The Observatory Competition: SPUD Artists Venue

Exbury Egg

The Observatory will create a unique and exciting sculptural and architectural structure, which is directly accessible by the public. It will offer artists the opportunity to engage with a specific place, providing space and shelter to undertake their investigations and share with an audience. It will be an inter-disciplinary project involving artists, other professionals and students providing creative learning opportunities throughout all phases.

MASDAR Smart City Competition

Manhattan E-Zone Marina Community

Entry by Sauter Carbon Offset Design. “How can cities contribute to the advancement of sustainable development and address issues including water, energy and waste?”

The Floating Smart City E- Zone is a Sustainable, Post Carbon, totally self sufficient community that generates its own electrical power, supplies its own drinking water and processes its own sewage.

National Center for Contemporary Arts, Russia: NCCA

National Center for Contemporary Arts

The winner of the International Competition for the architectural concept for the new building for National Centre for Contemporary Arts (NCCA) at Khodynskoe Pole in Moscow is Heneghan Peng Architects from Ireland.

The other two finalists were Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos from Spain and Russian architectural studio Mel.

Changing the Face 2013 Competition news

Changing The Face architectural competition

The winners of the 7th International ‘Changing the Face’ architectural competition were announced today by competition organizers DuPont, PKO Bank Polski, Association of Polish Architects and the Polish Branch of the Green Building Council. The contest objective was to design the renovation of the Rotunda building in Warsaw, one of the city’s contemporary symbols, taking into account strict guidelines, including a design for cultural activities and an urban space open to the public within the building itself.

Aesthetic Overhead Line Structures Design Competition

Birmingham New Street Station

Launch of International Design Ideas Competition
Aesthetic Overhead Line Structures for the UK Rail Network

RIBA Competitions are delighted to announce the launch of a new international ideas competition which asks competitors to consider new, aesthetically pleasing designs for the gantry and cantilever structures on the UK rail network which could play a part in the way Britain’s railway implement future electrification schemes.

Mumbai City Museum Competition News

Mumbai City Museum

Mumbai City Museum Competition, India. Malcolm Reading Consultants (MRC) is delighted to announce a two-stage competition to find a design team for a new north wing to the Mumbai City Museum, also known as the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum. One of India’s leading cultural institutions, it is in the process of creating a new dynamic identity for itself as a cultural hub in Mumbai.

Çanakkale Antenna Tower Competition, Turkey

Çanakkale Antenna Tower in Turkey

Çanakkale Antenna Tower Competition, Turkey. Architects Shortlist News: Team FR-EE & KOTU+MAPmx Studio & Werner Sobek are selected to proceed in the international competition to design a 100m tall Observation & Broadcast Tower in Çanakkale.

Russia Theme Park Competition

"Russia" Theme Park

Update on 2nd stage of the international contest of “Russia” park. The representatives of the Directorate of the Park “Russia” together with the organizer (RuGBC) of the international contest for the best concept and best financial model of the theme Park “Russia” have held field meeting with the participants of the II stage of the contest.

Radical Innovation Competition 2013: Hotel Design

Radical Innovation

8th Annual Radical Innovation Competition In The Search For The Next Big Idea for Hotels: call for entries that propose feasible ideas to revolutionize the hospitality guest experience in the near term.

Container Vacation House Competition: Sydney Design Contest

Container Vacation House Competition Winner

Container Vacation House Competition Winners, [SYDNEY 08]. Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia. It is located in south-east coast on the Tasman Sea. The greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people.

Private Rental Housing Design Competition

Carl Turner Architects design

Following a unanimous verdict from the judges, the winners of the competition for Housing in the Private Rental Market were announced on Monday 25 November at an award ceremony held at the RIBA, London.

Hotel Ukraina Competition, Radisson Royal Moscow

Hotel Ukraina Competition, Radisson Royal Moscow

Hotel Ukraina Competition Finalists, Moscow, Russia. The names of the first round finalists were revealed for the ‘sketch’ category. The Hotel Ukraina is one of seven Stalinist skyscrapers whose silhouettes have come to form an instantly recognisable symbol of the city. Constructed in the 1950s, the hotel building is an architectural landmark.

Gold Coast Cultural Precinct Design Competition

Gold Coast Cultural Precinct Design Competition

The City of Gold Coast has revealed the design of its landmark new cultural precinct at Evandale.

ARM Architecture has been chosen to deliver the City’s architectural vision for the 16.9 hectare site following a two stage competition that attracted entries from across the globe.

LSE Global Centre for the Social Sciences Competition

LSE Global Centre for the Social Sciences Competition

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has chosen Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) to design its new £90m Global Centre for Social Sciences (GCSS).

They were selected as the winner from five architect teams shortlisted via an architectural competition organised by LSE with the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects).