This competition seeks to transform kindergarten design by creating environments that are not only safe and functional but also stimulating and inclusive. Participants are encouraged to conceive spaces that foster learning, creativity, and community interaction, using sustainable and innovative design solutions that promote healthy development.

With the flexibility to select a site within their home country, participants have the unique opportunity to integrate their designs within diverse community settings, potentially revitalizing underutilized areas. The Kinderspace #3 competition is more than just designing educational facilities; it’s about enriching communities and enhancing the educational landscapes to nurture the youngest members of our society. Participants are invited to think beyond conventional boundaries and develop spaces that inspire, educate, and connect.

PRIZES

3 winning proposals, 2 special award recipients and 6 honourable mentions will be selected. Buildner will award a total of 10,000 € in prize money to competition winners as follows:

1st Prize – 5,000 €
2nd Prize – 2,500 €
3rd Prize – 1,000 €
+ 6 honourable mentions

Buildner Student Award – 1000 €
Buildner Sustainability Award – 500 €

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

Early Bird Registration: JUNE 10 – JULY 24
Advance Registration: JULY 25 – OCTOBER 16
Last Minute Registration: OCTOBER 17 – NOVEMBER 26

Final registration deadline: NOVEMBER 26, 2025
Closing date for submission: JANUARY 19, 2026 (11:59 p.m.LONDON TIME)
Announcement of the winners: MARCH 17, 2026

More: https://architecturecompetitions.com/kinderspace3

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In line with these efforts, the SMG and Seoul Design Foundation has been hosting the Seoul
Design Award, an international award now in its sixth edition, since 2019. It recognizes designers
who use creativity to tackle everyday challenges and foster harmonious, sustainable relationships
between people, society, and the environment.

Each year, designers from over 80 countries, aiming to drive social change through design, submit
their work to the Seoul Design Award. A panel of 32 design leaders from more than 20 countries
serves as juries, providing valuable feedback. Acknowledged by international design experts, the Seoul Design Award is the world’s only design award dedicated to sustainable daily life.

We look forward to welcoming participants to Seoul Design Award 2025, which celebrates
and supports designers with creative solutions for a better future.

• Host/Organizer: Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul Design Foundation
• Purpose: To promote the values of design by showcasing outstanding projects that creatively
address everyday challenges
• Theme: To promote the values of design by showcasing outstanding projects that creatively
address everyday challenges
• Eligibility: Individual designers, or groups and enterprises with designers from around the world

• Design Areas: All designs within the past 5 years
(Product, visual, digital/multimedia, spatial/system, service/experiential/social, etc.)
• Focus Areas

– Health & Peace: Projects ensuring the health and well-being of all people and promoting sustainable peace
– Equal Opportunities (Universal Design): Projects creating equal opportunities for all, such as Universal Design
– Energy & Environment (Upcycling, Recycling): Projects for ecosystem conservation and sustainable resource management, such as upcycling
– Cities & Communities: Community-oriented projects utilizing sustainable infrastructure and innovative technologies

• Cost: None

• Award Details
[Area 1] Main Award (40 winners)
– Grand prize: 1 winner / approx. 34,000 USD
– Best of the Best: 9 winners / approx. 6,800 USD (each)
– Finalist: 30 winners
[Area 2] Concept Award (20 winners)
– Best of the Best: 2 winners / approx. 3,400 USD (each)
– Finalist: 18 winners
Honorary Award: 1 winner

• Winner Benefits
[Benefit for all winners]
– E-Certificate
– Permanent use of the award logo
– Global expert feedback
– Invitation to the award ceremony and networking party
– Promotion through the global “Press Day” event
– Global promotion through newsletter, social media, etc.
– Archiving on the award website
– Introduction in the Sustainability Trend Report e-book archive

[Additional benefits for 12 best of the best winners]
– Total prize money of approx. 102,000 USD (all prize money includes tax)
– Invitation to speak at the International Design Conference

(only for the Top10 Main Award winners)
– 3-night hotel accommodation
– Partial support for round-trip airfare

• Key Dates for 2025
– Submission Period: March 17(Mon) – June 30(Mon), 3PM (KST)
– Screening Period: July – September
– Citizen Vote: October (TBA)
– Live screening & award ceremony: October (TBA)

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Building on the success and insights gained from previous challenges, this year’s competition continues to delve into the critical need for spaces that extend beyond medical treatment. The earlier editions unveiled inspiring designs that recognized the intricate interplay of emotional, psychological, and physical needs in end-of-life care. This new edition seeks to further this exploration, encouraging architects to innovate and refine their approaches in creating environments that offer comfort, dignity, and a sense of community to those facing life-threatening illnesses.

Participants are tasked with conceiving a facility that not only provides medical support but also caters to the psychological and emotional well-being of its visitors. The design should comfortably host up to 15 visitors and 5 staff members, featuring essential spaces such as a common area with a library, a gathering room, a chapel, a kitchen, a dining room, a nurse’s room, and a therapy room for psychological support.

In this fifth edition, we continue to provide participants with the freedom to select a theoretical site within their own country, encouraging them to incorporate cultural, environmental, and social contexts into their designs. This competition extends beyond architectural aesthetics; it serves as an opportunity for participants to showcase how thoughtful design can provide solace and support to individuals facing the most challenging phases of their lives.

PRIZES

3 winning proposals, 2 special award recipients and 6 honourable mentions will be selected. Buildner will award a total of 10,000 € in prize money to competition winners as follows:

1st Prize – 5,000 €
2nd Prize – 2,500 €
3rd Prize – 1,000 €
+ 6 honourable mentions

Buildner Student Award – 1000 €
Buildner Sustainability Award – 500 €

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

Early Bird Registration: June 9 – July 9
Advance Registration: July 10 – October 9
Last Minute Registration: October 10 – November 26

Final registration deadline: November 26, 2025
Closing date for submission: January 12, 2026 (London Time)
Announcement of the winners: March 10, 2026

More: https://architecturecompetitions.com/hospice5/

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Under the theme “A Pause by the River”, the competition invites innovative design proposals for one site within the (tentatively named) Busan Design Special District, a 2km stretch spanning from the Busan Museum of Art to the Suyeonggang Human Bridge. Participants are expected to submit integrated proposals that encompass both Place Making and Public Goods Design, reflecting user behavior, site context, and urban connectivity.

The winning team will be granted the opportunity to proceed with detailed design development, prototype production, and implementation—including installation and supervision—for at least seven public facility types reviewed and approved by Design Council Busan.

Submissions must be made through the official competition website.

1. Competition Format
This competition proceeds as a two-stage international design competition.
– Stage 1: Two (2) teams will be selected based on the evaluation of applications submitted through the international design competition.
– Stage 2: Following the evaluation of design proposals submitted by the two teams selected in Stage 1, one (1) final team will be selected.

2. Application Period
– Stage 1 Proposal Submission: Jun. 2 (Mon) – Jun. 30(Mon) 2025, 18:00 KST (4 weeks)
– Stage 2 Design Submission: Aug. 18 (Mon), 2025, 18:00 KST

3. Competition Theme:
A Pause by the River

4. Scope of the Competition
Place Making and Public Goods Design for one designated site

– Designated Site: (Tentatively named) Busan Design Special District (Haeundae-gu and Suyeong-gu area)
Approximately a 2km stretch extending from Busan Museum of Art, through Dongseo University, Suyeonggang Human Bridge (currently under construction), and ending near Suyeong Hyundai Apartments

5. Eligibility Requirements
– Eligible participants include domestic and international companies (or institutions) with verified expertise and a proven track record in the field of public design.
– The representative company (or institution) must, as of the date of this announcement, have either received an award in a public design-related competition within the past three (3) years, or have completed at least three (3) public design-related projects.
※ During the application process, Design Council Busan may ask applicants to submit proof of previous project achievements, such as project completion certificates.

6. Prize
– Stage 2 Advancement (2 Teams): KRW 40,000,000 (Each)
– Final Awardee (1 Team): KRW 70,000,000

For more information, please visit the official competition website.

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Global and local circumstances in the past decades nearly erased the value of wood and the importance of local forest-wood chains. This neglect led to a steep decline in the wood processing industry across Slovenia, and consequently, to fewer enrolments in vocational secondary programs focused on woodworking.

We found ourselves in a situation where we could only helplessly watch raw logs leave our forests and cross our national borders, unprocessed.

Climate change and the crisis of globalisation have brought us back to the idea that wood is an excellent raw material—but it must be used differently: enriched with new knowledge and design, crafted using modern technology in harmony with the refined skills of traditional craftsmen.

It is no surprise, then, that wood is becoming one of the key materials in the green transition.

In 2013, as a response to this situation, the Kočevje Grammar and Secondary School launched the initiative for the Festival of Wood, with strong support from the Municipality of Kočevje.

We aimed to create a platform for reflecting on the opportunities offered by our forested region. We wanted to remind the local population of the value of wood as a natural asset—something that should not be taken for granted, even if it often is—and hoped to raise awareness of the high-quality natural environment we live in.

We wanted to connect with local entrepreneurs, as well as scientists in Slovenia and abroad. In short, our goal was to raise awareness and transform our attitude toward forests and wood—something we can be truly proud of.

This new awareness naturally brings with it the knowledge and skills to process wood and, ultimately, to sell it successfully with as much added value as possible.

The Festival of Wood is announcing the international (Prime)Chair design competition. A professional jury will select two design solutions, which will be presented as prototypes at the 2025 Festival of Wood Awards Ceremony.

Alongside each first prize, the jury will also choose two honourable mentions in each category, which will be showcased visually at the opening event.

The competition is open to creative and imaginative individuals aged 18 and above.

When we think of Kočevska, a picture of a magnificent forest landscape comes to mind—untouched nature, rich in wildlife, where the bear, wolf, and lynx reign supreme.

But Kočevska is more than that. It holds a special secret: its seemingly endless forests jealously guard their exceptionally valuable treasures. These silent and mysterious corners of ancient nature are among the few remaining virgin forests in Europe.

Slovenia has 14 virgin forests, and nearly half of them are in Kočevska. This region’s forest heritage includes six virgin forests, covering a total area of nearly 219 hectares. The largest among them, Krokar, was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2017.

www.kocevje.si

www.kocevsko.com

AWARDS

KEY DATES | EXPRESSIVE CHAIR

A TRIBUTE TO THE RICHNESS OF THE KOČEVJE FORESTS

Awarded to a chair that expresses, in an expressive, artistic, and symbolic way, a deep connection with the untouched nature and the silence of the Kočevje virgin forest.

→ Cash prize of €1,500 (pretax)

→ Prototype production of the chair

→ Certificate

→ Free accommodation in Kočevje (October 16–18, 2025)

→ Participation in the 2025 Festival of Wood awards ceremony

→ Expert-guided tour of the Krokar virgin forest

INDUSTRIAL CHAIR

FOREST DESIGN FOR THE FUTURE

Awarded to a chair based on similar general principles as the expressive chair but adapted for industrial production and commercial appeal.

→ Cash prize of €1,500 (pretax)

→ Prototype production of the chair

→ Certificate

→ Free accommodation in Kočevje (October 16–18, 2025)

→ Participation in the 2025 Festival of Wood awards ceremony

→ Expert-guided tour of the Krokar virgin forest

MEMBERS OF THE EXPERT JURY

-Prof. Janez Suhadolc

Architect and carpenter, retired professor at the Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana, and a chair designer and maker who has created over 500 prototypes of various wooden products based on his own concepts throughout his career.

-Prof. Salih Teskeredžić

Architect and designer, full professor at the Department of Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo, co-founder and creative strategist of the Sarajevo-based brand Gazzda, and recipient of numerous international design awards, including the Red Dot and the Interior Innovation Award – Winner. He has also been nominated several times for the German Design Award.

-Nikola Radeljković

Founder and member of the group Numen/ForUse, which works in the fields of conceptual art, scenography, and industrial design for leading European furniture manufacturers, including Prostoria. He is the artistic director of the brand Nunc and a visiting professor at several design education institutions.

-Andrej Palman, dipl. inž.

Wood technology engineer, former expert associate at the Kočevje Business Incubator and practical skills teacher at Grammar and secondary school Kočevje.

-Špela Šubic

Museum counselor and curator at the Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO). A significant part of the industrial design collection under her care consists of seating furniture, primarily chairs.

-Izr. prof. Rok Kuhar

Architect and industrial designer, head of the Department of Industrial and Unique Design at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, University of Ljubljana. He is the co-founder of Studio Raketa, which specializes in graphic and product design as well as interior design, and the recipient of numerous international awards.

-Tomaž Sešlar

Founder of the company Rexdesign d.o.o. An expert on the work of Niko Kralj, he has revived many of Kralj’s nearly forgotten designs.

-Asst. Prof. Mojca Perše

Architect specializing in design and interior architecture, Vice Dean for Artistic Activities and Head of the Laboratory for Creative Industries at the Faculty of Design. She is also a lecturer in the Department of Interior Design and Product Design.

-Doc. Primož Jeza

Architect and designer, lecturer at the Faculty of Architecture and the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, University of Ljubljana. He is the founder of primozjezastudio, author of the book Interior Primož Jeza 9+1, selector of the Month of Design Ljubljana, and recipient of many awards, nominations, and honours, including the Red Dot Award.

Albin Škalič, Ing. lesarstva

Wood technology engineer, director of the company Murales

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This edition of Buildner’s Material Studies series challenges participants to design a Concrete Pavilion, a space that not only showcases the versatility and raw beauty of concrete, but also educates the public about its evolving applications. The pavilion should be designed as either a temporary or permanent structure, with a total area not exceeding 50 m². Participants are free to choose the site location, but are encouraged to consider contexts where the pavilion could generate a meaningful dialogue between material and place.
The design must explore the sensory and tactile qualities of concrete: its textures, colors, finishes, and forms. Whether through cast-in-place elements, precast modules, or even experimental mixes with additives and aggregates, participants should stretch the limits of what concrete can do. The pavilion should serve as both a functional exhibition space and a sculptural object—one that sparks curiosity, provokes thought, and invites interaction.

Sustainability and innovation are key. While concrete has often been criticized for its environmental impact, recent advances offer pathways toward low-carbon and even carbon-neutral formulations. Participants are encouraged to incorporate sustainable strategies—through materials, methods, or messaging—into their proposals. The goal is not only to build with concrete, but to build better with it.

PRIZES

3 winning proposals, 2 special award recipients and 6 honourable mentions will be selected. Buildner will award a total of 10,000 € in prize money to competition winners as follows:

1st Prize – 5,000 €
2nd Prize – 2,500 €
3rd Prize – 1,000 €
+ 6 honourable mentions

Student Award – 500 €
Buildner Sustainability Award – 1,000 €

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

Early Bird Registration: MAY 28 – JULY 9
Advance Registration: JULY 10 – SEPTEMBER 17
Last Minute Registration: SEPTEMBER 18 – NOVEMBER 27

Final registration deadline: NOVEMBER 27, 2025
Closing date for submission: JANUARY 12, 2026 (23:59 London Time)
Announcement of the winners: FEBRUARY 24, 2026

More: https://architecturecompetitions.com/concretepavilion

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Prizes up to 10.000 € will be awarded to the winners selected by an international jury panel composed, among others, by Luciano Crespi (Politecnico di Milano), Elisa Battilani (Cream Estudio), Nuria Matarredona Desantes (Universitat Politècnica de València), and Jose Luis Perez Hermo (Coop Himmelb(l)au).

BRIEF

The competition invites a transformative design that revitalizes the Antiguas Bodegas Vinival, a mid-20th-century wine production complex, into a vibrant space for community, culture, and creativity. Participants are encouraged to celebrate the memory of the building while embodying the energy, irreverence, and ritual of Las Fallas – Valencia’s iconic festival of fire and renewal.

Designers are asked to preserve the structural skeleton of the Bodegas and reimagine its vast interiors and surrounding landscape through adaptive reuse strategies. The goal is to propose a flexible cultural centre that functions year-round, hosting exhibitions, workshops, performances, and public gatherings both indoors and outdoors.

Proposals should merge tradition with innovation and define a space capable of honouring the legacy of Las Fallas while fostering new cultural expressions.

PRIZES

• 1st Prize: 5.000€
• 2nd Prize: 2.000€
• 3rd Prize: 1.000€
• 5 Golden Mentions: coupon for a free membership
• 10 Honorable Mentions: a coupon for a free competition
• 30 Finalists: published on Terraviva channels

GUIDELINES

Designs must preserve the Bodega’s main structural frame, but participants are free to remove or reinterpret all internal installations. The surrounding area, soon to be cleared, offers fertile ground for new urban and landscape interventions. Interior spaces should be reconfigured for maximum flexibility using modular or retractable elements, while the exteriors should promote connectivity, inclusion, and usability in Valencia’s Mediterranean climate.

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Launched in Spain in 2019, the “Art on Climate” competition has grown into a global movement over the past six years. What began as a regional initiative now attracts thousands of artists worldwide, with the 2024 competition receiving over 3,000 artworks from over 2,400 illustrators in more than 100 locations. This year, the Competition continues its mission across the Asia-Pacific region, uniting professional artists and emerging talents to harness creativity in raising climate awareness and driving action.

With more than 20 years of leadership in sustainable investing, AllianzGI has placed sustainability at the heart of our mission and investment decisions. As one of the first 50 asset managers to sign the UN Principles for Responsible Investing (UN PRI) in 2007, we have deeply integrated sustainability into every facet of our business, from investments and active stewardship to operations. Through this commitment, we aim to create positive impact in the financial industry while generating enduring value for our clients and the wider community. We cordially invite everyone to join us in the “Art on Climate” competition to collaboratively shape a sustainable future.

Theme of the Competition: Climate Change
Participants are invited to submit original works on the theme of “climate change”. Participants should draw inspiration from one or more of the following topics as a starting point of their artworks:

Statements:

1. Empowering Communities for Climate Resilience
Climate change, one of the most critical challenges facing our planet, brings profound impacts across environmental, social, and governance (ESG) dimensions. To navigate its escalating risks, it is crucial to develop resilient communities capable of adapting to immediate threats. This approach also equips us to address the broader uncertainties, ensuring a sustainable future amidst a changing climate.

2. Establishing Planetary Boundaries for Sustainable Living
To safeguard the stability and health of our planet, we must identify the environmental limits within which humanity can safely operate, ensuring minimal impact on biodiversity. Respecting these boundaries enables us to act responsibly, mitigating irreversible harm to ecosystems and avoiding unintended consequences in our efforts to combat climate change.

3. Advancing Inclusive Capitalism for a Sustainable Future
Inclusive capitalism aims to build a just and sustainable society by balancing financial returns with social impact, encouraging businesses and investors to focus on long-term value creation, environmental sustainability, and social responsibility. As inclusion emerges as a critical focus following climate change, this approach demands innovative solutions to meet the expectations of younger generations.

4. Leveraging Technology for Innovative Sustainability Solutions
Advanced technology serves as a key driver in promoting sustainability and tackling the pressing challenges of climate change. By harnessing technological innovation, we can encourage proactive changes in daily practices, inspiring others to contribute to a more sustainable future.

5. Uniting for Collective Action to Tackle Climate Change
To effectively address climate change, a unified effort is essential to pursue shared sustainability goals. Embracing sustainable practices, adopting lifestyle changes, and sharing knowledge and resources can collectively drive transformative impact, mitigating climate change and fostering a sustainable future for all.

Important Dates
1. Register and upload artwork: from 19 May 2025 to 31 July 2025 inclusive
• Results announcement: winners will be notified by email, and results will be announced on this page by 30 September 2025

Eligibility
Any person aged 18 or above*, from any location, is eligible to participate.
*Aged 18 or above on 18 May 2025

Artwork Specifications
• Must be original works relevant to the theme of the competition and submitted by participants on an individual basis.

• Each participant may submit up to three illustrations and three animated videos.

• The submitted illustration(s) or animated video(s) must not have been previously published or used for any other purpose, and must not have been previously awarded or currently participating in other competition selections.

• Submissions must not include any signatures, words, symbols, pictures, or voiceovers (for animated videos) that identify the participants.

• Each illustration or animated video must be accompanied by a short description (minimum 30 words, maximum 100 words).

Illustration Category

• The artwork(s) must be in a flat image and created in colour.

• The artwork(s) can be created using any medium, including painting, computer software, and mixed media.

However, artworks generated by artificial intelligence are not accepted. The use of photographs and clip art is prohibited.

• Should be in A3 size (297mm x 420mm), in either horizontal or vertical format.

• Must be uploaded in JPG format, with a resolution of no less than 300 dpi, and the total size of each entry should be no more than 10MB.

Animated Video Category
• The animated video(s) must be between 10 and 15 seconds long.

• The aspect ratio should be either 9:16 (vertical, minimum resolution 1080X1920 pixels) or 1:1 (square, minimum resolution of 1080X1080 pixels).

• Must be uploaded in MP4 or MOV format, with the total file size for each submitted animated video no more than 30MB.

• Any production techniques or tools may be used, provided the work is original.• Background music is preferred and must not have any copyright issues.• Voiceovers are not allowed. Any text on the video, including but not limited to captions, subtitles, must be in English.

Selection Criteria

Illustration Category
• Creativity and artistic quality of the work: 50 points
• Relevance to the theme of the Competition: 40 points
• Creative language: 10 points

Animated Video Category
•Creativity and artistic quality of the work: 40 points
• Relevance to the theme of the Competition: 40 points
• Technical skills: 10 points
• Creative language: 10 points

Awards and exhibition

All winners will receive a customised award certificate by email.
The winning illustrations and animated videos will be put on display in a virtual exhibition.

Illustration Category#
Champion (one): e-certificate and prize of EUR 2,000
1st runner-up (one): e-certificate and prize of EUR 1,500
2nd runner-up (one): e-certificate and prize of EUR 1,000
Merit (twenty): e-certificate and prize of EUR 150

Animated Video Category^
Champion (one): e-certificate and prize of EUR 2,000
1st runner-up (one): e-certificate and prize of EUR 1,500
2nd runner-up (one): e-certificate and prize of EUR 1,000

# 23 winning illustrations will be selected based on the 100-point scale that judges used for rating. The three artworks that received the highest number of points will be ranked as Champion, 1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up accordingly, whereas the other 20 selected winning artworks will be ranked as Merit.
^ 3 winning animated videos will be selected based on the 100-point scale that judges used for rating. The three artworks that received the highest number of points will be ranked as Champion, 1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up accordingly.

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(1) Theme:「Personal and Public」

The things we see. The warmth of sunlight, the chill of wind we feel. The beings we share space with. The objects we encounter.
The self is not fixed, but continuously woven through these shifting entanglements.
Personal is where we can fully inhabit and savor that entangled self.
Public is where new responses and relationships emerge, woven with others.
What kind of design can give form to a space that allows one to be alone, while holding the possibility of connection?
We invite proposals that explore the in-between where the Personal and the Public come into being together.

(2) Eligible Entries

Designs intended for installation in public spaces that bridge the realms of architecture and furniture.
We seek design proposals that shape spaces like architecture and attend to human gestures and sensations like furniture.

(3) Awards

・Grand Prize (1 Award): The awarded design will be fabricated and displayed at the European Cultural Centre – Palazzo Mora and at KOKUYO’s Tokyo office, THE CAMPUS.
・Excellence Award: (2 Awards)
・Honorable Mention: (5 Awards)
※The fabricated product to be exhibited at the European Cultural Centre – Palazzo Mora are expected to be exhibited as panels, partial mock-ups, or as scaled models.
※The final product will be fabricated by KOKUYO + VUILD based on the submitted data. The design may be adjusted as necessary to ensure feasibility for production.
※Fabrication may also be produced for design entries other than the Grand Prize award.

(4) Judging Points

・Clarity of concept
・Relevance to the theme
・Feasibility to execute and productize
・Adopts creative originality

(5) Judges

Digi Fab Award 2025 by KOKUYO × VUILD Office

(6) Eligibility

Open to individuals, groups, regardless of age, gender, occupation, or nationality. Entrants must agree to the competition’s terms and conditions.
※Award recipients may be required to enter into a separate agreement with KOKUYO and/or VUILD regarding the intellectual property rights related to the submitted proposal, prior to its production and implementation.
※Submissions must be original and unpublished work both in Japan and abroad, and participants may submit an unlimited number of entries.

(7) Entry Fee

Free

(8) Regulations

・Material: Wood only.
・Fabrication method: 3-axis CNC router. Proposals must reflect shapes and structures appropriate by this method[*1].
・Size and Structure: The total size must fit within a space of W5000 D5000 H2000mm, and the structure must be self-supporting.[*2] [*3].
・Intended usage: The design must be both durable and functional, suitable for use in a public space.
*1. The maximum size of each wooden sheet must be within W1200×L2400 t100mm.
*2. Proposals combining multiple components are allowed, provided final product fits within the specified space.
*3. Proposals requiring use of heavy machinery for assembly may be rejected.

(9) Submission

・Language: In English or Japanese
・File Format: PDF, Below 10MB
・Output Size: A2 landscape (594mm × 420mm) x1pc
・Required Contents: Title, Concept, Plan view/Cross section/Elevational
drawing[*4], CG renderings, and any other details needed to explain the design intent.
*4. Drawings must include scale and dimensions.

(10) Schedule

・Entry Opens: 1st June 2025 (Sun)
・Submission Deadline: 31st July 2025, Time 23:59 JST (Japan Standard Time)
・Award Announcement: Scheduled for Oct 2025 (Date To Be Advised)
・Installation period: Oct 2025～23rd Nov 2025 (Sun) (European Cultural Centre -Palazzo Mora) After Nov 2025 (THE CAMPUS)
※The results will be announced via KOKUYO official website and social media channels.
※The winners will be contacted in advance and may be requested to provide presentation materials/data for the exhibition.

(11) Application Method

Application via below entry form.
https://kokuyo.jp/dfa2025

(12) Organizers

KOKUYO Co., Ltd / VUILD, inc.

(13) Enquiries

dfa_office@kokuyo.com

※Enquiries by telephone, fax, or through KOKUYO Customer Service will not be accepted.
※To ensure fairness, any questions regarding the application guidelines will not be accepted.
Any information relating to the screening process or the selection results after submission will not be answered.

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As part of a series of annual architecture competitions, the Museum of Emotions competition is tasking participants with using architecture as a tool to bring out different emotions. They are asked to design a museum that includes two separate exhibition halls that bring out contrasting emotions – one inducing negative emotions, and the other inducing positive emotions.

Participants are free to choose the specific emotions they incite with their designs – fear, anger, anxiety, love, happiness, laughter, etc. The purpose of the Museum of Emotions is to use architecture as the primary tool to create emotional states, through consideration of the scales of the spaces, the journey through the space, colour, lighting, and material choice. As this is an ideas competition, participants are free to choose any site location, real or imaginary, as well as the size of their structure.

Museum of Emotions / Edition #7 is one of Buildners’ silent competitions, in which participants must communicate their ideas without the use of any text. The design concept and thinking behind it must all be communicated solely through the use of visuals.

PRIZES

3 winning proposals, 1 special award recipient and 6 honourable mentions will be selected. Buildner will award a total of 10,000 € in prize money to competition winners as follows:

1st Prize – 5,000 €
2nd Prize – 3,000 €
3rd Prize – 1,000 €
+ 6 honourable mentions

Buildner Student Award – 1,000 €

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

Early Bird Registration: May 20– July 10
Advance Registration: July 11 – September 18
Last Minute Registration: September 19 – November 27

Final registration deadline: November 27, 2025
Closing date for submission: January 12, 2026 (23:59 LONDON TIME)
Announcement of the winners: March 3, 2026

More: https://architecturecompetitions.com/museumofemotions7/

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