Past Architecture Competitions

Competitions

Future Food Lab Competition

Archiol Competitions · Global

Ideas competition

Eligibility: Open to all. Individual and team entries allowed, up to four members…
Fee: Late registration $50 until 8 October 2026; institutional discounts available
Prize: Three winners, five honourable mentions, one special mention and thirty shortlisted entries; cash amounts depend on the number of entries received
Register by 8 October 2026
Results: 24 December 2026
Language: English

Closed 18 October 2026

Competitions

Winter Stations 2027 Competition: Monument

Winter Stations · Woodbine and Kew beaches, Toronto, Canada

Open call

Eligibility: Open to everyone, from any country, at any age and with any…
Fee: Free to enter
Prize: Winning teams receive a $2,000 CAD honorarium and a build budget of $5,000 CAD for materials and $10,000 CAD for labour
Language: English

Closed 15 October 2026

Competitions

L A M P 2026 International Lighting Design Competition

L A M P · Global

Open call

Eligibility: Open to professional and student designers from all disciplines, including artists, industrial…
Fee: No pre-registration; regular deadline 1 October, late deadline 15 October 2026. Fees on the organizer's website
Prize: Public recognition and cash awards; ten finalists may have entries returned or sold at silent auction with 50/50 profit share
Register by 15 October 2026
Results: 10 December 2026
Language: English

Closed 15 October 2026

Competitions

Floating Research Station Competition

Archiol Competitions · Global

Ideas competition

Eligibility: Open to all. Individual and team entries allowed, up to four members…
Fee: Late registration $50 until 2 October 2026; institutional discounts available
Prize: Three winners, five honourable mentions, one special mention and thirty shortlisted entries; cash amounts depend on the number of entries received
Register by 2 October 2026
Results: 17 December 2026
Language: English

Closed 11 October 2026

Competitions

A Sunday in Adana | 120 Hours Student Architectural Idea Competition

Chamber of Architects Adana Branch (TMMOB) · Adana, Turkey

Student

Eligibility: Open to undergraduate architecture students; individual entries or teams of up to…
Fee: No entry fee
Prize: Three equivalent first prizes of 30,000 TL each
Results: 11 October 2026
Language: Turkish

Closed 6 October 2026

Competitions

IAC Architectural Excellence Scholarship for Architecture Students 2026

Immigrant Architects Coalition · United States

Awards

Eligibility: Full time students enrolled in a NAAB accredited B.Arch. or M.Arch. programme…
Fee: No application fee
Prize: 1,000 USD in total, 500 USD each to two recipients
Language: English

Closed 4 October 2026

Competitions

Vertical Farm Tower Competition

Archiol Competitions · Global

Open call

Eligibility: Open to all. Individual and team entries are allowed Team size: [minimum…
Fee: Late registration 50 USD until 30 September; students get a discount with a valid university ID
Prize: Top three winners, five honourable mentions, one special mention and thirty shortlisted entries; cash amounts depend on the number of entries received
Register by 30 September 2026
Results: 16 December 2026
Language: English

Closed 10 October 2026

Competitions

1PAX 2026 Graduate Fellowship

1PAX · Global/Online

Student

Eligibility: recent architecture graduates and final-year architecture students worldwide, aged 20–28 with professional…
Fee: No application fee
Prize: two paid fellowships
Results: 9 October 2026
Language: English

Closed 30 September 2026

Competitions

National Competition for the UFC Center for Arts, Culture and Events

Federal University of Ceara (UFC) and IAB Ceara · Fortaleza, Brazil

Open call

Eligibility: Open to architects and urban planners, individually or in teams
Prize: R$ 140,000 total: R$ 80,000 first place, R$ 40,000 second, R$ 20,000 third
Register by 6 October 2026
Language: Portuguese

Closed 21 October 2026

Competitions

Sa Pizzedda Brand Identity Competition

Terraviva Competitions · Global

Open call

Eligibility: open to students, architects, designers, artists, makers and creatives of all kinds,…
Fee: Early Registrations: 49 €; Standard Registrations: 69 €; Late Registrations: 109 €
Prize: Up to 8,000 €
Register by 25 September 2026
Results: 26 October 2026
Language: en

Closed 25 September 2026