im2026 Interior Architecture Students Project Competition

The ninth edition of the Chamber of Interior Architects of Türkiye's student project competition, im2026, is hosted by Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University; projects from the 2025 to 2026 academic year are due on 15 November 2026.

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im2026 Interior Architecture Students Project Competition

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Category: Student
Organizer: TMMOB Chamber of Interior Architects of Türkiye, hosted by Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University
Location: Istanbul, Türkiye
Project site: Studio projects from the 2025 to 2026 academic year
Eligibility: Students of interior architecture and interior architecture and environmental design departments in Türkiye and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, with studio and furniture or lighting design projects from the 2025 to 2026 academic year.
Language: Turkish
Submission deadline: 15 November 2026
Results announcement: 29 January 2027
Fees: Free
Prizes: Per category: 20,000 TL first, 13,500 TL second, 10,000 TL third, three mentions of 7,000 TL

Prize breakdown

Five categories: First Year, Second Year, Third Year, Fourth Year, Furniture and Lighting Design
Each category: 1st 20,000 TL, 2nd 13,500 TL, 3rd 10,000 TL, three honourable mentions of 7,000 TL
Certificates for all entrants who pass the preliminary round; winning projects published in a digital book and exhibition

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Brief and documents

The ninth edition of the interior architecture student project competition run each year by the Chamber of Interior Architects of Türkiye (TMMOB İçmimarlar Odası), im2026, is hosted this year by the Interior Architecture Department of Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University’s Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture in Istanbul. Projects are due on 15 November 2026, and the award ceremony, digital exhibition and colloquium are planned for 29 January 2027.

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How it works

im2026 is a national competition for students of interior architecture, and interior architecture and environmental design, departments in Türkiye and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Rather than answering a new brief, students enter projects they produced in design studios and in furniture or lighting design courses during the 2025 to 2026 academic year. The organisers describe the competition as a meeting point for students and academics that strengthens the professional identity of interior architecture students. Projects are judged in three stages in five categories: first, second, third and fourth year, and furniture and lighting design.

Timeline

19 to 30 October 2026: question period
15 November 2026: submission deadline
16 to 29 November 2026: preliminary review
December 2026 and January 2027: three jury rounds
29 January 2027: award ceremony, digital exhibition and colloquium

Prizes

In each category the jury gives a first prize of 20,000 TL, a second of 13,500 TL, a third of 10,000 TL and three honourable mentions of 7,000 TL. Every entrant who passes the preliminary round receives a certificate, and the awarded projects will appear in a digital competition book and exhibition. To collect a prize, current students must be İÇMO GENÇ members and 2025 to 2026 graduates must be members of the chamber. The competition is held in Turkish; the brief and application steps are on the host department’s website.