to diverse sensory profiles. The library should offer a comprehensive collection of accessible materials, including braille books, audiobooks, and large-print resources. Furthermore, the design should promote social interaction and create opportunities for collaboration and community building among disabled users. The space should be flexible and adaptable to accommodate a wide range of activities and programs, encouraging lifelong learning and community engagement.
Site: The competition site is open to the designer’s interpretation, allowing for maximum creativity and flexibility in design solutions. Participants are encouraged to envision the library within a community setting, considering factors like access to public transportation and proximity to other essential services. While the specific size and location of the site are not prescribed, the proposed library should be of sufficient size to accommodate a diverse range of library functions, including individual study areas, group collaboration spaces, a dedicated children’s area, and a technology center. A suggested area between 5,000 and 20,000 square feet is recommended to ensure adequate space for these functions, but designs exceeding or slightly falling short of this range will also be considered. The site selection should be justified in the design proposal, demonstrating how the chosen location contributes to the accessibility and inclusivity of the library.
Constraints: The primary constraint of this competition is the requirement to adhere to and surpass standard accessibility guidelines and regulations. The design must be fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or equivalent accessibility standards applicable in the chosen location. Beyond simply meeting these minimum requirements, the design should strive to create a truly inclusive environment that anticipates and addresses the diverse needs of disabled users. Budget considerations should be acknowledged, though precise cost limitations are not explicitly defined for this stage. Participants are encouraged to demonstrate cost-effectiveness in their design choices, prioritizing sustainable and durable materials. The design should also consider the environmental impact of the building, incorporating sustainable design principles where possible. Finally, the design should be aesthetically pleasing and welcoming, promoting a sense of comfort and belonging for all users.
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In this article, we continue our series on Competitions.archi, presenting a collection of articles on different architectural competitions. Today, we will be featuring the winner of the Skyscraper 2023 Competition – an article from Architecture Competitions Yearbook 2023. ____________________________________________________________________ It was a real surprise for us to win the eVolo 2023 Skyscraper Competition with
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Cool Gardens 2025 invites proposals by individual artists/designers or teams for temporary garden installations, to be open to the public from July 5th to September 28th. Presented by Storefront Manitoba, Cool Gardens is a design competition and curated public exhibition of contemporary garden installations that takes place across Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, within Treaty 1 Territory
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Small Lots, Big Impacts is a two-stage initiative to build a path to a better future for Los Angeles—one where a new generation of homeowners has the chance to thrive in more resilient neighborhoods. The recent fires have highlighted the importance of combining public resources with creative ingenuity to address the city’s housing crisis. Thus, in Small Lots, Big Impacts, the City of Los Angeles is leading the way, hosting demonstration projects on its own land that will offer new visions for building housing that can translate to thousands of similar, privately-held lots. First, a design competition asks designers, architects, and students to propose homeownership models on a selection of the City’s small, overlooked, and forgotten lots. Participants will imagine a sustainable urban future that updates the Los Angeles residential imaginary for a postsuburban world where infill, shared amenities, and compact communities present viable alternatives to the detached house. To address the city’s housing shortage and support fire recovery, proposals will consider architectural and community resilience, strategies for expedient construction, and cost-effective development approaches. Second, through a Request for Qualifications (RFQ), the City of Los Angeles will award small, underutilized parcels of City-owned land to nimble, innovative, and high-quality architect-developer partners (“Development Teams”) to construct housing prototypes. The initiative will be “open source,” sharing development lessons, design approaches, policy implications, and strategies for practice to build the capacity of the city’s housing development community.
The Small Lots, Big Impacts initiative is the outcome of a collaboration between cityLAB-UCLA, LA4LA, and the City of Los Angeles, including the Office of Mayor Karen Bass, the Housing Department, and City Council.
SITES
Across Los Angeles, tens of thousands of privately-owned lots are under a quarter acre, underutilized, zoned for residential construction, and by any common sense measure, ripe for construction. Through this initiative, the City is providing a unique opportunity to design new models for living together on publicly-owned lots that have these same characteristics. In so doing, Small Lots, Big Impacts will highlight the larger opportunity that lies in leveraging these prototypes to build sustainably on the rest of Los Angeles’ residential land.
Since the first day of her administration, Mayor Karen Bass has been focused on building a stronger, more resilient Los Angeles by addressing the city’s multifaceted housing crisis. Today, City Councilmembers are anxious to deploy land in their districts to create resilient demonstrations of homeownership opportunities. City-owned land already plays an outsized role in facilitating new housing demonstrations, but until now, larger sites for multifamily apartments have received the most attention. Small Lots, Big Impacts instead pursues pilot projects on underutilized residential parcels that are less than a quarter acre—the very DNA of housing in Los Angeles. Each individual site and each individual project may be small, but the scale of the opportunity is vast.
The College of Fellows invites individuals and teams to submit proposals for the 2025 Latrobe Prize.
The
2025 Latrobe Prize, awarded to a groundbreaking research proposal with
the potential to tackle significant challenges in architecture and the
built environment, will grant the recipient(s) $150,000 to fund a
comprehensive two-year research program.
The 2025 Latrobe Prize
will focus on architecture’s contributions to human health. Proposals
are sought that 1) demonstrate theoretical AND practical connections
between the built environment and human health, and 2) demonstrate how
architects are essential to facilitating changes to the built
environment to positively affect the health of communities. The deadline
to submit proposals is June 30, 2025.
About the College of Fellow
AIA
Fellowship is AIA highest membership honor, recognizing members for
their exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society.
Only 3% of AIA members earn this distinction.
2025 LIT Advertising Awards Contest Submission
The LIT Advertising Awards honors creative excellence across the global digital media, design and advertising industries, celebrating the rebels, the rule-breakers, and the visionary campaigns that stop people in their tracks. From jaw-dropping ads to dazzling digital campaigns, social media stardom, and everything in between, the LIT Awards gives you a front-row seat to the most inspiring work out there.
We’re calling all creative pros, ad enthusiasts, PR and marketing mavens, and industry trailblazers to join the LIT Awards! Whether you are part of a powerhouse agency, rocking it as an in-house genius, or blazing your own path as a freelancer, this is your moment to shine. The LIT Advertising Awards is about bringing together the best creative professionals to showcase exceptional campaigns, innovative concepts, and make waves on a global stage.
So, bring your A-game, submit your best work, and join a network that’s shaking up the world of advertising – because here, creativity rules, and every idea has the chance to shine bright!
Teaser:
The LIT Advertising Awards celebrates creative excellence in digital media, design, and advertising, honoring the rebels, rule-breakers, and visionary campaigns that captivate audiences. From stunning ads to viral digital campaigns, the LIT Awards showcases the industry’s most inspiring work. Calling all creative pros, ad enthusiasts, PR and marketing mavens—whether you’re with a top agency, an in-house genius, or a trailblazing freelancer, this is your moment to shine!
Categories:
The 2025 categories include: Advertising, Corporate Identity, Outdoor Advertising, Publication, Student Submission, Typography, UI, UX/ Animation, Audio, Digital Campaign, Experiential and Immersive, Integrated Marketing, Mobile App, Social Media, Video Website, Branded Content, Event, Marketing & Promotional, Strategic Program, Special Submissions (Outstanding Agency Awards and Pro Bono).
Eligibility:
The LIT Advertising Awards is open to:
The Rome Design Awards accepts entries from changemakers, dreamers, and creators of the advertising world! Whether you’re a powerhouse agency, a fearless freelancer, a visionary in-house team, or bold students.
Submission Requirements:
We welcome submissions from all over the world. Entries must have been produced after January 1, 2020.
Entry Brief:
Kindly provide a synopsis of your design of approximately 350 words. The brief should strengthen your entry, as well as providing the jury a better understanding of your project. A written translation or adaptation of non-English entries is highly recommended.
Image Submission:
The submissions should be saved in a flattened JPEG or JPG format. (Keep them under 4MB, 1,200px wide is preferable, 300dpi, RGB).
Video / Audio Submission:
Entries with audio/video must be submitted with a direct URL that will take judges directly to the work:
Upload video/audio to Vimeo/YouTube/Youku.
Paste the URL link into the URL field.
2025 Entry Deadline & Fees:
Early Bird: Dec 18, 2024 – Jan 23, 2025 | Single ($130), Professional ($195)
Regular: Jan 24 – March 6, 2025 | Single ($140), Professional ($205)
Final: March 7 – April 3, 2025 | Single ($160), Professional ($215)
Final Extension: April 4 – May 9, 2025 | Single ($180), Professional ($225)
Announcement: June 27, 2025
Winning Level:
There are THREE (3) levels of achievement in the competition:
Platinum Winner (85-100 points)
Gold Winner (70-84 points)
Silver Winner (50-69 points)
Judging:
The panel of judges is packed with senior-level industry leaders from iconic advertising agencies, top-notch production houses, creative networks, and visionary studios. Each judge is handpicked for their expertise, credibility, and ability to identify the creative dimensions of each entry.
Evaluation Criteria:
Submissions are judged at random without being compared to other entries within the same categories. Our judges will score on a scale of 1-100 based on:
Creativity / Concept / Idea
Content / Quality of Message
Production & Execution
Innovation / Effectiveness
Overall Experience
To ensure fairness, all identifying information is removed from entries. Judging is blind, with scores assigned on a scale of 1 to 100 based on these standout criteria:
Results Announcement:
All winners for 2025 will be announced on June 27, 2025 via LIT Advertising Awards official page. All registered participants can then login to see the winning works.
Prizes:
Winners would be eligible to purchase a limited-edition trophy and professionally designed certificate.
One professionally designed certificate commemorating the winning entry, which includes entry title, entering company/winners’ name and category. Decal will be affixed indicating the level of win.
Top tier (Platinum and Gold) winners will be featured on LIT Advertising Awards site’s Gallery, where professionals can view your work.
A press release template sent to major industry outlets, celebrating your win. Professionally designed logos for use on websites, in email signatures, etc.
In addition to the complimentary certificates, Platinum Gold, and Silver winners may purchase beautiful LIT Advertising Awards statuettes, and/or additional customized certificates.
Platinum and Gold winners will get featured by LIT Advertising Awards on social media or our media partner on Muse.World’s website.
The call for entries for the 2025 LIT Advertising Awards is now open! LIT is about bringing together the best creative professionals to showcase exceptional campaigns, innovative concepts, and make waves on a global stage.
Enter Now: https://litadvertisingawards.com/
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