ONE Prize 2012

The ONE Prize 2012 competition is powered by the idea that social, ecological, and economic struggles can simultaneously be addressed through collaborative action and innovative design. ONE Prize 2012 is an annual call to put design in the service of the community, to reinvigorate de-industrialized and depressed urban areas, and to repurpose spaces for economic growth and job creation. It aims to explore the socially, economically, and ecologically regenerative possibilities of urban transformation and design.

The ONE Prize Award is an international competition open to architects, landscape architects, urban designers, planners, engineers, scientists, artists, students and individuals of all backgrounds:

Competition ::: Tapestry of Our Culture

Digicel are inviting submissions from artists, designers & architects for original pieces of artwork to be used as tapestries in the main lobby of their new global headquarters in downtown Kingston, Jamaica. The competition entitled Tapestry of Our Culture will be judged by Digicel Chairman, Denis O’Brien, and Group CEO, Mr. Colm Delves, assisted by de Blacam and Meagher Architects.

All entries are to be anonymous. The entries are to be submitted with the completed entry form in a separate sealed envelope marked: “Digicel Tapestry Competition 2012”

Call for Entries ::: Reggae Poster Contest

The First International Reggae Poster Contest 2012 is open for entries for our 2012 edition, The Reggae Poster Contest 2012 from December 26 2011 until March 30 2012. The aim of the contest is to continue to build awareness for Reggae music and to celebrate the global achievements of Reggae and its impact on the world. The term Reggae encompasses all the popular Jamaican musical genres; Ska, Rocksteady, Roots Reggae, Dub, Dancehall and the unique Jamaican Soundsystems.

competition ::: ouput Grand Prix

All projects submitted to the :output competition will be eligible for the :output Grand Prix. An international jury will choose the Grand Prix winner and a scholarship of 3,000 EUR. The scholarship meant to support young talents in Design and Architecture aims to present works from students to a broader design and architectural audience. Every year a 1,000+ students from more than 40 different countries around the world submit their best projects to the competition.

Competition: Performance Architecture

Announcing the International Open Call for an ideas competition aimed at choosing proposals for five temporary urban interventions in the scope of Guimarães 2012 European Capital of Culture. The competition, Performance Architecture invites architectural and urban strategies that embody performance art approaches in an attempt to provide new direction for architects, artists and designers in the urban context.

competition ::: Public Interest Design

Announcing the 2nd Annual SEED awards for excellence in Public Interest Design that promote socially, economically, and environmentally healthy communities. The projects will be judged using "SEED": Social Economic Environmental Design”® a standard evaluation to measure the positive impact of design projects.

Winners will be announced 27th January, 2012.

MoMA PS1 Finalists

Announcing the 2012 finalists competing in the 12th annual MoMA PS1 competition. Each year a group of emerging architects compete for the opportunity to design and construct a summer installation within MoMA PS1’s courtyard; winners will be announced in February 2012.

The 2012 shortlist includes

• AEDS Ammar Eloueini Digit-all Studio (Paris and New Orleans)
• Hollwich Kushner (NY), 
• IK Studio (Cambridge)
• UrbanLab (Chicago)
• Cameron Wu (Cambridge)

Previous winners/installation Pole Dance

competition ::: stcRIO

The contamination of our atmosphere is a problem that affects all countries of the world, this is felt most in large cities where sources of pollution are often concentrated. Every country, developed or emerging, has considered plans to control and restrict their level of emissions to the atmosphere - nearly all recognise the role of private motor vehicles in this aim.

STCenters is a new initiative by ArchMedium that will be dedicated to study the future of sustainable transportation in our cities from an architectural point of view. The first work case is an ambitious competition to be sited in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Submission deadline: 29th February 2011

For more about the competition

competition ::: Lest We Forget

UNESCO has launched an international design competition for the creation of a Permanent Memorial at United Nations to the honour victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade.

The theme chosen for the competition is : Acknowledging the Tragedy; Considering the Legacy; Lest We Forget.

Artists, designers, sculptors and other visual arts professionals are invited to submit their proposals, by 19 December 2011 the latest. The design of the memorial will be selected through an internationally acceptable, credible and transparent global competition. The actual monument is expected to be unveiled at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in 2013.

With this permanent memorial, the international community wants to ensure that the world will never again endure another tragedy of such immense proportions, which today is commonly referred to as a crime against humanity. The memorial is aimed at honouring the victims of this crime

Tete Antonio, Permanent Observer of the African Union

logo competition

Architechnophilia is seeking a creative new logo design. The ideal logo should that embody the idea and mantra that "Architecture is a beautiful thing to love, and an even better thing to share."

The logo must be designed primarily for screen use (Internet, TV, video etc) however it should be easily transferrable on print on newspapers, magazines, letterheads or various promotional items (pencils, caps, etc).

The logo can be graphic or text-based or any combination of these and other graphic formats. It must be easily recognizable and any text should be easy to read. The design must be able to be printed in black & white or colour (if applicable). And the size must be adjustable from very small to large.

The designer of the winning entry will be receive 100 business cards courtesy of MOO, makers of premium postcards and business cards. Winners will also receive a showcase business card holder perfect for storing and displaying your cards.

Submissions are due at midnight 4th November 2011 and must be uploaded to the flickr page. Participants can submit a maximum of 3 works.

competition ::: Rooftops Why Not?

ContestA is hosting a new contest called ROOFTOPS WHY NOT? The competition seeks both functional and architectural considerations of any kind of roofs (flat roofs, sloped, gabled, rooftops… on towers, houses, blocks, urban centers, etc). And asks;

• What uses are more convenient for a rooftop?
• Which roofs are more interesting?
• Who will be the user?
• Where should it be located?
• How large should it be?

For more information about the competition

Design Challenge: Playhaus

Dwell is on the hunt for the kind of structures sure to slow passersby, and be the envy of fun-loving kids and sophisticated parents alike. Wow them with renderings of fantastical funhouses for the mini design enthusiasts in the making; whether you're inspired by the Bauhaus or Versailles, go wild and channel your inner child.

2012 eVolo Magazine Skyscraper Competition

eVolo is pleased to invite students, architects, engineers, designers, and artists from around the globe to take part in the eVolo 2012 Skyscraper Competition. Established in 2006, the annual Skyscraper Competition is one of the world’s most prestigious awards for high-rise architecture.

Judges include Ma Yansong, Chris Bosse, Maria Ailova among others

2011 Zombie Safe House Competition

The 2011 Zombie Safe House Competition is an annual design competition focused on creating the best safe house for a zombie apocalypse.

James Dyson Award

Design something that solves a problem

The James Dyson Award is an international student design award running in 18 countries. It’s run by the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson’s charitable trust, as part of its mission to encourage the next generation of design engineers to be creative, challenge and invent.

International Winner:
- £10,000 the student or student team (of up to four members)
- £10,000 for their university department
- James Dyson Award trophy and Certificate

The James Dyson Award supports students not only with monetary prizes but also by promoting and recognizing good quality entries.

competition ::: SLANT magazine

The July 2011 issue of SLANT magazine is launching a competition, open to all, to design a garden for a private residence. The house in question is not a real house, it has been designed specifically for this competition, and its location is not being specified. The “blanks” or “options” in the brief are deliberate, and the opportunity on offer to the entrants is that they can fill in the blanks in any way that they choose.

“It is a generic house and garden which could be almost anywhere in the world, and you are free to choose the country in which you would like this imaginary house and garden to be located.

To enter

Street Furniture 2001 Competition

Metropolitan areas today are complex landscapes crossed daily by thousands of people who do not necessarily have local ties, but in addition to traditional citizens, they live in there not only permanently but traverse and use them tirelessly 24 hours a day.

Given the increasing complexity of cities it is becoming more urgent to imagine new urban devices that have the ability to act as signs of a strong identity and at the same as places that protect people temporarily while offering news, information, and digital materials about the area being traversed.

The objective of the Third Edition of the Premio Lissone is to imagine a new generation of street furniture capable of helping in the creation of these new elements, urban furniture designed to meet the needs of the new city.

The competition is open to students of design & architecture, artists, draftsmen, architects and designers of all nationalities, who in the calendar year (2011) have not yet turned 36.

2011 Cleveland Design Competition

2011 Cleveland Design Competition. The competition jury is scheduled to be announced on May 27th, 2011. Please keep an eye out on the Cleveland Design Competition webpage for more information

ADA 2011 Architecture Dissertation Award

AWR is inviting students from around the world to take part in a competition for graduate theses on sustainable architecture and design innovation. The goal of the competition is to increase and promote sustainability culture and green architecture.

Participation is open to all graduates of architecture and engineering faculties, from all over the world. The theses, whether individual or group work, must have been defended between January 1, 2009 and October 31, 2011.

Theses submitted to the competition should fall under the following categories: urban planning, architecture and technology

Abel Building Solutions Caribbean Construction Awards

The purpose of the Abel Building Solutions Caribbean Construction Awards is to both recognise the merit of our regional industry and encourage the pursuit of excellence. The CCA, celebrates the players in the construction industry whose work shows true excellence in design and construction.

The awards were judged by an international panel that represented a cross-section of the industry; engineer Raymond Charles - United Kingdom, architect Marcos Barinas-Uribe - Dominican Republic, architect Llewellyn van Wyk - South Africa, engineer Tony Gibbs - Barbados & engineer Donald Mullings - Trinidad

2011 Awardees

Amonle Studio Workshop - Antillean Gothic

Awards:
Architecture - Innovation

Gillespie + Partners - UWI Daaga Lecture Theatre

Awards:
Architecture - Large Building
Architecture - Overall Winner

Peter Jervis & Associates - Basic Medical Sciences Complex

Awards:
Engineering - Large Building
Engineering - Innovation
Engineering - Overall Winner

Caribbean Office of Cooperative Architecture ( COCOA ) - Munding Residence

Awards:
Architecture - Small Building

Capital Signal Co. Ltd - Rockley to Coconut Walk Waterfront

Awards:
Contracting - Innovation
Contorting - Overall Winner