TraMod AWARDS 2026: Tradition + Modernity in Architecture & Design

TraMod ACADEMY has opened the call for submissions for TraMod AWARDS 2026, the fourth edition of the world’s first international award dedicated to the interactions between tradition and modernity in architecture and design. Entries are open now and close on 30 November 2026.

If your work engages with cultures, societies, identity, history and the relationship between past, present and future, TraMod AWARDS is looking for it. The programme accepts both professional projects, built or unbuilt (concept), and student projects, across four design disciplines. The awards are directed by Dr. Javad Eiraji and judged in Istanbul, Turkey.

Why Tradition + Modernity

TraMod ACADEMY is the world’s first international academy devoted to studying how tradition and modernity interact in architecture and design. The awards apply that lens to practice: entries are assessed on how convincingly a project reads its cultural, social and historical context and translates it into contemporary form. Work that treats identity, memory and vernacular knowledge as active design material, rather than surface decoration, is what the jury is asked to look for across all four disciplines.

Categories & Types

Submissions are organised into two categories and four project types.

• Category A: Professional: built or unbuilt (concept) projects
• Category B: Student

• Architecture Design
• Interior Design
• Fashion Design
• Industrial-Product Design

Grand Jury Panel

Professional | Architecture & Interior Design

• Prof. Dr. Azra Akšamija: Full Professor, MIT Department of Architecture; Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture
• Selçuk Avcı: Founder of Avcı Architects
• Dr. Armin Daneshgar: Founder of Daneshgar Architects
• Raza Ali Dada: Managing Partner at Nayyar Ali Dada & Associates
• Sonia Ashoor: Founder and Principal of SACD; nominated for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture for the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage
• Reza Daneshmir: Founder of Fluid Motion Architects
• Pepe Gascón: Founder of Pepe Gascón Arquitectura
• Dr. Ali Derya Dostoğlu: Co-Founder of Per Se Architecture
• Caroline Rodlauer: Managing Director, ROSA Architektur ZT GmbH
• Hooman Balazadeh: Founder of HOOBA Design Group, RIBA winner
• Mohammad Saifullah Siddiqui: Aga Khan Laureate, CEO of DB Studios

Professional | Fashion & Product Design

• Prof. Dr. Maria Carolina Garcia: Head of Fashion Department
• Artsi Ifrah: Founder of Maisonartc
• Maripi Robles: Founder and CEO of No Solo Una Idea
• Dr. Şakir Özüdoğru: Eskişehir Technical University
• Eva María Mercedes Torales Zotelo
• Ana María Sossa Londoño
• Alexandra Cabral: Co-Founder of PONTE
• María Inés Strasser: Director of the Strasser School of Design

Student Category

• Prof. Dr. Neslihan Dostoglu: Istanbul Kultur University
• Prof. Dr. Magdalena Kozień-Woźniak: Dean, Faculty of Architecture, Cracow University of Technology
• Prof. Dr. Hayriye Esbah-Tuncay: Dean, Faculty of Architecture, Istanbul Technical University
• Prof. Dr. Banu Manav: Dean, Faculty of Art and Design, Kadir Has University
• Prof. Dr. Bojan Baletić: Faculty of Architecture, University of Zagreb
• Prof. Dr. Ece Ceylan Baba: Vice Rector, Yeditepe University
• Prof. Dr. Aslıhan Ünlü: Dean, Faculty of Architecture & Design, Özyeğin University
• Prof. Dr. Alper Cabuk: Former Vice Rector, Eskişehir Technical University
• Prof. Dr. Osman Tutal: Eskişehir Technical University

Key Dates

Registration and submission run on three tiers, and each tier closes for both steps at the same time, you register and submit within the same window rather than registering early and submitting later. All deadlines are given in Istanbul time (GMT+3), and the final tier closes at 23:59 on 30 November 2026.

• Opening announcement: August 2026
• Early bird registration & submission deadline: 10 October 2026
• Standard registration & submission deadline: 10 November 2026
• Late registration & submission deadline: 30 November 2026, 23:59 Istanbul time
• Longlists, shortlists, winners announcement & gala night: December 2026

Entry Fees & Submission Guide

Fees depend on the category and on the deadline you enter by. Professional entries cost 100 USD by the early bird deadline (10 October 2026), 200 USD by the standard deadline (10 November 2026) and 300 USD by the late deadline (30 November 2026). Student entries are free by the early bird deadline, then 30 USD (standard) and 50 USD (late). Payment can be made in USD, euro, Turkish lira or Iranian rial, and the proof of payment, plus proof of student status for student entries, goes into the submission folder. It is worth weighing against the other open competitions and awards we are currently tracking.
Full submission requirements, board formats and file specifications are published in the organiser’s official guide: tramodacademy.com/submission-guide.

Venue & Organizer

Awards venue: Istanbul, Turkey. Awards director: Dr. Javad Eiraji. Organizer: TraMod ACADEMY, the world’s first international academy for studying interactions between tradition and modernity in architecture and design, tramodacademy.com.

Registration

The call for submissions is published at tramodacademy.com/AWARDS2026. Entries are prepared as a single .zip or .rar file and sent as a Dropbox or Google Drive link to [email protected]; the total submission must not exceed 150 MB, and a confirmation code follows within three working days. Full requirements are set out in the organiser’s submission guide.

Connect

• Instagram: @TraModAcademy
• Awards Director: @Javad.Eiraji
• Website: tramodacademy.com
• Enquiries: [email protected] · [email protected]
• WhatsApp: +90 538 899 7525