Competitions

Tata Steel Student Awards 2012/2013

The purpose of this competition is to give architectural students a creative vehicle for learning about the use of steel in buildings. By taking part you will have the chance to explore the complex issues involved in development of a facility for the fabrication and testing of wind turbines. (posted 15.04.13)

 

Saint-Gobain Isover Architectural Student Design Competition 2013

The challange is to create a development in Mannheim, Germany for residential and commercial usage to Saint Gobain isover's Multi-comfort House criteria (posted 29.11.12)

 

 

 

RSA Student Design Awards 2012/13 

The 2012/13 projects include: 'Workplace 2030' Creating a workplace for future generations and 'Circular City' Design the built environment for flexibility and zero waste  (posted 05.09.12)

 

 

 

AJ/Benchmark Sketch a Facade Competition

Sketch the facade of any building you like. It can be a a partial study or a full building, but the empahsis should be on its elevation. The best student sketch will win an annual subscription to both the AJ and the Architectural Review (posted 23.04.12)

 

 

 

Prize W Foundation Competition in Venice by the Wilmotte Foundation

For its biannual competion for students the Wilmotte Foundation chose the site of the former Piazza d'Armi on the island of St Elena in Venice. Closing date for registration is 15 May 2012 (posted 23.04.12)

 

 

 

Designing for Adaptable Futures Student Competition 

This competition asks you to illustrate how the life of your building will unfold through time. The site can be anywhere, therefore you are encouraged to 'adapt' your studio project to this competition (posted 01.03.12)

 

 

 

Student ideas sought for Aurora Borealis observatory

Open to current students and recent graduates, the competition seeks 800m² schemes combining a tourist attraction with a hotel and observatory capable of viewing the northern lights (posted 15.02.12)

 

 

 

LRSA Design Awards 2012 Photography Comptetition

The Leicestershire & Rutland Sociaty of Architects Design Awards 2012: Catagory 4 Photography Competition. Catagory 4 is open to students currently studying at DMU. Closing date 3/2/12. Winner to be announced at the LRSA Annual Awards dinner at Athena, Leicester. Contact Rob Sheen for further details rsheen@dmu.ac.uk (posted 22.12.11)

 

 

 

The Tata Steel/BCSA Architectural Student Design Competion 2011/2012

Design an inspirational long span building to house a new medium-sized international airport terminal. The main purpose of this competition is to give architectural students a creative vehicle for learning about the use of steel in buildings (posted 13.12.11)

 

 

 

Architects for Health Student Design Award 2012 Charette Week

The successful applicants to the charette and award week will be asked within small teams to prepare proposals for a new Childen and Young Person’s day services centre sited on one 4 sites selected within the western triangle of the St Thomas’s site directly opposite the Palace of Westminster  (posted 12.12.11)

 

 

 

Velux International Award for Students of Architecture 2012

The brief calls for ‘open-minded and experimental’ structures which take account of sunlight’s effect on living and potential as a natural source of energy. Designs are not limited to the use of Velux products (posted 01.11.11)

 

 

 

ISOVER Multi-comfort House Students Competition 2012

The subject of the 2012 competition is the design of a sustainable community within the regeneration program of the Trent Basin area, Nottingham, UK (posted 23.10.11)

 

 

 

 

RSA Student Design Awards 2011/12

The 2011/12 projects address important social issues, and include the workplace of the future 'Tomorrow's workplace' and education and three-dimensional understanding 'In the round' (posted 08.09.11)

 

 

 

Educate Prize Sustainability Student Award

An International award celebrating outstanding student work that creatively investigates and reflects on the various dimensions of sustainability in architecture and urban design (posted 25.08.11)

 

 

 

Nationwide Sustainable Housing Competition 2011

For the third year running, Nationwide and the RIBA have joined forces to run the Nationwide Sustainable Housing Awards. The theme of this year’s competition is regeneration (posted 05.08.11) 

 

 

 

IDHC Integrated Habitats Design Competition 2011

The Integrated Habitats Design Competition is open to all. choice of project site also open providing it is located in the British Isles (Posted 18.05.11)

 

 

 

 

Tesseract Trash to Treasure Competition

Tesseract, a student collective which focuses on humanitarian architecture, run this competition asking you to design something beautiful and useful that uses material that are otherwise thrown away. (Posted 06.04.11)

 

 

 

Architecture in Music Design and Composition Competition

The Center for American Architecture and Design and The Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music at The University of Texas. The purpose of the competition is to encourage dialogue between architects and musicians, while offering students and professionals the opportunity for recognition for creative work that integrates their arts. (Posted 10.03.11)

 

 

Noel Hill Student Travel Awards 2011

Open to all students of architecture currently enrolled in UK Universities. The UK Chapter of the American Institute of Architects offer monetary awards to sponser educational travel. (Date posted 01.03.11)

 

 

 

European Colour Design Award 2010-2011

The aim of this competition is to support colour consciousness as an important design element. Students are invited to participate in this competition. Closing date 10th August 201. (Date posted 25.02.11)