New York City leaders have announced the winning prototypes from the Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge which launched last December. The jury selection resulted in six finalists in the five award categories, Connectivity, Creativity, Visual Design, Functionality, and Community Impact. The competition had invited architects, students, urban…

Five finalist projects have been announced by the European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe in the run for the coveted 2013 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. A total of 335 works in 37 European…

Heart of the Metropolis, the international architectural competition for the design of the Helsinki Central Library today announced six proposals to move on to the competition's second stage. The selected finalists have now until February 2013 to further develop their proposals. The final winner will be announced…

The EyeTime 2012 photography competition has announced its finalist entries selected in two categories, Emerging Talent and Future Voices. The competition seeks to publicly promote the research, exploration and investigation among today's emerging talent and the way we digitally produce, distribute, and consume photography in the face…

Eleven finalists have been announced today in the international design competition for the New National Stadium Japan, including design heavy hitters like Zaha Hadid Architects, SANAA, UNStudio, and Toyo Ito. The finalists, announced by the Japan Sport Council (JSC) and jury chair Tadao Ando, were selected from 46…

Terreform ONE has announced twenty finalists of its open international design competition, ONE PRIZE 2012: FROM BLIGHT TO MIGHT. The competition drew 115 teams and 655 team members from more than 20 countries and five continents. Many questioned the American Dream and offered new 21st century…

Four projects have today been announced as First Round Finalists in TEX-FAB Digital Fabrication Alliance’s 2012 international competition, APPLIED Research Through Fabrication.

Sixteen finalists have been announced in the Pinup 2012: Student Competition. The international contest was assembled by professors and students for students as a means to publically promote the research, exploration and investigation currently happening in academia. The final competition winner will be selected by public “EyeTime”…

This week, the Trust for the National Mall opened the exhibition featuring the twelve final design concepts of the National Mall Design Competition in Washington, D.C. The concepts are displayed for public viewing and comment at the Smithsonian Castle and the

From 107 design ideas submitted from around the world, Urban Intervention: The Howard S. Wright Design Ideas Competition for Public Space has selected 3 finalists and 7 commendations. In the spirit of the 1962 World’s Fair, Seattle Center and AIA Seattle invited multidisciplinary design teams to compete in…