Architecture Competitions
Architecture awards and ideas competitions: buildings, housing, urban design, landscape, pavilions and installations, architectural lighting and speculative projects.
41 open or upcoming · 2 with dates not yet announced · 18 past editions
Open and upcoming
WDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition
Two-stage open competition for Busan's World Design Capital 2028 pavilions: one fixed and one mobile pavilion sharing a single design language.
Vancouver Tall Challenge 2026
Buildner ideas competition with the City of Vancouver and UBC's School of Architecture: propose taller buildings for Vancouver's downtown core.
Rome Design Awards 2026 (Season 2)
International Awards Associate competition for architecture, interiors, furniture, product, lighting and packaging design, with a student category.
World Design Awards 2026
International award for commercial, residential, interior, landscape and urban design projects, open to architects, designers and students.
DETAIL Architecture Award 2027
DETAIL magazine's international prize for completed buildings and their design concept, plus a Students & Schools award and Affordable Housing prize.
AIA COTE Top Ten Award 2027
AIA's flagship award for the ten best examples of sustainable architecture and design excellence each year, run by its Committee on the Environment.
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AIA Architecture Award
The AIA's flagship national Architecture Award, an Institute Honor Award for outstanding contemporary architecture by U.S.-licensed AIA members.
AIA Interior Architecture Award 2027
AIA national Institute Honor Award for outstanding interior architecture by U.S.-licensed AIA member architects, for projects worldwide.
AIA Housing Award 2027
The AIA's national housing design award, from custom homes to affordable and multifamily housing designed by U.S.-licensed architects.
AIA Small Project Award 2027
The AIA's national award for small-scale architecture, from objects to buildings under 5,000 sq ft, recognizing excellence regardless of budget.
AIA Regional & Urban Design Award 2027
The AIA's national award for urban design, regional and city planning, and community development work led or supported by U.S.-licensed architects.
iF Design Award 2027
One of the world's most prestigious design competitions, open to product, packaging, communication, interior, and UX design.
London Design Awards 2026 (Season 2)
Multi-discipline design competition from International Awards Associate with 12 categories, including product, architecture, UX/UI and communication.
Unbox 2026 Architecture Competition
Volume Zero ideas competition (its 30th) for micro-architectural interventions that create adaptable, inclusive spatial experiences.
Spark Design Awards 2026 (Fall/Winter Cycle)
Long-running, budget-friendly design competition for product, architecture, interiors, graphic and digital design, with a two-phase jury.
WAN Awards
Global architecture awards from World Architecture News in over 20 sector and specialist categories, from future projects to adaptive reuse.
International Architecture Awards 2027
International award from The Chicago Athenaeum and The European Centre for new buildings, landscape architecture and urban planning worldwide.
Festival des Architectures Vives 2027: Bonheur partagé
Open call to design and build a temporary installation in a courtyard of Montpellier's historic centre. 2027 theme: 'Bonheur partagé'.
New York High Falls Riverfront Market
Buildner competition with AIA Rochester: design a riverfront market and public space for Rochester's future High Falls State Park.
House of Poetry
A YAC ideas competition to turn the house of poet Dino Campana in Marradi, Italy, into a contemporary house museum and cultural centre.
Asia Design Prize 2027
Seoul-based international design award since 2016, judged in three rounds across industrial, space and communication design. Free early student entry.
Design Discovery Awards 2026 (Season 2)
UK-based multidisciplinary award for architecture, interior, product and graphic design, evaluated by blind review from an international jury.
The Quiet Tower International Architecture Competition
An open international architecture ideas competition from Buildner inviting designs for an observation tower on Latvia's remote Cape Kolka coastline.
RIBA International Awards
Biennial global architecture awards from the Royal Institute of British Architects for completed buildings outside the UK by qualified architects.
Green Good Design Award 2027
An international award for products, graphics, and organizations with strong ecological and sustainability credentials, presented by The Chicago Athenaeum.
French Design Awards 2027
Multi-discipline design competition from International Awards Associate for interior, architectural, product, packaging, landscape and UX/UI design.
Museum of Emotions #9
9th edition of Buildner's silent ideas competition: design a museum with two halls that evoke contrasting emotions, told through visuals only.
The Oak Moon Pavilion
A Buildner ideas competition for an open-air timber yoga pavilion set beneath a historic oak tree in central Italy.
American Architecture Awards 2027
Annual program from The Chicago Athenaeum honoring outstanding American architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning projects.
Architizer A+Awards 2027 (15th Annual)
Large international architecture awards across dozens of building typologies, judged by hundreds of professionals plus an online public vote.
eVolo 2027 Skyscraper Competition
eVolo's long-running ideas competition for visionary skyscraper concepts, open to students and professionals worldwide.
MUSE Design Awards 2027
New York-based multidisciplinary award for architecture, interior, product, lighting, packaging, fashion, furniture, landscape and concept design.
AZ Awards 2027
AZURE Magazine's international architecture and design awards, covering built projects, products, interiors, landscape and student work.
A' Design Award & Competition 2026–2027
One of the largest global design competitions, covering over 100 categories including digital products and UX/UI.
2027 Steel Design Student Competition
The 27th annual ACSA/AISC student competition challenging architecture students to design with steel as the primary structural material.
International Architecture & Design Awards 2027 (IADA)
Annual awards from the Architecture & Design Community for built projects and concepts in architecture, interiors, landscape, product and digital design.
Bellano Cotton Mill Museum
A Buildner ideas competition to turn the smaller building of the former Cantoni cotton mill in Bellano on Lake Como into a museum and cultural destination.
Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2027
Red Dot competition for design concepts, prototypes and unreleased products, with a discounted Next Gen track and an awards ceremony in Singapore.
DNA Paris Design Awards 2027
Paris-based multidisciplinary award for architecture, interior, landscape, product and graphic design, open to professionals and students.
Kaira Looro Architecture Competition 2027: Health Center
A humanitarian architecture competition for students and young architects, asking for a sustainable rural health center in southern Senegal.
Buildner's Unbuilt Award 2027
Open international architecture prize for unbuilt, conceptual projects, judged in small, medium and large scales, with a dedicated student prize.
Dates not yet announced
BLT Built Design Awards 2027
Annual international awards for architecture, interior design, landscape architecture and construction products, expected to return.
Architecture MasterPrize 2027
Farmani Group's international prize for architecture, interiors, landscape and architectural products. Registration for 2027 is announced.
Past editions
LIT Lighting Design Awards 2026
International lighting design competition for lighting products, architectural and entertainment lighting, in its 10th anniversary year.
BLT Built Design Awards
International awards for architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and construction products, judged by an academic- and industry-led jury.
Architecture & Design Collection Awards 2026
International multi-category design awards for architecture, interior, product, and communication design, judged by a jury of working professionals.
International Design Awards (IDA) 2026
A long-running Los Angeles-based award spanning architecture, interior, product, fashion, and graphic design.
Winter Stations 2027: Monument
A free, open international design competition for temporary winter installations on Toronto's beachfront, themed "Monument" for 2027.
MUSE Design Awards 2026 (Season 2)
A New York-based multidisciplinary design award spanning architecture, product, packaging, and graphic design.
2027 IALD International Lighting Design Awards
The longest-running awards program for architectural lighting design, run by the International Association of Lighting Designers since 1983.
2026 Brick in Architecture Awards
A US architecture award from the Brick Industry Association honoring outstanding built projects that showcase clay brick, judged across nine categories.
AN's 2026 Best of Design Awards
Annual awards from The Architect's Newspaper honoring standout architecture and interiors projects across more than 50 categories.
International Sustainable Building Competition 2026
UN- and Türkiye-backed competition for energy-efficient, low-carbon, climate-resilient buildings, with winners honored at COP31 in Antalya.
Kingspan MICROHOME 2026
A Buildner and Kingspan-sponsored international competition to design a sustainable, energy-efficient microhome under 25m², open to all backgrounds.
Jacques Rougerie Foundation International Architecture and Innovation Competition 2026
Free international architecture and innovation competition endorsed by the Académie des Beaux-Arts: design for the sea, space and flood-prone lands.
Buildner's Unbuilt Award 2026
Open international architecture prize for unbuilt, conceptual projects, judged in small, medium and large scales, with a dedicated student prize.
German Design Award 2027
A cross-disciplinary award from the German Design Council, judged this cycle with a focus on communication design.
Pavilion Atlas 2026
An international conceptual pavilion design competition from Buildner and ArchDaily, open to architects, artists, and creatives of all backgrounds.
Living Places – Simon Architecture Prize 2026 (6th Edition)
6th Living Places – Simon Architecture Prize with the Fundació Mies van der Rohe, for built projects in Europe, Mexico, Brazil and Morocco.
Architecture MasterPrize 2026
An international prize covering architectural design, interiors, landscape architecture, and architectural products.
AIA International Design Awards 2026
AIA awards for architecture, interior architecture, urban design and unbuilt projects located outside the United States.