La Pyramide: The Futuristic soul of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. In the heart of Abidjan's administrative district, La Pyramide rises as a 62-meter monument to the era of the "Ivorian Miracle." Designed by architect Rinaldo Olivieri and engineer Riccardo Morandi between 1968 and 1973, a 15-story brutalist landmark meant to announce Côte d'Ivoire onto the global stage. Over time, however, humidity, aging infrastructure, and rising maintenance costs led to the building's gradual dec

Situated on the Danube, linking Vienna and Budapest by water. An industrial site in the wider city centre of Slovakia’s capital. Once a heavily used and noisy cargo port. Currently the largest urban redevelopment site in Bratislava. A place where the past meets the future—and where the city’s next chapter is being shaped today. Winter Harbour. A formerly inaccessible industrial zone is set to become a modern, accessible urban district in the coming years, following the exampl

Announcement of International Design Competition for Pohang Museum We aim to create a new cultural platform that preserves and promotes the comprehensive history of Pohang, bridging its deep roots into the future by systematically collecting, researching, and exhibiting its cultural heritage. Currently, Pohang lacks a museum to serve as a central hub for the systematic collection, research, and exhibition of the region's history, culture, and cultural heritage. This issue has

La Chambre and the European House of Architecture - Upper Rhine are launching the 8th edition of Archifoto - European architectural photography competition.Since 2010, Archifoto has brought together documentary and artistic views on current architectural issues. By favouring a free and subjective viewpoint, it rewards photographers whose vision helps us to understand the urban and natural landscape, the ways of living and living together, and the new ways of building the worl

The International Urban Project Award (IUPA) is presented by Bauwelt (Berlin, Germany) and World Architecture Magazine (WA, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China), with the support of BAU China and Messe München. The award recognizes outstanding recent projects in architecture and urban design that have transformed cities worldwide. It focuses on the interface between architecture and urban space, examining how buildings, urban design, landscape architecture and architectural t

Inventing Sauna: Playing with Fire, Smoke and Water → Residency period: July 13 – September 5, 2026 → Opening event: August 29, 2026 → Support: stipend + travel support + production budget → Application deadline: April 19, 2026 VARES is looking for architects, builders, engineers, inventors, artists and cultural researchers to co-create a two-month interdisciplinary sauna school. Together we will explore, experiment and build – resulting in a floating sauna that will emerge o

The European Collective Housing Award shines a light on collective housing projects that genuinely change how people live – not just architecturally, but socially. We celebrate both the building and its impact: new constructions and renovations, public and private, from anywhere across the 46 countries of the Council of Europe. The open call is aimed at all actors involved in collective housing – architects as well as housing cooperatives, developers, construction companies,

Following the announcement of the first projects that will be part of the upcoming Concéntrico Festival in Logroño, taking place from June 18 to 23, 2026, we continue to expand the programme with new initiatives. In the framework of Barcelona World Capital of Architecture 2026, Concéntrico launches a new open call in collaboration with Cruïlla Festival in Barcelona, a project that connects music, contemporary creation and community within the urban space. The call proposes th

[premise]The acceleration of climate change has amplified the scientific urgency to study Earth’s polar regions. Traditional research stations are often permanent, carbon-intensive structures with significant logistical and environmental footprints. This competition challenges architects and designers to envision the next generation of scientific outposts. We seek a paradigm shift towards a mobile, modular, and sustainable architecture that can be deployed, reconfigured, and

As part of the CONTEMPORANEA programme, the House of Architecture of Rome promotes the Call for Proposal 2026, addressed to architects, planners, landscape architects and/or conservation specialists, and aimed at selecting a research project to be developed through the use of the space known as "Monitor P" at the Casa dell'Architettura of Rome for a three-month period, between April and June 2026. Source: https://casadellarchitettura.it/call-for-proposal/

Our Call for Ideas for Forecast's 2026-27 Edition Is Open! We’re delighted to announce the new mentors and open call for applications for the 11th Forecast Festival. Send us your project ideas by Monday, February 16, at 11:59pm CET. Artistic practitioners and cultural producers working in all creative fields, anywhere in the world, are encouraged to apply to Forecast’s international mentorship program and festival with projects that could benefit from the expertise of one of

The 6TH biennale svizzera del territorio, organised by the Istituto Internazionale d’Architettura in Lugano, is launching a call for action on the theme “handle with care”. The call is open to professionals of all ages and from all over the world. Building, demolishing, building again... that is easy. But caring for things, making them last, keeping them alive, repairing them. That is a difficult task. You have to observe, listen, pay attention. Study, understand. Recognise w

1. Overview: The curatorial team of UABB invites creators to imagine the future of Hetao through innovative, visionary videos generated by AI tools. Hetao, also known as the “Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Co-operation Zone”, is established under the vision of “one river, two banks” and “one zone, two parks”. Hetao is also the site of UABB (Shenzhen) where the both curatorial teams showcase innovative exhibits on AI, Tech and Art by local and inter

Although Diderot said that "poetry requires something enormous, barbaric and wild", this is not always the case... Giorgio Morandi, for example, in painting, achieved a very profound visual poetry without anything enormous, barbaric and wild... and in architecture there is Sigurd Lewerentz, of course. And on December 29th, this year, there will be 50 years since he died. And we feel we have to try to pay homage to this remarkable architect, who taught us that the "unknown" ca

The Institute for Public Architecture (IPA) welcomes applications for the 2026 Independent Project Residency based at the historic Block House on Governors Island. The IPA Independent Project Residency program invites emerging and mid-career practitioners – whose work focuses on the public realm – to live and work during an eleven week live-in Residency at the IPA Block House on Governors Island. The Residency seeks to create new interdisciplinary opportunities for collective

Utilitarian and mass-produced, the portable toilet at the Gropius House unexpectedly echoes Bauhaus values. But it was always meant to be a stop-gap solution that is clearly inelegant and does not meet contemporary accessibility standards. It fails to adequately welcome visitors to this iconic property. Through this competition, Historic New England is soliciting thoughtful, inventive ideas to solve this problem for future generations of visitors. The competition invites desi

Concéntrico launches its 2025/2026 season by reinforcing its role as an Urban Innovation Laboratory — a collective space for creation that explores how architecture, design, and art can transform life in the city. Since 2015, the Festival in Logroño has been the origin of the entire project: the meeting point where each year the ideas and collaborations developed throughout the season take shape. Today, its programme extends beyond the festival through open calls, a symposium

scover creative garden designs as a way to promote urban garden culture as everyday art. We look forward to receiving submissions by garden designers of great caliber. 1. Event Summary ○ Event Title: Seoul International Garden Show 2026 ○ Duration: May 1st, 2026 – October 27th, 2026 [6 Months] ○ Venue: Seoul Forest Park, Seoul, Republic of Korea [South Korea] ○ Theme: Seoul, Green Culture 2. Competition Summary ○ Title: Seoul International Garden Show 2026 Show Garden Competi

Are you an architect, designer, or visionary eager to challenge the limits of creativity and innovation? This is your moment to shine in the First Edition of The Design with Curves: The Ultimate Fluidity Challenge architectural competition. This is an exclusive opportunity to create a cutting-edge space that redefines culture, sustainability, and architectural form. The Fluid Architecture Cultural Center aims to redefine how we experience culture through architecture. The des

Egypt's first and biggest platform celebrating creative talent - now in its 8th edition. CDA continues to honor designers shaping the future of architecture, interiors, fashion, visuals and products. Initially emerging as Egypt's foremost platform for awarding design excellence, Cairo Design Award (CDA) has expanded its horizons to embrace international talent, setting a benchmark for design creativity and innovation not only in Egypt and the Middle East but across the globe