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A city is constantly changing, and this is also the case for Sittard. For instance, the historic city centre once drew in large numbers of tourists, but the number of visitors these days has dropped considerably, and continues to fall. The number of vacant commercial premises is increasing, resulting in a negative impact on the look and feel of the centre. Another change is the intensification of the roads and the traffic using them. A main route through the centre (The Rijksweg) results in a division of the former shopping area. The high intensity of car traffic means the road acts as a barrier, despite the fact that there is a ring road around the centre. Current developments are not dealing with the vacant premises and the division of the centre. We are therefore looking for new and innovative concepts and further elaborations to tackle these issues. Register by: 12-05-2015 / Submit by: 12-05-2015 View the full article

This competitition gives a new perspective and offers a new view beyond ourselves to show us that there are people who don’t have the basics or even vital such as a shelter, an accomodation which protects us from a rainy day, which can give shade when the sun burns and more confortable than a cardboard on the freezing floor. And that, dear contestants, is a real issue. Give an answer to this is definitely a great challenge. Register by: 12-06-2015 / Submit by: 12-06-2015 View the full article

archasm invites architects, students, engineers, designers, artists and philosophers to send in their entries for our competition. Idea based competition, Single stage, Team of maximum three members, No professional qualification necessary for eligibility, Teams can be interdisciplinary. Mumbai, or erstwhile Bombay is the largest metropolis of India and an answer to the likes of Shanghai, London or New York. It is the financial capital and trade epicentre of the country, a city of lifestyles and narratives. The 'Maximum City' of Bombay is renowned all over the globe for the enormity and surrealism of BOLLYWOOD, which is the nickname given to the Hindi language Film Industry located in the city. The industry has come a long way and bloomed since its inception, to a multi-billion dollar industry, only second in capacity to its American cousin, Hollywood. Bollywood is a goliath in terms of revenue generation and employment, both direct and indirect, supporting a multitude of auxiliary industries like tourism, music, design and fashion. Bollywood's film production centre is a government-owned studio facility known as 'Film City' in the northern suburbs of Mumbai. It is an integrated film studio complex with several recording rooms, gardens, lakes, theatres and grounds that serve as the venue of many Bollywood film shootings. The aim of this competition is to design a 'Film City Tower' in Bombay and explore the possibility of a new vertical typology for a film city. The project resolves to put Bombay and Bollywood on the global map through a futuristic and contemporary landmark for the city. The participants are tasked with proposing a new holistic and integrated vision to inject a new sense of purpose in a Film City. The competition encourages participants to conceive and imagine additional innovative programming and integrate the functions of a film city with other auxiliary functions to increase the commercial, social and ethical viability of such facilities. The setting up of film cities require an enormous footprint on land, which is a scarce and vital resource in the case of Bombay. The proposal for the land intensive function of a film city is to be compacted and transformed into a vertical tower that would generate an exemplary urban form. The functions of a film city need to be optimised into vertical units through nesting, layering, stacking or overlapping onto one another in a legible fashion. The proposal should strive to create an iconic landmark representing Bollywood and its significant contribution to the cultural landscape of the subcontinent for over a hundred years. It should be styled according to the suitability of this enormous industry and transform the skyline of Bombay. The design for the tower should explore the insertion of alternative energy methods, responsive and adaptive design techniques and self regulatory systems to strike an equilibrium between the input-output energy cycle. The proposal should insert a variety of public functions in the tower that would greet the public with a panorama view of the city. The proposal should innovate and distribute the aspect of social and community spaces equally in a tower, which in most of the cases, is absent as the building rises up. The participants are asked to design a new island for the Film City tower in the 'Mahim Bay', across the Bandra-Worli Sea Link, in Mumbai. The site island is located at a distance of approximately 100 metres off the BWSL promenade in the Mahim Bay waters, adjoining the Western Express highway. It is bounded by the Bandra Reclamation area to its north and west, Mahim and Worli to the far east and south respectively. Register by: 02-14-2016 / Submit by: 02-15-2016 View the full article

The International Garden Festival, presented at the Jardins de Métis / Reford Gardens in the Gaspésie region of Québec, is preparing its 17th edition and is issuing an international call for proposals to select designers who will create the new temporary gardens that will be presented from June 23, 2016. The installations selected by the jury will have a special energy and connection to the natural world. The temporary gardens will have a degree of interactivity that encourages visitors to enter with enthusiasm. The goal is to intrigue visitors with the unusual or to impress by new ways of presenting what is common. This call for proposals is open to all landscape architects, architects and multidisciplinary teams from Canada and abroad. For complete information on this call for proposals, those interested should consult the web site: www.projects.internationalgardenfestival.ca. The deadline for the submission of entries is MONDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2015 at 5 pm EST. About the International Garden Festival The International Garden Festival is recognized as one of the most important events of its kind in North America and one of the leading annual garden festivals in the world. Since 2000, more than one million visitors have discovered over 160 contemporary and ephemeral gardens created by designers from 15 countries. This artistic and tourism event also gives visitors a chance to discover inspiring spaces bringing together the visual arts, architecture, design, landscape and the environment. The Festival is an annual rendez-vous for admirers of contemporary gardens and design as well as offering a unique creative space for those involved in the renewal of this art form. About Les Jardins de Métis / Reford Gardens Les Jardins de Métis / Reford Gardens are located on the shores of the St. Lawrence and Mitis rivers in Québec, Canada. Created from 1926 to 1958 by avid gardener and plant collector, Elsie Reford, the gardens are a national historic site. The gardens and heritage buildings were designated by the government of Québec in 2013. Les Jardins de Métis are considered one of the premier gardens in North America and an obligatory stop for all those visiting eastern Québec. Visit the www.refordgardens.com for more details. Hydro-Québec has been a major partner of the Reford Gardens since 1999. Register by: 11-16-2015 / Submit by: 11-16-2015 View the full article

€1,000 for the best interior decorating project created with Blophome. Celebrating the 25 years of Silestone. The only requirement for the submitted projects is that they include a Silestone product. Register by: 12-22-2015 / Submit by: 12-22-2015 View the full article

OVERVIEW How will the architecture, engineering, construction industry (AEC) meet the world’s demand for affordable and sustainable buildings in an urbanizing world? For the first time ever, Flux is calling on the next generation of building designers to enter our student architecture competition, running from November 2015 to January 2016. In this competition, we want to see how you will use Flux in your current school projects to exchange data between Grasshopper, Dynamo, and Excel via the web. Each registered team will submit a short (~2 minute) video explaining your innovative approach to using our tools, along with relevant design files. Submissions will be judged based on creativity, simplicity, and transferability; prizes will be awarded for a variety of submission categories as detailed in the brief. SCHEDULE -November 2: Registration opens -November 15: Early bird registration closes. Register before the 15th to be entered into a raffle for 1 of 4 $50 Amazon gift cards -December 1: Detailed competition brief released (registration remains open) -December 31: Registration closes -January 31: Competition submissions due -February 29: Winners announced AWARDS -Most innovative project using Flux: 5,000 USD -Best multi-user collaboration using Flux: 5,000 USD -Most unusual project using Flux: 2,500 USD -Best building performance using Flux: 1,000 USD -Best digital fabrication using Flux: 1,000 USD -Best use of data harvesting with Flux: 1,000 USD -Plus 10 Honorable Mentions: value TBD Register by: 12-31-2015 / Submit by: 01-31-2016 View the full article

Opengap invites participants to submit innovative proposals to rethink the workspace of an architect. To propose projects that addresses the architect's vision of his ideal inspiration and working space. How do you imagine the place from which other spaces are to be designed? How to address a project in which you yourself are the client? This competition is open to all architects, designers, architecture students and to people around the world interested in the topic. Competitors could subscribe individually or as a team of maximum of 5 people. The proposal submission consists of two digital panels in .jpg format, not bigger than 4MB each. Register by: 02-18-2016 / Submit by: 02-23-2016 View the full article

BABEL Attention to all visionary artists, architects, engineers, 3D designers and model makers: Wide Open Arts will host a curated booth of imaginary towers in our upcoming Outsider Art Fair | NYC (Jan 21-24 2016). Submissions are open to all. All received designs that adhere to the dimensional and structural criteria will be evaluated and the best designs will be 3D printed and displayed in the curated space at the Outsider Art Fair NY 2016. The project and space will be curated by independent artist and curator, Leah Gordon. We are in search of contemporary, modern and ancient towers; industrial or religious; fantastical or utilitarian; brutalist or gothic...from air traffic control towers to bell towers to tower blocks and sky scrapers. Imaginary cities and surreal structures have long been the domain of many outsider artists. This exhibition aims to create a collective multi-authorial installation that has its roots in the Fluxus mail art movement. "Babel" is the 21st century mail art for the digital world. The final result will recall many renowned outsider environments such as Simon Rodia's Watts Towers, Nek Chand's Rock Garden and Le Facteur Cheval's Palais Idéal. Selected artists will receive documentation of the final display, a digital image of their individual tower once it has been printed, along with visibility and acknowledgement on a dedicated page on the Outsider Art Fair website. Register by: 12-15-2015 / Submit by: 12-15-2015 View the full article

What does it mean to build? Traditionally, building has been defined as the assembly of parts or materials toward the creation of a whole. While to build is often perceived as an Apollonian pursuit, to destroy appears to be its Dionysian counterpart. Understanding that our built environment is the product of many forces, it can dialectically be reduced to the tensions between creation and destruction, addition and subtraction, and erection and demolition. In a design culture focused on the superlative (the tallest, the newest, the priciest), in which destruction is often perceived of or produced by an act of violence, the processes of removal appear as secondary concerns or collateral damage. However, if we are to better understand the life cycles of our built environment, we must explore the possibilities and implications of Taking Buildings Down. This competition of ideas is simultaneously a political act, a means of criticism, and a method of speculation. Taking Buildings Down asks proposals for the production of voids; the demolition of buildings, structures, and infrastructures; or the subtraction of objects and/or matter as a creative act. Removal is all that is allowed. Register by: 01-12-2016 / Submit by: 01-20-2016 View the full article

INTRODUCTION Moscow is the capital and the largest city of Russia with 12.2 million residents within the city and 16.8 within its urban area. It is a major political, economic, cultural, and scientific centre in Russia and Eastern Europe, as well as the largest city in the entire European continent. Moscow is the northernmost and coldest mega-city and metropolis in the world. By its territorial expansion in 2012 southwest into the Moscow Oblast, the area of the capital more than doubled; from 1,091 square kilometres up to 2,511 square kilometres (970 sq mi), and gained an additional population of 233,000. Moscow is situated on the Moskva River in the Central Federal District of European Russia, making it the world's most populated inland city. The city is well known for its unique architecture with various historic buildings such as Saint Basil's Cathedral with its brightly coloured domes. The city of Moscow is considered the centre of Russian culture, having served as the home of prestigious Russian artists, scientists and sports figures during the course of its history and because of the presence of many different museums, academic and political institutions and theatres. It is also the seat of power of the Government of Russia with the Moscow Kremlin, a medieval city-fortress that is today the residence of the Russian president. The Moscow Kremlin and Red Square are also one of the several World Heritage site in the city. A Circus is a company of performers that may include clowns, acrobats, trapeze acts, musicians, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclist and other object manipulation and stunt-oriented artists. Animals were widely used in traditional circus but less so now. Contemporary circus combines traditional circus skills and theatrical techniques to convey a story or theme. Compared with the traditional circus, the contemporary genre of circus tends to focus more attention on the overall aesthetic impact, on character and story development, and on the use of lighting design, original music and costume design to convey thematic or narrative content.The Moscow State Circus company is widely applauded for its levels of originality and artistic skill AIM OF THIS COMPETITION The aim of this International Competition is to design a new Circus School in the heart of Moscow city to serve as an academy for young aspiring circus performers. The architecture of this new building should reflect contemporary design tendencies. The proposal must not only attend to the specific function but also take into consideration the urban context and impact. This competition hopes to achieve the following: _Encourage the employment of sustainable design in all aspects of the proposal. _Encourage and reward design excellence at a large scale which integrates function, structure and details. _Research, respond to and highlight the unique aspects of designing an academic building. _To generate the discussion of ideas regarding the relation between Architecture and Culture _Encourage the employment of sustainable design in all aspects of the proposal. COMPETITION STRUCTURE This is a single stage Competition with the aim of identifing the most appropriate proposal, which best satisfies the general and specific objectives of the contest. THOSE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE Architects, Architecture Graduated, Engineers and Students. Interdisciplinary teams are also encouraged to enter the Competition. Submissions can be the work of an individual or a group up to 4 members and there is no age limit. This is an open International Competition hosted by [AC-CA]™ to generate progressive contemporary design ideas. There are no plans for the Structure to be built. Register by: 02-19-2016 / Submit by: 02-19-2016 View the full article

We all are running at a reckless speed in our lives as a whole. From Low speed to 4G, from cart to supersonic jets, from a lifetime of learning principles to learn in 24 hours’ tips, the speed seems to be the only motto in our lives, whether right or wrong. Thus, understandably we spend a lot of time in travelling, especially with the city full of traffic and boring waits at signals. The competition invites ideas from the young mind to create a traffic island for the perplexed and confused citizen which may offer the symbolic representation of the speed itself or aim to create a contrasting solemnity we all may actually need. Options are open to 2 (max) members’ UG or Diploma student teams from all schools of design to think. Only challenge is how create a traffic island of 9m dia on a four lane right angle x-ing, which will make one 'THINK'. Register by: 11-25-2015 / Submit by: 11-30-2015 View the full article

Described by Elizabeth I as ‘the fairest, goodliest and most famous parish church in England’, St Mary Redcliffe is both an ecclesiastical jewel and a dynamic, living church – a beacon of positivity, helping the least-advantaged and marginalised within the city of Bristol. The church is ambitious to expand its outreach and mission activities. It is also determined to increase people’s enjoyment of the building by creating an outstanding visitor experience. The church’s development project, the focus of this design competition, will run concurrently with a wider regeneration project, The Redcliffe Neighbourhood Development Plan, which seeks to place the church – Grade I listed and the architectural equivalent of many European cathedrals – at the heart of a new urban village within the city centre. St Mary Redcliffe attracts tens of thousands of visitors and tourists annually. Built and then re-built over a 300-year period from the early 13th century to the 15th century, the church embodies magnificence, but has always lacked sufficient support spaces for its important work in one of the most deprived wards in the country. This is a two-stage design competition; at the first stage, expressions of interest are sought; at the second, designers will be asked to respond to the church’s vision for an integrated scheme, incorporating a range of facilities within a building or buildings: administrative and support spaces, exhibition spaces, a café, a shop, a meeting hall, an expanded/new community centre – all aimed at enabling the church to engage more fully with the local population and visitors, offering hospitality to all, sharing its history and treasures, as well as its grace and inspirations. The competition seeks an outstanding architectural team that is creative, imaginative and visionary, who thoroughly understands the needs of the church and respects its exceptional heritage. Register by: 01-15-2016 / Submit by: 01-15-2016 View the full article

The American Academy in Rome invites applications for the 2016 Rome Prize. For over a century, the Academy has awarded the Rome Prize to support innovative work in the arts and humanities. Through a national juried competition, Rome Prizes are awarded to emerging and established artists and scholars working in the following disciplines: Ancient Studies Architecture Design (includes graphic, industrial, interior, exhibition, set, costume, and fashion design, urban design, city planning, engineering, and other design fields) Historic Preservation and Conservation Landscape Architecture (includes environmental design and planning, landscape/ecological urbanism, landscape history, sustainability and ecological studies, and geography) Literature, Medieval Studies, Modern Italian Studies, Musical Composition, Renaissance and Early Modern Studies Visual Arts (includes painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, film/video, installation, new media, digital arts, and other visual arts fields). Ranging from six months to two years, the thirty fellowships include a stipend, room and board, and individual workspace at the Academy’s eleven-acre center in Rome. Submissions due: NOVEMBER 1, 2015 Visit aarome.org/apply for guidelines. Register by: 11-01-2015 / Submit by: 11-01-2015 View the full article

Hybrid Realities is an interactive gallery exhibition opening in May 2016. The exhibition will highlight innovative design projects that rethink how our digital universe affects the design of physical spaces. CURATORIAL VISION Hybrid Realities is an exhibition that explores how architecture can at once express new digital ideals and re-evaluate analog human sensations. The exhibition examines ways in which the digital revolution has changed our expectations of the spaces we inhabit, and poses new ideas about how design is humanized within this paradigm. Just as the automobile and jet plane changed our perception and expectations of space by collapsing the time-distance between places, the internet is also changing our perception and expectations of spatial interaction. SELECTION & DISPLAY The exhibition will be comprised of up to ten projects which will be selected from submissions to this open call, as well as invited participants. The projects will be displayed through an immersive digital/physical environment in the main gallery the District Architecture Center, located in the heart of downtown Washington DC. ELIGIBILITY The Call is open to students and professionals. SUBMISSION DETAILS Organizers: AIA | DC Technology Committee Register by: 01-11-2016 / Submit by: 01-11-2016 View the full article

Tainan City Government, Taiwan ROC sincerely invites excellent design teams to participate in this International Design Competition. Let’s take part in Tainan City’s key baseball construction! The budget of the Project of the Tainan Asia-Pacific International Baseball Stadiums and Training Centers is approximately NT$1,658,780,000. It is expected to provide one of the best baseball training centers and venues for international competitions for the professional, national and amateur baseball teams. Tainan will surely become the “Baseball City”. The construction site is located at the He Shun Liao Section Park Land # 39 (for arts and sports purpose), in the northeast side of Annan District, Tainan. The site is adjacent to the National Museum of Taiwan History (Gov67). The project aims to build an international standard baseball stadium with capacity of 25,000 seats, a standard deputy stadium, two standard baseball stadiums for WBSC Little League games, independent indoor and outdoor training fields, and two infield training fields. Budget: Approx. NT$1,658,780,000 (fixed rate adopted) Type of Tender: Open tendering procedure on a single stage basis Prize Money: First Prize: Priority right for contract without extra incentive Second Prize: NT$1,500,000 Third Prize: NT$1,000,000 Fourth & Fifth Prize: NT$800,000 Information Publication: 2015.10.21 Deadline for Submission of Tender: 2016.01.15 Announcement of Qualified Tenderer: 2016.01.15 Evaluation Meeting: 2016.01.26~2016.01.27 Tender documents: http://web.pcc.gov.tw/tps/tpam/main/tps/tpam/tpam_tender_detail.dolang=eng&searchMode=eng&scope=F&primaryKey=51656434 Qualification: Please visit http://www.asiabsball.com.tw for further information. Contact Information: Project Sponsor: Miss Yang Department of Sports, Tainan City Government, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel: 886-6-2157691 Ext. 212 Fax: 886-6-2155394 Email: tun0937@gmail.com Project Organizer: Mr. Fang Bureau of Public Works, Tainan City Government, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel: 886-6-3901465 Email: babyjeen90123@gmail.com Project Management Unit (PCM): Miss Wu Taiwan Engineering Consultants Group Tel: 886-2-87921887 Ext. 150 Fax: 886-2-87927696 Email: lily@tecg.com.tw Co-organizer: Miss Huang Transcend Engineering Consultants Co., Ltd. Tel: 886-6-2979009 Fax: 886-6-2979109 Email: can19841130@pro2009.com Register by: 01-15-2016 / Submit by: 01-15-2016 View the full article

Exploration of contextual, cultural, and life cycle flows offers a critical lens for visualizing new housing strategies for living in the future. Among the most acclaimed speculative housing awards, the annual d3 Housing Tomorrow international competition invites architects, designers, engineers, and students to collectively explore, document, analyze, transform, and propose innovative approaches to residential urbanism, architecture, interiors, and designed objects. The 2016 competition calls for transformative solutions that advance sustainable thought, building performance, and social interaction through study of intrinsic environmental geometries, social behaviors, urban implications, and programmatic flows. Special emphasis may be placed on housing concepts that investigate dialogues including engagement of internal/external socio-economic diversity, change/adaptability over time, public/private spatial connectivity, and permanence/impermanence of materials. d3 challenges participants to rethink strategies for investigating residential design from macro-to-micro scales ranging from urban—promoting broader physical interconnectivity; communal—exploiting an interaction of units with shared facilities; and internal—examining the interior particularity of the unit, individual, or family in housing design toward promoting identity, ownership, and intimacy. An architecture of emergence suggests that design expression requires purpose beyond formal assumption and aesthetic experimentation itself. Concurrent with sustainable thought, the d3 Housing Tomorrow competition assumes that architecture does not simply form, but rather perform various functions beyond those conventionally associated with residential buildings. Accordingly, design submissions must be environmentally responsible while fostering inventive conceptual living solutions for today and tomorrow. Although proposals should be technologically feasible, they may suggest fantastical architectural visions of our residential future. The d3 Housing Tomorrow competition allows designers freedom to approach their creative process in a scale-appropriate manner, from large-scale master planning endeavors, to individual building concepts, to notions of the interior realm. Although there are no restrictions on site, scale, program, or residential building typology, proposals should carefully address their selected context. For more information, please visit: www.d3space.org/competitions Register by: 01-15-2016 / Submit by: 02-01-2016 View the full article

Enter our new design competition to explore and re-invent the concept of light through the use of laminate from the new Formica® Collection. Spark your design creativity, shine your light on the world of colour and forms. What does the now and the tomorrow look like when Formica Group lights the way? How can the extreme versatility of Formica® Laminate be integrated into the form and function of lighting? We challenge you to look differently at how we interpret lighting hardware, fixtures and applications for interior use using Formica® Laminate. Register by: 12-18-2015 / Submit by: 01-20-2016 View the full article

Since Tainan County and Tainan City merged, the Tainan Municipal Library can no longer satisfy the increased population. There should be a foresighted planning for the future library’s function and its role of the city. The Tainan City Government invites all domestic and international excellent teams to take part in the Design Competition for Design and Construction Supervision Service of Tainan Public Library Project, which is going to be an important construction of Tainan’s cultural development. The Tainan Public Library is going to be located in the old site of Yongkang Artillery School. The area of the construction site is over 15,000m² with the building coverage ratio of 60% and the floor area ratio of 250%. The estimated floor area required of the library is approximately 35,000m². The budget of construction contract is approximately NTD$1,400,000,000. The library is expected to accommodate at least 600,000 collections and 1,000 categories of magazine. It is also anticipated to include a compact storage of 400,000 volumes, a public service area, as well as an operation and management area. We sincerely welcome all domestic and international excellent architecture teams to participate in this design competition. Let’s build Tainan Public Library which will provide a place for the citizens to enjoy reading and digital services, receive diverse education and take part in the urban leisure activities. Type of Competition: Open tendering; please refer to tender document for further information. Reward: Second Prize: NTD $350,000 Third Prize: NTD $ 150,000 Qualification: For further information, please refer to official website http://www.tnplcp.com.tw/ or tender documents after public announcement. Competition Timetable (Taiwan Local Time): Estimated dates only; actual dates are subjected to the tender documents after public announcement: 1.Public announcement and obtaining of the tendering documents 2015.11.17- 2016.01.20 2.Deadline for submission of tendering documents 2016.01.21 3.Tenderer qualification review 2016.01.22 4.Evaluation/Jury session 2016.02.02 - 2016.02.03 Project Sponsor: Cultural Affairs Bureau, Tainan City Government Project Management Consultant: Transcend Engineering Consultants Co., Ltd. Contact Us: Cultural Affairs Bureau, Tainan City Government Binsu Chiang Tel: +886 6 299 1111 (ext.8986) Email: bs1024@mail.tainan.gov.tw Transcend Engineering Consultants Co., Ltd. Ian Wang Tel: +886 6 297 9009 Fax: +886 6 297 9109 Email: ianwang@pro2009.com Register by: 01-21-2016 / Submit by: 01-21-2016 View the full article

Is there such a thing as a perfect prison? Is it possible, even in theory, to satisfy needs as potentially contrasting as those of inmates, victims and society? Rather than avoiding prison design on moral grounds, Combo Competitions wants to encourage architects and designers to confront the issue, looking for fitting solutions to a problem that is yet to be solved. The goal of Prison Puzzle is to design an ideal prison, located in the desert of Arizona, United States. The concept should address the different interests and requirements found in inmates, victims as well as society as a whole, and the design should illustrate how architecture can shape environments and influence behaviors. In addition to concept and design, participants are invited to more directly control how to communicate their proposals. The presentation board should be seen as a canvas to be used as desired, rather than having to conform to a given list of plans, sections and renderings. Register by: 02-05-2016 / Submit by: 02-07-2016 View the full article

KINDER relies again on the community of Desall.com to research innovative ideas. Take part in the new contest THE GAMES OF THE WORLD, exploring games, traditions and modalities regarding the way children play around the world and reinterpret these games for the KINDER brand. For more info: http://bit.ly/KJcontest Timeline Submission phase: 29th October 2015 - 27th January 2016 Client vote: from 27th January 2016 Awards €4500 Participation is free of charge and open to all creative people (at least 18 years old). The gallery of the contest is private. Register by: 01-27-2016 / Submit by: 01-27-2016 View the full article

The University Of Detroit Mercy School Of Architecture is conducting a call for entries for the 22nd edition of Dichotomy. The theme of Dichotomy 22 is Creep. Creep denotes stealth, slow contortment, an underlying feeling of unease. Creep is solid materials deforming, boundaries slinking toward each other, something inching slowly closer without notice. Creep causes us discomfort while simultaneously suggesting something darkly different, something not altogether bad, but frightening in its furtiveness. Dichotomy 22 aims to explore this dark underside of the urban, the lurking possibility of architecture, the slow inevitable crawl of progress. Dichotomy, a student publisheda journal, strives to be a critical link between UDM students and the discourses on design, architecture, urbanism, and community development. Like the institution, Dichotomy focuses on social justice and critical thought concerning intellectual, spiritual, ethical, and social development both in and outside of Detroit. The aim of Dichotomy is to disseminate these relevant investigations conducted by students, faculty, and professionals. Abstract Deadline: December 1st, 2015 Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words with three images in PDF format and may be submitted at http://dichotomy.arch.udmercy.edu/submit/ or to dichotomyudm@gmail.com. Final articles may be in a wide variety of forms, including projects, scholarly papers, photo essays, poetry or interviews. Notification of entries to be published will be sent by December 23rd, 2015 with final submissions due February 14th, 2016. Staff will select between eight to twelve articles to be published in April 2016. Previous issues may be viewed at http://dichotomy.arch.udmercy.edu. Register by: 12-01-2015 / Submit by: 12-01-2015 View the full article

The Distant Symmetry /// Symmetrical objects are composed of a balance between equal, yet opposite parts. It is not difficult to perceive symmetry when the two corresponding halves are adjacent to one another, but what if they were separated by a great distance? How can the two parts maintain a symmetrical relationship even when they are physically disconnected? What mechanism might mirror changes in one half to the other? What function or program can benefit from a remotely intertwined relationship? How can symmetry be perceived and experienced when it is not in the same space? What happens when symmetry becomes distant? Participants should explore the concept of symmetry, rather than simply duplication of an object. /// Submission Details: Entries may be conceptual, technical, and/or artistic. All graphics and text must be contained within a 4 inch diameter circle with white beyond. A submission is a single 300dpi JPG. Templates are on the website. Send submissions to PINcompetition@gmail.com and include your name, city, state, and country in the e-mail. International entries are welcome. Register by: 11-30-2015 / Submit by: 11-30-2015 View the full article

The Ministry of State for Urban Renewal and Informal Settlements and Cairo Governorate announce the intent to invite specialized local and international consultancy firms to participate in prequalification of consultants for limited design competition for the Urban Re-planning and Architecture design of Maspero triangle in Cairo, Egypt. Maspero triangle stands on (82) feddans of land in downtown Cairo; overlooking the Nile cornice, Riyad & Tahrir Squares. It is home to more than 14,000 residents. The goal of this design competition is to inspire a design that will be an exemplary mixed-use urban community, preserves heritage, protects the environment and does not lead to loss of local residents diversity due to gentrification. Register by: 07-07-2015 / Submit by: 07-07-2015 View the full article

THE CHALLENGE The challenge for this competition is to design a contemporary Floating Toy Museum on the banks axis in central Amsterdam along with Science Center Nemo Centre, Arcam, VOC-ship (18 Century Cargo Ship) and National Maritime Museum. OBJECTIVES OF THE COMPETITION The objectives of “AMSTERDAM FLOATING TOY MUSEUM” Competition are as follows: • Reward quality design solutions that respond effectively to the brief. • Encourage architectural design solution and ideas that best respond to the location. • Generate both functional and volumetric contribution to the site. • Promote the design of a structure that take into context the site and topology. • Stimulate the discussion of ideas regarding the intervention and construction on such a site. COMPETITION STRUCTURE This is a single stage Competition to identify the most appropriate and most consistent proposal in accordance to the general and specific objectives of the contest. THE PROJECT The project is to design a FLOATING TOY MUSEUM in central Amsterdam along the Oosterdok canal bank side within the area of the Science Center Nemo Centre and Arcam to display up to 3,000 contemporary toys and also stage other temporary exhibitions. Register by: 10-15-2015 / Submit by: 10-15-2015 View the full article

U.S. architects and interior designers are invited to enter recent projects that thoughtfully incorporate Hansgrohe or Axor products to create innovative or inspiring environments. Three categories of entry: Residential, Hospitality, and Commercial. The competition is open to projects that were built in the U.S. within the past three years (between January 1, 2012 and August 14, 2015). Entrants are able to enter a project into more than one category, but a project can only win one category. Submissions will be judged by a jury of design/media professionals. First place winner in each category will receive a $2,000 certificate for Hansgrohe or Axor products and a round trip to New York City. Entry is free and can be done completely online at www.dasdesigncomp.com Register by: 08-14-2015 / Submit by: 08-14-2015 View the full article