Museum of Emotions is an annual Buildner ideas competition that treats architecture as a tool for creating emotional states. Entrants design a museum with two separate halls, one evoking a negative emotion and one a positive emotion of their choice, using scale, circulation, colour, light and material. Site and size are free, real or imaginary. Edition #9 is part of Buildner's silent competition series: proposals must be communicated without any text, through visuals alone. The competition is open to all, with no professional qualification required, individually or in teams of up to four. Registration closes on 21 January 2027, projects are due on 22 February 2027, and winners are announced on 13 April 2027.
Submissions open
Sep 11, 2026
Deadline
Jan 21, 2027
Results announced
Apr 13, 2027
Entry fee
Architects, enthusiasts and companies €120 (Advanced, 11 Sep to 12 Nov 2026) or €140 (Last minute, 13 Nov 2026 to 21 Jan 2027); students €110 / €120. Plus 4.5% VAT and a mandatory identity verification fee on Buildner's Architects' Network platform (amount not published). Payment in 3 monthly instalments available at a higher total.
Award / prize
€8,000 total: 1st €4,000, 2nd €2,000, 3rd €1,000, Buildner Student Award €1,000, plus six honourable mentions with certificates; Buildner deducts a €25 commission per prize payout; winners are also invited to the Buildner Medal Award
Audience
Open
Submission format
Digital submission via the Buildner portal: one to four anonymous JPEG panels (max. 10 MB each; exact number set in the competition brief). Silent competition: the design must be conveyed through visuals only, without any text
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