Open Architecture Competitions 2026: Deadlines, Fees & Prizes

Competitions

2028 Global Award for Sustainable Architecture

Global Award for Sustainable Architecture (endorsed by the UIA) · Worldwide

Awards

Eligibility: Architects, designers, urban and landscape designers worldwide; built or studied projects, research,…
Fee: Not stated by the organiser
Prize: Five laureates: diploma, Paris symposium with travel and stay covered, annual publication
Language: English

Deadline: 29 January 2027

Competitions

Rework by xFigura: Adaptive Reuse Competition

xFigura · International (online)

Open call

Eligibility: Architects, designers and students worldwide aged 18 and over, alone or in…
Fee: Free
Prize: USD 15,000 in total: USD 8,000 first, USD 3,000 second, USD 2,000 third, USD 1,000 xFigura Choice, USD 1,000 student mention
Register by 29 November 2026
Results: 11 December 2026
Language: English

Deadline: 29 November 2026

Competitions

eVolo Skyscraper Competition 2027

eVolo Magazine · Global (online submission)

Ideas competition

Eligibility: Architects, students, engineers, designers and artists worldwide; individuals or teams of any…
Fee: USD 135 until 8 December 2026, USD 175 from 9 December 2026 to 23 February 2027
Prize: USD 8,000 total: USD 5,000, 2,000 and 1,000 for the top three, plus publication
Register by 23 February 2027
Results: 18 May 2027
Language: English

Deadline: 9 March 2027

Competitions

Arkitera Young Architect Award 2026

Arkitera Architecture Centre (Arkitera Mimarlık Merkezi) · Istanbul, Türkiye

Awards

Eligibility: Architects, interior architects and landscape architects under 40 (born after 1 January…
Fee: Free
Prize: Honorary award: statuette and plaque for the winner
Register by 16 November 2026
Results: 9 December 2026
Language: Turkish

Deadline: 16 November 2026

Competitions

Arkitera Employer Award 2026

Arkitera Architecture Centre (Arkitera Mimarlık Merkezi) · Istanbul, Türkiye

Awards

Eligibility: Clients (employers) of architecture, landscape architecture, urban design and conservation or restoration…
Fee: Free
Prize: Honorary award: a statuette for the client and a plaque for the architect, in public and private sector categories
Register by 16 November 2026
Results: 9 December 2026
Language: Turkish

Deadline: 16 November 2026

Competitions

Galleria Borghese Extension Competition, Rome

Proger S.p.A., technical sponsor of Galleria Borghese · Rome, Italy

Open call

Eligibility: Architects and engineers registered with their professional registers (or those of their…
Fee: Free
Prize: EUR 500,750 for the winner, EUR 25,000 reimbursements for the other finalists
Register by 13 November 2026
Results: 14 May 2027
Language: Italian (regulations and design guidelines also in English)

Deadline: 18 March 2027

Competitions

Schrödinger’s Room, Edition 3 – ArchContest

ArchContest · Global

Ideas competition

Eligibility: Architects, designers and artists worldwide
Fee: 40 euros early, 60 euros advance, 90 euros last minute registration
Prize: Prize fund 3,000 euros
Register by 19 January 2027
Language: English

Deadline: 25 January 2027

Competitions

Baumit Design Competition 2026: Müşterekmekan Intergenerational Living Space

Baumit Türkiye · Türkiye (online submission)

Student

Eligibility: Undergraduate students who are citizens of Türkiye or the TRNC, at universities…
Fee: Free
Prize: Three equal prizes: a trip to Morocco with the jury, costs covered by Baumit Türkiye; three honourable mentions of TRY 25,000 each
Register by 26 March 2027
Results: 19 April 2027
Language: Turkish

Deadline: 26 March 2027

Competitions

im2026 Interior Architecture Students Project Competition

TMMOB Chamber of Interior Architects of Türkiye, hosted by Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University · Istanbul, Türkiye

Student

Eligibility: Students of interior architecture and interior architecture and environmental design departments in…
Fee: Free
Prize: Per category: 20,000 TL first, 13,500 TL second, 10,000 TL third, three mentions of 7,000 TL
Results: 29 January 2027
Language: Turkish

Deadline: 15 November 2026

Competitions

Small Museum Pavilion Competition, Copenhagen

Archibriefer · Copenhagen, Denmark

Ideas competition

Eligibility: Open to architects, students, landscape designers and visual artists worldwide
Fee: $29 early bird until 30 November, $49 standard until 15 December, $69 late until 30 December 2026
Prize: One winner and four runners-up; certificates for all participants
Register by 30 December 2026
Language: English

Deadline: 30 January 2027