Buildner is excited to announce the results of the Pape Info Point Competition! This international competition invited architects and designers to propose a new visitor information point for Pape Nature Park, a protected area on Latvia’s Baltic coast. Participants were challenged to design a structure that enhances the park’s role in conservation and ecotourism while
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Now in its 12th year, the Awards celebrate the documentation, preservation and reuse of modern buildings, structures and landscapes built in the United States or on U.S. territory. The Awards recognize those building owners, design teams, advocacy and preservation organizations that have made significant efforts to retain, restore, and advocate for the aesthetic and cultural value of such places.
Nominations are now open for the 2025 Modernism in America Awards.
Early nomination deadline: Friday, April 25, 2025, at 11:59pm Eastern
Nominations close: Friday, May 30, 2025, at 11:59pm Eastern
Supported by the Mayor of London, the NLA Awards celebrate the people, places and projects shaping a better London. Aligned with the New London Agenda, we’re seeking submissions that contribute to a city of Equity, Sustainability and Prosperity.
Judged by an esteemed international panel of leading figures in architecture, planning and design, winners of the NLA Awards will be presented at a prestigious lunch hosted in the Great Hall of the Guildhall.
New categories this year will recognise the people that embody the values of the New London Agenda. From ‘Team of the Year’, ‘Borough of the Year’, and ‘Partnership of the Year’, we’re celebrating the people who demonstrate a commitment to taking responsibility, providing clarity and building trust across London’s built environment.
Deadline: Friday 23 May, 12pm
As the world is continuously transforming and expanding, the amount of data and information created every day is also increasing constantly. Human intellect today is expected to evolve at the same rate as our world to continue our journey into the future. Despite all the information, reading and self-learning remain the most powerful tools available to mankind to consume knowledge. Learning bolsters awareness, exposure and productivity, which in turn results into development.
Despite its importance, education is still inaccessible to many communities in remote locations around the world. Self-learning, especially through reading, is crucial for the society’s development. It is necessary to have places promoting education and self-learning to educate the local population within the closest proximity. It will make them accessible to gainful employment opportunities in their home towns and will thereby avoid the need for migration elsewhere.
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” -Nelson Mandela (Political Leader, Philanthropist and former President of South Africa)
OPPORTUNITY:
Books are considered to be the torchbearers for knowledge, helping mankind develop its intellect and create a world that is constantly developing. With an aim to make education more accessible, we have transformed books to digital, audio and visual formats.
Despite all these efforts, books in any format are still inaccessible to various communities across our planet. It is now utterly important to focus on this lack of accessibility and prioritize towards creating a source of knowledge to isolated communities.
Libraries as an educational incubator is a space that not only sheds light on conventional means of knowledge but also encourages its users to interact, share ideas and grow together. Rather than accepting urban migration as a given, a library can be designed with an aim to restore dignity and induce development.
Can we rethink a library of the 21st-century public space where knowledge is not limited to books? Can we ignite the new age movement of learning?
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero (Roman statesman and philosopher)
CHALLENGE:
Participants are to design a Tiny Library optimized for 50 users with engaging multifunctional spaces for all ages and spatial experience. The Tiny Library would be equipped with traditional reading material along with modern formats like e-books, audiobooks, audio-visual books etc.
The space would be designed as a centralized think tank for the local communities with a focus on activities and functions of public interactions and community development.
Participants should consider affordability and optimum use of space while designing. The designed space should be augmented to hold a maximum number of books in a limited space. The structure should not exceed 300 sq.mt. of built-up area.
The proposed design should also be easy to maintain. The proposal should be iconic, inviting, and creating a statement of its own on the chosen site. The proposed design should have contact between humans and nature.
The proposed designs can be visualized as mobile or stationary. One could also develop the given space as a flexible module that can be replicated so as to adapt to different site conditions, making it versatile in nature. Participants will be required to provide a justification for their design choices.
The designed spaces should be innovative, encourage self-learning as well as strengthen the communal spirit. Energy saving and sustainability should be given a thought. We encourage the participants to develop their programs. The space designed should not be limited to the standard activities viz. reading and self-learning space, sanitation space, administration, reception or information desk. The design should provoke innovative activities that stimulate and accelerate learning.
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SITE SELECTION:
Rural populations across the globe face a mass exodus of its young population owing to the lack of education, health care, employment opportunities among many others.
Participants are to choose a site in a rural or remote context for the proposal, wherever they feel accessibility to knowledge may change the existing circumstance. The design should be well integrated into the context.
The site selected should be in a dire need of connecting to education and learning. The site should justify the participant’s design.
AWARDS:
Prizes of total USD 4500, broken down as follows:
1st Prize: USD 2000 + Certificate + Publication
2nd Prize: USD 1200 + Certificate + Publication
3rd Prize: USD 800 + Certificate + Publication
Student Award: USD 500 + Certificate + Publication
10 Honourable mentions: Certificates
Winners and Honourable Mentions will be published on Volume Zero website and several international architecture and design magazines.
To show our appreciation, all the participants would receive a participation certificate.
SCHEDULE:
Early Bird Registrations: 1st March 2025 to 15th May 2025
Standard Registrations: 16th May 2025 to 12th June 2025
Last day for queries 10th June 2025
Closing date for Submissions: 20th June 2025
Announcement of winners: 28th August 2025
ELIGIBILITY:
TINY LIBRARY 2025 – Architecture Competition is open to all. We invite architects, students, engineers, product designers, thinkers, companies, organizations, and everyone interested in the mission of the competition to submit their ideas. No professional qualifications are necessary.
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REGISTRATION FEES
Early Bird Registrations:
Participants from India – 2700+18% GST = INR 3186 (per team)
Participants from Other Countries – 80 + 18% GST = USD 94.4 (per team)
Standard Registrations:
Participants from India – 3200 + 18% GST = INR 3776 (per team)
Participants from Other Countries – 95+ 18% GST = USD 112.1 (per team)
Each year a unique project is created to challenge our student design-build competitors in the DBIA National Design-Build Student Competition. This year’s project will be no different.
This three-phase competition gives teams from colleges and universities the chance to respond to a Request for Qualifications (the first phase) and a Request for Proposals (the second phase). In phase three, the top three teams after the RFP phase will present their proposals to a panel of industry leaders at the 2025 Design-Build Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, NV, this November. The competition is impressive and provides an incredible opportunity for young design-builders.
This year’s competition expands on last year’s challenge, which focused on the initial phase one procurement of a major airport expansion, including a new main terminal and airside expansion with an automated people mover (APM). That project was delivered using a fixed-fee, variable scope design-build approach. The 2025 competition takes the next step, challenging student teams to complete the terminal by adding additional gates and concessions on each side of the new main terminal building using Progressive Design-Build (PDB).
The National Design-Build Student Competition provides young design-builders the opportunity to create a project as a team, present it to some of the industry’s leading pros and earn national recognition for their good work. DBIA’s student competition provides an unparalleled opportunity for students to meet and impress design-build industry leaders one-on-one.
Ludwik Kaizerbrecht on the design approach, process and development of the YOFC headquarters in Wuhan. It took 5 years from concept to realization of YOFC headquarter (38 000 sqm above ground) – time considered as very short for building of that kind of size and quality in many places of the world. For me it
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Launched in 1999, the AR Emerging awards grant early recognition to young designers and celebrate the architectural stars of tomorrow. Established in response to the heavy-hitting Gold Medals Pritzkers and other lifetime achievement awards, the AR Emerging awards recognise a promising portfolio of work and propel young talent onto the international stage early in their careers.
Previous winners include Carla Juaçaba, Shigeru Ban, Rick Joy, Anna Heringer, Sou Fujimoto, Thomas Heatherwick, Neri & Hu, Li Xiaodong and Frida Escobedo.
The benefits of entering the AR Emerging awards include:
Eligibility
Open to up-and-coming practices involved in architecture, urban and landscape design whose qualifications are recognised by their local accreditation organisations. For a practice to be eligible, all practice founders must be born after 1 January 1980 and be aged 45 or under.
Individuals who are working independently or across several practices they have (co-)founded are also eligible if they are aged 45 or under – an example of such profile is Gabriela Carrillo, shortlisted in 2020
Super early bird deadline: 28 March 2025 (£149 per entry + VAT)
Entry deadline: 27 June 2025 (£299 per entry + VAT)
Click here to start your entry.
The Architects’ Journal is delighted to announce the return of the AJ Architecture Awards for the eighth consecutive year!
The awards will highlight the very best projects across 16+ categories from housing, health, and wellbeing to workplace and cultural projects. View the full list of categories here.
The awards are open to all practices, regardless of size or scale. The winners will be revealed at a celebratory event that will take place on 27 November 2025 at Royal Lancaster London.
Why enter?
Submit your project by 28 March 2025 to save £90 on your entry!
Entry deadline: 2 May 2025
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This scholarship honors the passing of Walter A. Hunt, Jr., its namesake and benefactor. Hunt’s generosity of spirit and commitment to education live on in the scholarship he established.
Award
Single award in the amount of $10,000 per year for two years*. After recipients complete their first year, they will submit a transcript, a recommendation from a professor, and a reflection of the year to the committee for the second year disbursement.
Recipients also have the opportunity to be mentored by a committee of Walter A. Hunt’s colleagues to bolster their education and career in architecture if they so choose.
*Awards may vary depending on the quality of applications and candidate pool.
Purpose
To promote and encourage the study of architecture by New York City public high school students through a scholarship to supplement tuition and related costs during their freshman year at an NAAB-accredited school of architecture in the U.S.
Eligibility
Applicants must be current New York City public high school seniors who have been accepted to a 5-year Bachelor of Architecture program at a NAAB-accredited School of Architecture in the U.S. Students at NYC Charter High Schools are eligible. Students at private, parochial or other schools where tuition is charged are not eligible. Applicants must provide a digital copy of their final graduation high school transcript in order to accept the award.
The second year of the scholarship funding is dependent on demonstrated successful completion of the student’s first year.
Founded to encourage student journalism on architecture, planning, and related subjects, and to foster regard for intelligent criticism among future professionals. The award is not intended as a prize for individuals, but to support the ongoing publication of student-edited journals whose subject matter could include architectural design, history, and theory.
Award
Single or multiple awards up to $3,000.
Eligibility
Any journal (online or print) published by a school of architecture, landscape architecture, or planning in the United States that is edited by students is eligible. The publication must have been produced in the current or previous school year.
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