Sponsors: mGAP – Montclair Gateway to Aging in Place (501 (c) (3); AARP and the Partners for Health Foundation Competition manager: AIAS NJIT Freedom by Design Type: open to students currently at academic institutions in the Northeast AIAS Quadrant Eligibility: Undergraduate and Graduate Students eligible Fee: $30 Language: English Timetable: September 20, 2023 – Read more…
2023 Theme: CARE Architecture provides a primary form of care to our bodies. It is integral to our health, and therefore allows us to exist on this planet. The act of building defines our relationship with the ecosystem to which we belong. To our peril, and in many ways, architecture has become a Read more…
Competition facilitator: Seoul Metropolitan Government Future Space Planning Division Urban Space Planning Officer Type: International, open, two-stage Languages: English, Korean Eligibility: Team should have licensed architect Fee: None Timetable: 28 August 2023 – Competition launch 14 September 2023 – Registration deadline 5 September 2023 – Q&A deadline 26 September 2023 Read more…
Housing for Displaced Refugees in Nigeria Sponsors: Young Architects Competitions (YAC) and UN Migration Agency Type: International, student, one-stage Language(s): English, Italian Fees and timeline: 5 August 2023 – Early Bird registration ends ($25/team) August 6-September 9 – Standard Registration ($75/team) 12 September 2023 – Materials Submission deadline Awards: 1st Prize – €5,000 Read more…
School competition site Administrator: Ministry of Ecology, Spatial Planning and Urbanism of Montenegro Type: International, open, one-stage Fee: none Languages: English, Montenegrin Eligibility: Teams must consist of at least one licensed architect in their country of origin Timetable: 10 June 2023 – Was end of Q&A period Important: Ten pages of the Read more…
Sponsors: City of Tempe, AIA Phoenix Metro, ASLA Arizona Type: open, anonymous, ideas Eligibility: Design professionals and students Language: English Fees: Non AIA Members Professionals – $150 AIA Members $100 Students Free Timetable: 7 June 2023 – Responses to Q&A posted 1 July 2023 – Registration deadline 23 July 2023 – Submission deadline Read more…
Sponsor: Seoul Metropolitan Government; Public Development Business Division Location: Seoul, South Korea Type: International, open, anonymous, two-stage Fee: none Languages: Korean, English (Submission document in Korean or English) Eligibility: Architect and landscape architect must be included on teams Timetable: 9 June 2023 – deadline for inquiries 10 August Read more…
Sponsor: City of Norrköping Type: Open, invited, RfQ. (EU) Language(s): Swedish, English Fee: none Eligibility: Architects, Engineers Timetable: 31 May 2023 – Q&A deadline 10 June 2023 – Deadline for submission of qualifications Design Challenge: Design and implementation of a new central station in Norrköping, Sweden To enter and review guidelines, see Read more…
LIVING CITIES /2 REIMAGINING ARCHITECTURES BY CARING FOR INHABITED MILIEUS Type: Open, National, two-stage Eligibility: Architects and recent students residing in the 12 country members, all under 40 years of age: France, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Belgium, The Netherlands, Austria, Spain, Italy, Croatia, and Slovenia Languages: English, French Fees: Registration to Read more…
Sponsor: City of Geneva, Switzerland | Department of Planning, Construction and Mobility Type: open, international Eligibility: WTO (World Trade Organization countries), Switzerland Professions: architects (lead), engineers (structural) Fee: none Language: French Timetable: 12 June 2023 – Application deadline 6 October 2023 – Submission of competition documents 20 October 2023 – Submission Read more… |
Six Firms Competed to Rethink the Future of a Major Museum 
Aerial view of winning design ©Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos (courtesy Malcolm Reading Consultants)
The history of the Dallas Museum of Art’s expansion has been punctuated by several moves, culminating in a new building designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes in 1984. The importance of this move to a new, somewhat desolate location in the city cannot be underestimated: it has led to the revitalization of what is now called the “Arts District,” with the relocation of various arts institutions to new facilities: the opera house (Foster and Partners), Dee and Charles Wyly Performing Arts Theater (REX/OMA), Nasher Sculpture Center (Renzo Piano), and I.M. Pei’s Meyerson Symphony Center being among the most significant. Read more… Young Architects in Competitions When Competitions and a New Generation of Ideas Elevate Architectural Quality 
by Jean-Pierre Chupin and G. Stanley Collyer
published by Potential Architecture Books, Montreal, Canada 2020
271 illustrations in color and black & white
Available in PDF and eBook formats
ISBN 9781988962047
What do the Vietnam Memorial, the St. Louis Arch, and the Sydney Opera House have in common? These world renowned landmarks were all designed by architects under the age of 40, and in each case they were selected through open competitions. At their best, design competitions can provide a singular opportunity for young and unknown architects to make their mark on the built environment and launch productive, fruitful careers. But what happens when design competitions are engineered to favor the established and experienced practitioners from the very outset? This comprehensive new book written by Jean-Pierre Chupin (Canadian Competitions Catalogue) and Stanley Collyer (COMPETITIONS) highlights for the crucial role competitions have played in fostering the careers of young architects, and makes an argument against the trend of invited competitions and RFQs. The authors take an in-depth look at past competitions won by young architects and planners, and survey the state of competitions through the world on a region by region basis. The end result is a compelling argument for an inclusive approach to conducting international design competitions. Download Young Architects in Competitions for free at the following link: https://crc.umontreal.ca/en/publications-libre-acces/ 
View from Congress Square of Lever Architecture entry showing new wing on left
A New Wing to Accommodate a Museum’s Burgeoning Holdings, New Programs, and Rise in Attendance The passage of time has seen most art museums adding on new wings, or even deciding on a brand new building. The Portland Museum of Art (PMA) has followed this pattern, having commissioned the new Charles Shipman Payson Building by Harry Cobb of I.M. Pei and Partners in 1981. This building served the community well for decades; but numerous gifts to the museum have necessitated the expansion of exhibition spaces well beyond the limited capacity to be found in the existing building. Adding to this is an evolving mission of the PMA in its interaction with the community. Read more… 
Courtesy Malcolm Reading Consultants, ©Kengo Kuma & Associates
A UNESCO World Heritage Site Again on the World Stage How does one approach a challenge when creating a design worthy of a park with a history dating back to antiquity? This was what four design teams faced when shortlisted for the design of a Visitor Center for the Butrint National Park in Albania. The park’s history is illuminating in this regard.
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Chungji National Heritage Museum Competition
Image ©Ona Architects + Jongjin Lee architects + Laguillo Arquitectos
For those unfamiliar with Korean Heritage and its symbols, the choice of the jury for a new complex to house artifacts, now located at various scattered sites, would seem to beg more information, especially when one views the designs of the non-selected finalists—all quite modern. Some of this can certainly be explained by the subject matter of the new museum’s holdings, another by the site in broader terms. Some might say that emphasis placed on the heritage element in the design brief fostered an interpretation leading to the choice of the winning design: “The site chosen for the new Chungji National Museum is logical: Chungju, located in the central part of the Korean Peninsula, is the center of the so-called ‘Jungwon culture,’ which has played an important role geographically and historically since ancient time. Jungwon culture developed around the Namhan River, which runs through the central region from east to west, and the relics showing this are currently scattered and stored in various museums.”
Read more… University of Florida’s College of Design Construction and Planning’s New Addition 
Development phase image courtesy ©Brooks + Scarpa
If architects have had one complaint concerning the planning and realization of a project, it has been with planners and especially construction managers, both of whom often display a lack of knowledge about architecture. The survival of a well-conceived design can hang in the balance when there is a knowledge gap at the planning and realization end.
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