{"id":140590,"date":"2025-09-13T08:36:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T08:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/140590\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T08:36:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T08:36:14","slug":"new-architecture-and-design-competitions-international-garden-festival-washington-architecture-awards-toronto-recreation-center-and-iac-scholarship-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/140590\/","title":{"rendered":"New architecture and design competitions: International Garden Festival, Washington Architecture Awards, Toronto Recreation Center, and IAC Scholarship | News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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“Superstrata” by mat-on was one of the installations at the International Garden Festival 2024. The 2026 edition is now welcoming proposals (details below). Photo: Martin Bond<\/p>\n

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Bustler’s curated picks<\/a> of new architecture and design competitions this week feature four calls seeking novel landscape art and architecture installations, Washington state’s best new architecture, proposals for a new community recreation center in Toronto, and talented international students with a passion for architecture and academia.<\/p>\n

For the complete directory of newly listed competitions, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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IAC Architectural Excellence Scholarship<\/a>
Register\/Submit Deadline:\u00a0 Sunday, Sep 14, 2025<\/p>\n

“At the Immigrant Architects Coalition, we recognize the importance of
\nfostering diversity and excellence in the field of architecture. We are
\npleased to announce the ‘IAC Architectural Excellence Scholarship,’ aimed at supporting international students on F-1\/ J-1 visas pursuing a
\nBachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) or Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)
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2025 Honor Awards for Washington Architecture<\/a>
Register\/Submit Deadline:\u00a0 Wednesday, Sep 24, 2025<\/p>\n

“We live in a time of continual transformation. In the face of uncertainty, design remains one of our most powerful tools\u2014to adapt, respond, and evolve together as a community. We know there is power in the many. How can we build on one another\u2019s insights to foster a culture of generosity, equity, and shared purpose? How can our collective creativity shape a more just, sustainable, and resilient world?
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The installations “Back \/ Ground,” 2025, by Patrick B\u00e9rub\u00e9, and “Les huit collines,” 2022-2025, by ONOMIAU, are part of the current International Garden Festival 2025. Photo: Jean-Christophe Lemay<\/p>\n

International Garden Festival 2026: Mapping Sensitivity<\/a>
Register\/Submit Deadline:\u00a0 Monday, Oct 27, 2025<\/p>\n

“The International Garden Festival is launching a call for proposals to select designers to create the new temporary gardens for the Festival\u2019s 27th edition, which will open on June 20, 2026, on the site of Les Jardins de M\u00e9tis | Reford Gardens.\u00a02026 theme \u2013 Mapping Sensitivity: In the wake of the triennial thematic cycle initiated a year ago, Mapping Sensitivity pursues an ongoing reflection on the poetics of space \u2013 namely how we relate to our physical surroundings and, more broadly, to the world. While Borders focused on the challenges of organizing and representing geographical space, immediately raising geopolitical concerns, the theme of this 27th edition takes the tournant sensible [‘the sensitive turn’].”<\/p>\n

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Ramsden Park Community Recreation Centre Design Competition RFSQ
<\/a>Register\/Submit Deadline:\u00a0 Friday, Oct 31, 2025<\/p>\n

“The City of Toronto is launching an international design competition! We\u2019re inviting design teams from around the world to help shape the future of downtown Toronto with a new Ramsden Park Community Recreation Centre. This two-stage design competition is an opportunity to create a vibrant, inclusive, and sustainable landmark that reflects Toronto\u2019s diversity, dynamism, and commitment to design excellence.”<\/p>\n

Would you like to contribute competitions, award programs, or calls for submissions that aren’t listed on Bustler yet? Send them directly to our team to review<\/a>. We may include them in our next roundup.<\/p>\n

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Denver Affordable Housing Challenge<\/p>\n

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Register by Thu, Sep 18, 2025<\/p>\n

Submit by Mon, Oct 20, 2025<\/p>\n

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Museum of Emotions \/ Edition #7<\/p>\n

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Register by Thu, Sep 18, 2025<\/p>\n

Submit by Mon, Jan 12, 2026<\/p>\n

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MICROHOME \/ Edition #10<\/p>\n

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Register by Thu, Sep 25, 2025<\/p>\n

Submit by Wed, Oct 29, 2025<\/p>\n

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100,000 \u20ac Prize \/ Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2025<\/p>\n

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Register by Thu, Oct 30, 2025<\/p>\n

Submit by Thu, Nov 20, 2025<\/p>\n

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