Competitions

Design Skill Awards 2026: Beyond Portfolio. Into Legacy.

Architecture & Design Community (ADC)

• Eligibility: Open to all — seasoned architects to fresh innovators

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International Excellence Awards 2026

Architecture & Design Community (ADC), with Design Skill Magazine

• Eligibility: Students, independent creatives, emerging talents and established studios; realised and conceptual works

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HOUZEE AWARDS 2026

Architecture Collection Magazine (ADC Awards)

• Eligibility: Emerging talents and established firms
• Register by 19 June 2026
• Results: 17 July 2026

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Design and Build: Soundscapes in Structure

Museum of Outdoor Arts (MOA) · Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA

• Eligibility: Currently enrolled US collegiate students (art, architecture, landscape, design)
• Fee: Free (no entry fee)
• Prize: $10,000 (1st), $7,500 (2nd), $5,000 (3rd), $1,500 (HM)
• Register by 1 February 2026

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2026 Bamboo U × Base Bahay Affordable Housing Contest

Bamboo U, with Base Bahay Foundation (support: Hilti Foundation) · Bali, Indonesia

• Eligibility: Professionals and students globally — individuals or teams of max 3
• Fee: USD 240 (early bird) – USD 280
• Prize: Full-scale build in Bali + 11-day course (valued USD 2,775)
• Register by 15 March 2026
• Results: 15 May 2026

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IDPA Awards 2026: Tokyo’s International Design Competition

CEIDA / CIID88 / ATELIER TEMMA · Tokyo, Japan

• Eligibility: Architects, interior designers and product designers worldwide

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COMPACT CITY LIVING – The Microhome Challenge

Archiol Competitions

• Eligibility: Architects, designers and students worldwide

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Seeds in the City Barbican Competition

London Festival of Architecture (LFA / NLA), with Culture Mile BID · Barbican, London, UK

• Eligibility: Emerging architects, designers, landscape architects and artists
• Prize: £500 (shortlist) – £50,000 (build)

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LIFE ON MOVE Mobile – Home Design Challenge

• Eligibility: Architects and designers worldwide

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AQUATIC HORIZONS – Designing the Floating Museum

• Eligibility: Architects and designers worldwide

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