Danish Architects COBE, in collaboration with Public Architects, Grontmij Carlbro and Bartenbach LichtLabor, have yesterday been awarded first place in the international competition to design the new Norreport Train Station in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Within its 2009 edition and the theme “It’s About Time”, EXD and Portuguese Galp Energia Foundation invited architects, engineers and all respective firms to design a new infrastructure for Portugal’s capital Lisbon. The open international competition asked for ideas for a new cycling bridge…

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) recently announced the winners of the London Bridge 800 Ideas Competition: 1st Prize – Laurie Chetwood, Chetwoods, London Laurie Chetwood, Chetwoods, London 2nd Prize – Lawrence Friesen, GenGeo, Ilona Hay, London

As the only automaker in the luxury class that utilizes a master design firm - legendary Pininfarina - Maserati has found there is an affinity between its brand and those who appreciate fine design. Earlier this year, Maserati and Architectural Digest magazine together invited individuals who appreciate fine design…

The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), in collaboration with Shenzhen-based architects Urbanus, has been awarded first prize in the design competition for a major new cultural center, transport hub, and public landmark in the heart of the city of Shenzhen, southern China.…

The Bering Strait Project international ideas competition recently announced the winning concepts in the professional and student categories. The Bering Strait Project attempts to span the Bering Strait between Russia and the United States via a bridge or a tunnel which would create…

On Aug 1st, the Chicago Architectural Club and the Chicago Humanities Festival launched UNION STATION 2020, an international design ideas competition for the conversion of Chicago’s Union Station into a high-speed rail hub, regional market, and meeting place. The three winners and seven honorable mentions of this competition have…

Transportation Alternatives announced three winners this week for “Designing the 21st Century Street,” an open design competition that challenged New Yorkers to safely accommodate pedestrians, bicyclists, transit, trucks and cars on the same “complete street” – something that has long eluded New York City street design.…

The Glenelg Tramline Extension has been awarded this year’s prestigious Adelaide Prize for the achievement of excellence and innovation in the city’s public realm. An extension of the existing tramline service from Victoria Square to the City West Campus of the University…

CityRacks is a competition that seeks to find new solutions for NYC’s bike locking/parking fixtures.  The deadline for entries was June 9th. Competition Brief | Previously in the News Andrew Lang and Harry Dobbs