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'Solair' by Arjun Jain, Jade Wong, Finn Ferrall, Marko Sikic, Nick Kisil, with faculty supervisor Vincent Hui was a Winter Stations 2025 winner. Image courtesy of Winter Stations competition

“Solair” by Arjun Jain, Jade Wong, Finn Ferrall, Marko Sikic, Nick Kisil, with faculty supervisor Vincent Hui was a Winter Stations 2025 winner. Image courtesy of Winter Stations competition


Bustler’s curated picks of new architecture and design competitions this week feature four calls seeking designs of a future-oriented, landmark museum for Hwaseong City in South Korea, imaginative transformations of lifeguard stations into interactive public art installations, exceptional adaptive reuse proposals, and the best use of natural light in student-led projects.

For the complete directory of newly listed competitions, click here.





'Slice of Sun' by Cláudia Franco, Mariam Daudali, Tom Byrom was a Winter Stations 2025 winner. Image courtesy of Winter Stations competition

“Slice of Sun” by Cláudia Franco, Mariam Daudali, Tom Byrom was a Winter Stations 2025 winner. Image courtesy of Winter Stations competition

Winter Stations 2026
Registration/Submission Deadline: Monday, November 3, 2025

“For Winter Stations 2026, artists, designers, and architects are invited to tickle the boundary between what is seen and what is real. The Stations should transform the shoreline into a place where illusion becomes architecture, offering glimpses of uncanny possibilities. Participants might also consider what imaginative public infrastructures could prompt people to set aside their devices and gather in shared reality.”


Re:Form / Edition #2
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Submission Deadline: Monday, March 9, 2026

“Re:Form Edition #2 invites architects, designers, and innovators to embrace the challenge of adaptive reuse, working within spaces under 250 square meters to give them renewed purpose and relevance. Participants are free to choose any existing structure–whether currently in use, abandoned, or neglected–anywhere in the world. From unused storefronts and aging sheds to underutilized garages or portions of larger buildings, each project should demonstrate the potential to transform a limited footprint into something innovative and impactful.”


Light of Tomorrow by VELUX 2026
Registration Deadline: Monday, March 30, 2026
Submission Deadline: Monday, April 6, 2026

“The competition and award invite students to explore the role of daylight in architecture and inspire new thinking. The aim of the competition and award is to encourage and challenge students of architecture, and to create a deeper understanding of this specific and ever-relevant source of energy, light, and life. 
The student teams will submit their project under the theme ‘Light of Tomorrow’ with special prizes given to the best projects demonstrating ‘Natural light in new buildings’, ‘Daylight in building transformation’, and ‘Daylight Investigations.”

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. We may include them in our next roundup.








Some current competitions on Bustler that may interest you…

Shade Zones Design Competition

Register by Wed, Oct 15, 2025

Submit by Thu, Jan 15, 2026




‪The Architect’s Stair #3

Register/Submit by Thu, Mar 5, 2026




The Architect’s Chair #5

Register by Thu, Nov 20, 2025

Submit by Mon, May 4, 2026




The Home of Shadows / Edition #4

Register by Wed, Nov 5, 2025

Submit by Mon, Apr 13, 2026