ACSA has a long precedence in creating and providing competitions for students and faculty. ACSA competitions are national and international in scope, offering unique opportunities to investigate, develop, and challenge systematic approaches to design. Entries are critiqued and judged by a jury of experts with diverse backgrounds. Competitions also assist instructors with developing a range of design challenges for use in their courses.
2025 Steel Competition
Registration Deadline: April 9, 2025
The student competition explores a variety of design issues related to the use of...
2025 COTE Competition
Registration Deadline: April 9, 2025
The competition challenges students to integrate health, sustainability, and equity,...
2025 Concrete Masonry Competition
Registration Deadline: April 9, 2025
The competition focuses on design issues related to masonry construction on a Fire...
2025 Design for Freedom Competition
Registration Deadline: April 9, 2025
Ethical & Equitable Materiality: To End Forced Labor is a student competition that...
Exhibit Charrette
December 18, 2024
The charrette will challenge students to design an exhibit that engages the public’s...
Brick Industry Association and ACSA announce a competitive call for Brick in Architecture Education. The prize features the most innovative and sustainable ways to design with clay brick. Special consideration is given to proposals that include methods and themes that innovate and promote sustainable design.
A competitive call for course proposals on the theme of “Architecture, Climate Change, and Society.” The 2025 Course Development Prize participants will be able to compete in two (2) categories: Full Course and Course Component.
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