Museum site Competition facilitator: ADM, Helsinki and State Real Estate Company Location: Helsinki, Finland Type: Open, International, two-stage Language: English Fee: none Eligibility: Licensed architect (lead architect must have Masters Degree) (See competition brief for clarification of eligibility) Timetable: 24 April 2024 – Competition seminar (A link to submitting Read more…
Sponsor: Abercrombie & Kent Facilitator: RIBA Type: Open, International, one-stage Location: Masai Mara, Kenya Eligibility: Registered architects Fee: £50+VAT Timetable: 18 June 2024 – Documents submission deadline Process: A shortlist of five designs will be presented to the judging panel, which includes members of A&K Travel Group, the Mara Read more…
Architecture at Zero’s 2024 ideas competition is for the design of a middle school building for a campus in East Los Angeles. Deadline for entries is December 16, 2024. For more information and to enter the competition, go to: architectureatzero.com Read more…
Aerial view of site; courtesy City of Columbus, Indiana Client: City of Columbus (IN) and the Columbus Redevelopment Commission Facilitator: Columbus Design Institute Type: RFQ, one-stage, interview process Eligibility: teams of design professionals Language: English Budget: $450,000 of which no more than $50,000 allotted for design Timetable February 22, Read more…
Overview The North Boulder Creative Campus brings together two distinct projects to create an artistic hub for the community: (1) an iconic facility for BMoCA, which will be the cultural anchor of the campus; (2) the broader cultural campus including housing options for diverse needs; live work spaces supporting a range of creative practices; and Read more…
Sponsor: “SHAK” (Architectural Service to the Capital) Type: International, open, one-stage Location: Kolovicë, Pristina, Kosovo Eligibility: no limitations on accreditation (All applications are anonymous and are referred to only by a unique serial number assigned during submission.) Languages: English, Albanian Fee: none Timetable: 17 January 2024 – Registration deadline 6 March Read more…
Seoul Housing & Communities Corporation aims to create a new concept of mixed-use facility at the District 2 site within the Changdong Urban Development Zone, integrating public transportation transit facilities, apartment buildings, office facilities, and commercial facilities. In order to select the optimal design plan in terms of functionality, architectural innovation, Read more…
Competition organizer: Arquine, Mexico City Type: Open, International, one-stage with realization (Arquine will also be responsible for carrying out the production and construction of the winning project in coordination with this year’s winning team.) Languages: Spanish, English Fee: MXN1,500 (approximately US$87) per team Eligibility: Architects, planners, professionals/students Read more…
Sponsor: Cracow University of Technology and CUT Faculty of Architecture Type: open, Student, Ideas Eligibility: Available to BArch and MArch students in the EU, U.K. and Switzerland Fee: none Languages: Polish, English Timetable: 15 December 2023 – Registration deadline 22 January 2024 – Submission deadline 30 January 2024 – Announcement of results Awards: A Read more…
In this invited competition, the following shortlisted firms will participate in a public presentation of their designs on December 1, 2023; Venue: DDP Art Hall 2 Participating Architects (Listed alphabetically): • Hyunjoon Yoo (Yoo Hyunjoon Architects) • Im Jaeyong (OCA Architects) • Minseok Cho (Mass Study Architects) • Jacques Herzog(Herzog Read more… |
 Changdong Station winner – image ©D & B Partners Architects
Whereas international competitions for real projects have become a rarity lately, Korea is a welcome exception. Among the plethora of competition announcements we receive almost weekly, several have ended with foreign firms as winners. But the history of welcoming international participants does go back several years. One notable early example was the Incheon Airport competition, won by Fentress Bradburn Architects (1962-70).
Among the more recent successes of foreign firms was the Busan Opera House competition, won by Snøhetta (2013-) and the Sejong Museum Gardens competition, won by Office OU, Toronto (2016-2023).
Read more… Preparation and Organization of Design Competitions 
[phase 1] Benjamin Hossbach / Christian Lehmhaus / Christine Eichelmann
210 × 230 mm, 192 pp.
over 600 images
softcover
ISBN 978-3-86922-316-2 (English)
ISBN 978-3-86922-240-0 (German)
Dom Publishers
€48 in EU (For price abroad, see below)
Founded in 1998 in Berlin, Phase 1 has been a principal player in the organization and facilitation of design competitions, not only in Germany, but abroad as well. The accomplishments of the firm have been well documented in three volumes—The Architecture of Competitions—beginning in 2i006. Whereas these books mainly focused on the results of the competitions they have administered, the present work, Fundamentals of Competition Management, takes one from the very beginnings of the competition process to its conclusion. The authors envisioned the publication as “three three books in one: one „blue book“ with example projects, one „yellow book“ with statements and the „white book“ with the actual guideline to competition management.”
Although there have been a number of handbooks covering the administration of designcompetitions a study covering the entire process in such detail is a welcome addition to the the literature in this field. As a contribution to this important democratic process that has yielded exceptional design for decades, this volume is not only valid for Europe, but a current overview of the process for those globally who wish to raise the level of design by virtue of a design competition. -Ed Foreign institutions wishing to obtain a copy of the book will recieve a discount to cover the cost of foreign shipping.
To obtain a copy for that offer, go to: [email protected] 
1st Place: Zaha Hadid Architects – night view from river – Render by Negativ
Arriving to board a ferry boat or cruise ship used to be a rather mundane experience. If you had luggage, you might be able to drop it off upon boarding, assuming that the boarding operation was sophisticated enough. In any case, the arrival experience was nothing to look forward to. I recall boarding the SS United States for a trip to Europe in the late 1950s. Arriving at the pier in New York, the only thought any traveler had was to board that ocean liner as soon as possible, find one’s cabin, and start exploring. If you were in New York City and arriving early, a nearby restaurant or cafe would be your best bet while passing time before boarding. Read more… 
Helsinki Central Library, by ALA Architects (2012-2018)
The world has experienced a limited number of open competitions over the past three decades, but even with diminishing numbers, some stand out among projects in their categories that can’t be ignored for the high quality and degree of creativity they revealed. Included among those are several invited competitions that were extraordinary in their efforts to explore new avenues of institutional and museum design. Some might ask why the Vietnam Memorial is not mentioned here. Only included in our list are competitions that were covered by us, beginning in 1990 with COMPETITIONS magazine to the present day. As for what category a project under construction (Science Island), might belong to or fundraising still in progress (San Jose’s Urban Confluence or the Cold War Memorial competition, Wisconsin), we would classify the former as “built” and wait and see what happens with the latter—keeping our fingers crossed for a positive outcome. Read More… 
2023 Teaching and Innovation Farm Lab Graduate Student Honor Award by USC (aerial view)
Architecture at Zero competitions, which focus on the theme, Design Competition for Decarbonization, Equity and Resilience in California, have been supported by numerous California utilities such as Southern California Edison, PG&E, SoCAl Gas, etc., who have recognized the need for better climate solutions in that state as well as globally. Until recently, most of these competitions were based on an ideas only format, with few expectations that any of the winning designs would actually be realized. The anticipated realization of the 2022 and 2023 competitions suggests that some clients are taking these ideas seriously enough to go ahead with realization. Read more… 
RUR model perspective – ©RUR
New Kaohsiung Port and Cruise Terminal, Taiwan (2011-2020)
Reiser+Umemoto RUR Architecture PC/ Jesse Reiser – U.S.A.
with
Fei & Cheng Associates/Philip T.C. Fei – R.O.C. (Tendener)
This was probably the last international open competition result that was built in Taiwan. A later competition for the Keelung Harbor Service Building Competition, won by Neil Denari of the U.S., the result of a shortlisting procedure, was not built. The fact that the project by RUR was eventually completed—the result of the RUR/Fei & Cheng’s winning entry there—certainly goes back to the collaborative role of those to firms in winning the 2008 Taipei Pop Music Center competition, a collaboration that should not be underestimated in setting the stage for this competition Read more… |
