Sustainable Design Competitions
Competitions and awards focused on sustainability, circular design and climate, across product, architecture and communication design.
11 open or upcoming · 5 with dates not yet announced · 6 past editions
Open and upcoming
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.
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.
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.
Green Good Design Award 2027
An international award for products, graphics, and organizations with strong ecological and sustainability credentials, presented by The Chicago Athenaeum.
Green Product Award 2027
An international award for sustainable products and services across 14 categories, from architecture to mobility.
Green Concept Award 2027
Sibling award to the Green Product Award for early-stage sustainable design concepts and prototypes, with free entry for students.
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iF Design Student Award 2027
Free international student design award from iF with a €50,000 prize fund, for concepts addressing a UN Sustainable Development Goal. 25th edition.
Architizer A+Product Awards 2027
Architizer's sister competition to the A+Awards for building products and materials specified by architects, from facades to furniture and lighting.
AZ Awards 2027
AZURE Magazine's international architecture and design awards, covering built projects, products, interiors, landscape and student work.
A' Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design Award 2026–2027
The sustainability track of the A' Design Award, recognizing sustainable products, projects and green design across a broad range of industries.
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.
Dates not yet announced
A' Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design Award 2027–2028
Next edition of the A' Design Award's sustainability track, confirmed by the organizer. A submission deadline has not been published yet.
Design Preis Schweiz 2027
Switzerland's most prominent juried design prize, awarded every two years in seven categories from furniture to circular design.
Bundespreis Ecodesign 2027
Germany's federal design award for products, services, and concepts with strong ecological performance, expected to return for its next annual cycle.
Archiproducts Design Awards 2027
Annual Italian product design award from Archiproducts for furniture, lighting and building materials, expected to return for its next edition.
SDGs Design International Awards 2027
Annual student design competition from Kyushu and Dongseo University, held since 2019, for ideas addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Past editions
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.
Archiproducts Design Awards 2026
Italian product design award from Archiproducts for furniture, lighting, bathroom, kitchen and building materials, with a Sustainability category.
SDGs Design International Awards 2026
Student design competition from Kyushu University (Japan) and Dongseo University (Korea) for ideas addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Bundespreis Ecodesign 2026
Germany's federal design award for products, services, and concepts with strong ecological performance.