Whether you’re an international design studio or a cross-disciplinary team of forward-thinkers, you’ll compete to create a city that is smart, sustainable, climate-resilient, and deeply human-centered.

Hunnu City will rise as a pivotal satellite city to the capital, Ulaanbaatar, strategically designed to foster balanced regional development and alleviate the population density in Ulaanbaatar. Our vision encompasses meticulously optimized spatial planning that serves multiple essential functions, including governance, a thriving free economic zone, an integrated transport and logistics hub, a comprehensive university complex, and a vibrant center for high-tech innovation. All of these will be developed under the guiding principles of sustainable urban planning, ensuring a harmonious and forward-thinking urban environment. Join us in crafting a visionary city that honors its roots while paving the way for a prosperous future!

Registration deadline: August 3, 2025

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Prizes up to 10.000 € will be awarded to the winners selected by an international jury panel composed, among others, by Marco Rampulla (Marco Rampulla Arquitecto), Ana Lina Klotzman (Navello Klotzman Arquitectas), T. R. Radhakrishnan (Interboro Partners) and Weiyu Xu (Kohn Pedersen Fox – KPF).

BRIEF

La Madreselva is a historic countryside property near San Antonio de Areco, known as the “Cradle of Argentine Tradition.” Immersed in the culture of the gauchos and nestled in the vast rural landscape of the Pampas, the site offers an authentic setting for rural tourism.

The competition invites participants to design a series of small-scale lodging units and communal spaces, expanding the site’s capacity to host up to 20 guests without compromising its rural soul.

Designers are encouraged to develop a project that merges architecture, landscape, and cultural identity: an intervention that enhances the quiet presence of the original structures while providing new experiences for contemporary travellers seeking disconnection and immersive tradition.

PRIZES

• 1st Prize: 5.000€
• 2nd Prize: 2.000€
• 3rd Prize: 1.000€
• 5 Golden Mentions: coupon for a free membership
• 10 Honorable Mentions: a coupon for a free competition
• 30 Finalists: published on Terraviva channels

GUIDELINES

The intervention area lies within the northern portion of the estate, currently undeveloped. Proposals may include a flexible mix of architectural volumes and shared-use spaces. The site’s defining features – such as the century-old trees, the existing quincho and the iconic Australian Tank (currently a rustic pool) – must be preserved and thoughtfully integrated. Designs should respond to the local climate and utilize sustainable, context-sensitive solutions. Intermediate spaces like pergolas, terraces and patios are encouraged to create smooth indoor-outdoor transitions and year-round usability.

JURY

• Marco Rampulla (Cordoba, Argentina) | Marco Rampulla Arquitecto
• Ana Lina Klotzman (Rosario, Argentina) | Navello Klotzman Arquitectas
• Valerio Poltrini (Milan, Italy) | Studio Nebbia
• Iuliia Tambovtseva (San Francisco, USA) | Jayson Architecture
• Lara Andrea Pendino (Rosario, Argentina) | FAPyD-UNR
• T. R. Radhakrishnan (New York, USA) | Interboro Partners
• Weiyu Xu (New York, USA) | Kohn Pedersen Fox – KPF
• Davide Casaletto (Turin, Italy) | Fluidiforme

SCHEDULE

• Competition Opening: July 1st
• 79 € “Early” Registrations: July 1st – September 19th
• 99 € “Standard” Registrations: September 19th – November 7th
• 129 € “Late” Registrations: November 7th – December 5th
• Submission Deadline: December 5th
• Winners Announcement: January 12th

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The project seeks visions for a museum that employs cutting-edge technology, such as virtual reality, holography, and interactive displays, to bring ancient Egypt to life. It will also serve as an educational resource and tourist attraction, promoting cultural preservation through innovation.

Brief:

Cairo — a cradle of civilization, a city layered with the relics of millennia — stands at the crossroads of memory and modernity. As one of the world’s richest cultural landscapes, it faces the urgent challenge of safeguarding its heritage amidst rapid urbanization, climate stress, and evolving modes of engagement. Many invaluable artifacts remain locked in inaccessible vaults or are deteriorating under environmental duress.

The Digital Heritage Museum proposes a bold architectural response: a new kind of cultural institution that uses emerging technologies to digitally preserve, reconstruct, and reinterpret Egypt’s vast and diverse cultural legacy. This is not a museum of artifacts, but a museum of experiences — an immersive gateway into ancient knowledge systems, stories, and lost environments.

This competition invites architects, designers, and students to envision a site-specific, technologically-forward, and culturally-sensitive museum that bridges the past with the future, positioning Cairo as a global leader in the preservation of digital heritage.

Preserving the past, designing the future.

Site Location:

El-Remaya Square, Cairo, Egypt
The El-Remaya Square site is a prominent urban node located near Cairo, Egypt, next to the gateway to the Giza Plateau. Known for its strategic position at the intersection of major highways and tourist routes, it serves as a key arrival point for visitors to the Pyramids and other historic landmarks.

Timeline:

May 25. 2025 – Jun 25, 2025, Early Registration – €39
Jun 26, 2025 – Aug 21, 2025, Standard Registration – €49
Aug 22, 2025 – Sep 12, 2025, Late Registration – €59
Sep 14, 2025 – Submission Deadline
Sep 29 – Oct 17, 2025 – Jury Review
Oct 27, 2025 – Winner Announced

Prize:

1st Prize: $3,000 + Certificate + Publication
2nd Prize: $700 + Certificate + Publication
3rd Prize: $300 + Certificate + Publication
3x Honorable Mentions: Certificate + Publication
4x Special Mentions: Publication
* All winning projects have the potential to be showcased on various websites, in magazines, and across architectural platforms. Additionally, they may feature prominently in national and international architectural exhibitions and events.

Jury Panel:

Alberto Francini / Michael den Otter / Sumit Sahdev / Simon McKenzie / Sherry Li
* Each jury undergoes meticulous nomination, consisting of top-tier professionals whose expertise closely aligns with the competition’s theme. This rigorous selection process ensures that every jury member embodies excellence and relevance in their respective fields.
Outstanding participants may receive job or internship offers, supported by the jury panel and their connections, to advance their careers in design and architecture.

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Theme / Project Brief
Participants are asked to reimagine Baghdad Central Railway Station, a historic landmark in the heart of Iraq’s capital. Once a vital transport hub, the station now features limited services, outdated infrastructure, and minimal public engagement. The structure remains sound and presents an opportunity for architectural renewal.

The competition calls for proposals that transform the station and its surroundings into a sustainable, inclusive transport node. Key aspects include:

Improved connections to Al-Alawi Garage Terminal and Al-Zawraa Park

A revitalised public realm that unifies key urban spaces

Visionary but practical ideas that respond to context

Jury
The independent panel of judges includes:

Wendy Pullan (Chair), Professor of Architecture and Urban Studies, University of Cambridge

Dr Jala Makhzoumi, Adjunct Professor of Landscape Architecture, American University of Beirut

Dr Mohamed Al Assam, Executive Chairman and Founder, Dewan Architects + Engineers

Dr Ahmadreza Hakiminejad, Lecturer in Architecture, Leeds Beckett University

Nadia Habash, Board Member, Bethlehem University

Dr Khaled Al-Sultany, Architect and Author

Davide Ponzini, Professor of Urban Planning, Politecnico di Milano

Fernando Olba Rallo, Managing and Design Director, Fernando Olba Arquitectura + Urbanismo

Sebastian Hicks, Senior Lecturer, Oxford Brookes University

Awards

First Prize: $6,000 or a 6-month employment opportunity at Dewan

Second Prize: $3,000

Third Prize: $1,000
All three winners will be invited to attend the Tamayouz Awards Ceremony

Deadline

Registration Deadline: 30 September 2025

More Information
Visit: www.dewan-award.com

Quote
“The Dewan Award for Architecture was born out of a belief that good design can be a catalyst for meaningful change… We look forward to seeing ideas that not only honour Iraq’s rich cultural legacy but also imagine its future through architecture.”
– Dr Mohamed Al Assam, Executive Chairman and Founder, Dewan Architects + Engineers

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From ancient stone steps carved into cliffs to futuristic floating staircases in contemporary design, the stair has served far more than a functional role. It punctuates the rhythm of space, dictates circulation, and often becomes a central visual and emotional anchor in architectural composition. It holds narrative power—inviting pause, procession, and perception.

This competition invites architects, designers, and creative thinkers to explore the stair as a pure expression of architectural language. Participants are asked to reflect on its symbolism, geometry, movement, and potential—free from constraints of program, material, or scale. There are no limitations on style, function, context, or dimension. Whether monumental or minimal, abstract or inhabitable, real or speculative—what matters is the clarity and creativity of the concept.

We are not looking for compliance with regulations or typical stair design solutions. Instead, this is a conceptual exploration of an essential architectural element, reimagined as a means of expressing your unique design philosophy. How can a stair tell a story? How can it embody spatial ideas, emotions, ideologies, or atmospheres? How can it become a metaphor, a movement, a manifesto?

Take a step and make a statement! The stair is your subject—but your imagination defines its boundaries. Celebrate it. Deconstruct it. Transform it.

PRIZES

3 winning proposals, one special award recipient and 6 honourable mentions will be selected. Buildner will award a total of 7,000 € in prize money to competition winners as follows:

1st Prize – 3,500 €
2nd Prize – 1,500 €
3rd Prize – 1,000 €
+ 6 honourable mentions

Buildner Student Award – 1, 000 €

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

Early Bird Registration: June 11 – June 26
Advance Registration: June 27 – July 8
Last Minute Registration: July 9 – July 24

Final registration deadline: July 24, 2025
Closing date for submission: September 15, 2025 (23:59 London Time)
Announcement of the winners: October 28, 2025

More: https://architecturecompetitions.com/architectsstair2

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This competition seeks to transform kindergarten design by creating environments that are not only safe and functional but also stimulating and inclusive. Participants are encouraged to conceive spaces that foster learning, creativity, and community interaction, using sustainable and innovative design solutions that promote healthy development.

With the flexibility to select a site within their home country, participants have the unique opportunity to integrate their designs within diverse community settings, potentially revitalizing underutilized areas. The Kinderspace #3 competition is more than just designing educational facilities; it’s about enriching communities and enhancing the educational landscapes to nurture the youngest members of our society. Participants are invited to think beyond conventional boundaries and develop spaces that inspire, educate, and connect.

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: JUNE 10 – JULY 24
Advance Registration: JULY 25 – OCTOBER 16
Last Minute Registration: OCTOBER 17 – NOVEMBER 26

Final registration deadline: NOVEMBER 26, 2025
Closing date for submission: JANUARY 19, 2026 (11:59 p.m.LONDON TIME)
Announcement of the winners: MARCH 17, 2026

More: https://architecturecompetitions.com/kinderspace3

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Building on the success and insights gained from previous challenges, this year’s competition continues to delve into the critical need for spaces that extend beyond medical treatment. The earlier 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 fifth 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: June 9 – July 9
Advance Registration: July 10 – October 9
Last Minute Registration: October 10 – November 26

Final registration deadline: November 26, 2025
Closing date for submission: January 12, 2026 (London Time)
Announcement of the winners: March 10, 2026

More: https://architecturecompetitions.com/hospice5/

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This edition of Buildner’s Material Studies series challenges participants to design a Concrete Pavilion, a space that not only showcases the versatility and raw beauty of concrete, but also educates the public about its evolving applications. The pavilion should be designed as either a temporary or permanent structure, with a total area not exceeding 50 m². Participants are free to choose the site location, but are encouraged to consider contexts where the pavilion could generate a meaningful dialogue between material and place.
The design must explore the sensory and tactile qualities of concrete: its textures, colors, finishes, and forms. Whether through cast-in-place elements, precast modules, or even experimental mixes with additives and aggregates, participants should stretch the limits of what concrete can do. The pavilion should serve as both a functional exhibition space and a sculptural object—one that sparks curiosity, provokes thought, and invites interaction.

Sustainability and innovation are key. While concrete has often been criticized for its environmental impact, recent advances offer pathways toward low-carbon and even carbon-neutral formulations. Participants are encouraged to incorporate sustainable strategies—through materials, methods, or messaging—into their proposals. The goal is not only to build with concrete, but to build better with it.

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

Student Award – 500 €
Buildner Sustainability Award – 1,000 €

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

Early Bird Registration: MAY 28 – JULY 9
Advance Registration: JULY 10 – SEPTEMBER 17
Last Minute Registration: SEPTEMBER 18 – NOVEMBER 27

Final registration deadline: NOVEMBER 27, 2025
Closing date for submission: JANUARY 12, 2026 (23:59 London Time)
Announcement of the winners: FEBRUARY 24, 2026

More: https://architecturecompetitions.com/concretepavilion

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Prizes up to 10.000 € will be awarded to the winners selected by an international jury panel composed, among others, by Luciano Crespi (Politecnico di Milano), Elisa Battilani (Cream Estudio), Nuria Matarredona Desantes (Universitat Politècnica de València), and Jose Luis Perez Hermo (Coop Himmelb(l)au).

BRIEF

The competition invites a transformative design that revitalizes the Antiguas Bodegas Vinival, a mid-20th-century wine production complex, into a vibrant space for community, culture, and creativity. Participants are encouraged to celebrate the memory of the building while embodying the energy, irreverence, and ritual of Las Fallas – Valencia’s iconic festival of fire and renewal.

Designers are asked to preserve the structural skeleton of the Bodegas and reimagine its vast interiors and surrounding landscape through adaptive reuse strategies. The goal is to propose a flexible cultural centre that functions year-round, hosting exhibitions, workshops, performances, and public gatherings both indoors and outdoors.

Proposals should merge tradition with innovation and define a space capable of honouring the legacy of Las Fallas while fostering new cultural expressions.

PRIZES

• 1st Prize: 5.000€
• 2nd Prize: 2.000€
• 3rd Prize: 1.000€
• 5 Golden Mentions: coupon for a free membership
• 10 Honorable Mentions: a coupon for a free competition
• 30 Finalists: published on Terraviva channels

GUIDELINES

Designs must preserve the Bodega’s main structural frame, but participants are free to remove or reinterpret all internal installations. The surrounding area, soon to be cleared, offers fertile ground for new urban and landscape interventions. Interior spaces should be reconfigured for maximum flexibility using modular or retractable elements, while the exteriors should promote connectivity, inclusion, and usability in Valencia’s Mediterranean climate.

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(1) Theme:「Personal and Public」

The things we see. The warmth of sunlight, the chill of wind we feel. The beings we share space with. The objects we encounter.
The self is not fixed, but continuously woven through these shifting entanglements.
Personal is where we can fully inhabit and savor that entangled self.
Public is where new responses and relationships emerge, woven with others.
What kind of design can give form to a space that allows one to be alone, while holding the possibility of connection?
We invite proposals that explore the in-between where the Personal and the Public come into being together.

(2) Eligible Entries

Designs intended for installation in public spaces that bridge the realms of architecture and furniture.
We seek design proposals that shape spaces like architecture and attend to human gestures and sensations like furniture.

(3) Awards

・Grand Prize (1 Award): The awarded design will be fabricated and displayed at the European Cultural Centre – Palazzo Mora and at KOKUYO’s Tokyo office, THE CAMPUS.
・Excellence Award: (2 Awards)
・Honorable Mention: (5 Awards)
※The fabricated product to be exhibited at the European Cultural Centre – Palazzo Mora are expected to be exhibited as panels, partial mock-ups, or as scaled models.
※The final product will be fabricated by KOKUYO + VUILD based on the submitted data. The design may be adjusted as necessary to ensure feasibility for production.
※Fabrication may also be produced for design entries other than the Grand Prize award.

(4) Judging Points

・Clarity of concept
・Relevance to the theme
・Feasibility to execute and productize
・Adopts creative originality

(5) Judges

Digi Fab Award 2025 by KOKUYO × VUILD Office

(6) Eligibility

Open to individuals, groups, regardless of age, gender, occupation, or nationality. Entrants must agree to the competition’s terms and conditions.
※Award recipients may be required to enter into a separate agreement with KOKUYO and/or VUILD regarding the intellectual property rights related to the submitted proposal, prior to its production and implementation.
※Submissions must be original and unpublished work both in Japan and abroad, and participants may submit an unlimited number of entries.

(7) Entry Fee

Free

(8) Regulations

・Material: Wood only.
・Fabrication method: 3-axis CNC router. Proposals must reflect shapes and structures appropriate by this method[*1].
・Size and Structure: The total size must fit within a space of W5000 D5000 H2000mm, and the structure must be self-supporting.[*2] [*3].
・Intended usage: The design must be both durable and functional, suitable for use in a public space.
*1. The maximum size of each wooden sheet must be within W1200×L2400 t100mm.
*2. Proposals combining multiple components are allowed, provided final product fits within the specified space.
*3. Proposals requiring use of heavy machinery for assembly may be rejected.

(9) Submission

・Language: In English or Japanese
・File Format: PDF, Below 10MB
・Output Size: A2 landscape (594mm × 420mm) x1pc
・Required Contents: Title, Concept, Plan view/Cross section/Elevational
drawing[*4], CG renderings, and any other details needed to explain the design intent.
*4. Drawings must include scale and dimensions.

(10) Schedule

・Entry Opens: 1st June 2025 (Sun)
・Submission Deadline: 31st July 2025, Time 23:59 JST (Japan Standard Time)
・Award Announcement: Scheduled for Oct 2025 (Date To Be Advised)
・Installation period: Oct 2025～23rd Nov 2025 (Sun) (European Cultural Centre -Palazzo Mora) After Nov 2025 (THE CAMPUS)
※The results will be announced via KOKUYO official website and social media channels.
※The winners will be contacted in advance and may be requested to provide presentation materials/data for the exhibition.

(11) Application Method

Application via below entry form.
https://kokuyo.jp/dfa2025

(12) Organizers

KOKUYO Co., Ltd / VUILD, inc.

(13) Enquiries

dfa_office@kokuyo.com

※Enquiries by telephone, fax, or through KOKUYO Customer Service will not be accepted.
※To ensure fairness, any questions regarding the application guidelines will not be accepted.
Any information relating to the screening process or the selection results after submission will not be answered.

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