DRWNGS Open Call for Architectural Drawings

DRWNGS runs an open call for architectural drawings that has no closing date and no entry fee. The site describes itself as a growing, curated archive of architectural drawings: minimal, ad-free and devoted to celebrating thoughtful, imaginative, human-made representation. Because nothing expires, the call stays open to students and early career designers who want to put studio work in front of a wider audience at any point in the year.

What the archive accepts

The archive accepts drawings of every kind: plans, sections, elevations, perspectives, axonometrics, details, sketches, hybrid drawings and experimental work. Drawings may come from built or unbuilt projects, academic work, competition entries or personal research. The submission form sorts each drawing by type, from floor plans, site plans and section perspectives to exploded, unrolled, isometric and hand-drawn work, and asks for one primary type plus up to four secondary ones. Each entry is also tagged by programme and by project status: student, professional, competition, concept, unbuilt or built.

DRWNGS welcomes submissions from architects, students and design professionals, as well as practices, institutions and academics. Because the archive is curated, it asks entrants to send only the drawings that show their strongest ideas.

How selection works

Every submission is reviewed by DRWNGS before publication, and selections are made with care. Selected drawings are published in the archive on the DRWNGS website and can also be promoted through its associated channels, such as Instagram, so the call works as a showcase rather than a prize competition. Entrants who add an Instagram handle put their drawing forward for an Instagram feature, and those who add an email address are told when their drawing goes live.

How to submit

Drawings are uploaded through the DRWNGS website as a JPG or PNG file of up to 10 MB, together with the project name and the designer or architect. Optional fields cover the location, year, school or institution, the drawing author if different from the architect, keywords and a one-sentence story. There is no submission fee and no deadline.

Authors keep full ownership of their work. By submitting, contributors grant DRWNGS a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to publish and display the drawing on the website and associated channels for archival and editorial purposes, and a drawing can be withdrawn from the archive at any time by contacting the team. Questions go to [email protected].