Preservation as Provocation

The 2015-16 Preservation as Provocation, International Student Design Competition challenges students and multi-disciplinary teams in architecture, preservation, landscape architecture, planning, engineering, sustainable design and other cross-disciplines, to create a new Visitor Center and approach experience for the iconic Farnsworth House by Mies van der Rohe in Plano, Illinois. Register by March 30, 2016.

COTE Top Ten for Students

The program challenges students to submit projects that use a thoroughly integrated approach to architecture, natural systems, and technology to provide architectural solutions that protect and enhance the environment. The competition will recognize ten exceptional studio projects that seamlessly integrate innovative, regenerative strategies within their broader design concepts. Register by December 9, 2015.

Timber in the City

The second Timber in the City Competition challenges participants to design a mid-rise, mixed-use complex with affordable housing units, a NYC outpost of the The Andy Warhol Museum, and a new and expanded home for the historic Essex Street Market. Register by March 30, 2016.

Steel Design Competition

The 2015-2016 Steel Design Student Competition offers architecture students the opportunity to compete in two separate categories: Tall Buildings and an Open program. Register by March 30, 2016.