The competition-winning proposal offers a rigorous preservation story: a substantial new museum is buried beneath a historic moat, using reconstructed water infrastructure and a choreographed descent to expand the Royal Danish Collection without competing with the Renaissance castle.
Location
Rosenborg Castle, Copenhagen, Denmark
Organizations
AART — Lead architect; Fogh & Følner — Architect; VEGA Landskab — Landscape architect; Artelia — Engineer; Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces — Client
The award recognizes a Spanish public-housing system rather than a single photogenic building, making it a strong editorial entry point into procurement reform, bioregional materials, public-sector design capacity and the relationship between architecture and housing policy.
Location
Balearic Islands, Spain
Organizations
OBEL — Awarding foundation; Balearic Housing Institute (IBAVI) — Public housing agency in which the model was developed; Cris Ballester — Co-creator; economist and former IBAVI managing director; Carles Oliver — Co-creator; architect and former head of IBAVI's technical department
A South Florida architecture school is among seven international teams selected for a live, water-focused design charrette at WAF’s Fort Lauderdale edition, creating a strong local interview opportunity ahead of the November festival.
Location
Broward County Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Organizations
World Architecture Festival — Organizer; MIU City University Miami — South Florida finalist institution; Columbia University — Finalist institution; Pratt Institute — Finalist institution; University of Toronto — Finalist institution; IUAV University of Venice — Finalist institution; Kingston University — Finalist institution; Institute of Architecture and Planning, NIRMA University — Finalist institution
The 35 winning works provide a strong editorial map of where landscape architecture is moving: nature-based coastal infrastructure, Indigenous-led placemaking, urban hydrology, industrial regeneration and major new waterfront public realms.
Location
Awards ceremony at the ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture, Los Angeles, California
Organizations
American Society of Landscape Architects — Awards organizer; Auburn University EWN-LA Design Research Initiative — ASLA/IFLA Global Impact Award recipient; Janet Rosenberg & Studio Inc. — General Design Award of Excellence recipient; Design Workshop — Analysis and Planning Award of Excellence recipient; Wagner Hodgson — Residential Design Award of Excellence recipient; SCAPE — Urban Design Award of Excellence recipient; GGN — Landmark Award recipient
The imminent Argentine competition links a new permanent artwork to the adaptive reuse of the former Alpargatas factory, creating a useful entry point into how commercial redevelopment is handling industrial heritage.
Location
Palacio Molina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Organizations
GES Desarrollos — Competition promoter and Palacio Molina developer; Bandadas — Competition management; Casa FOA — Planned exhibition platform for finalist proposals
The city-backed competition combines a substantial $450,000 prize pool with a rare opportunity to reshape three highly visible entrances to downtown Baltimore. Its focus on infrastructure, civic identity and arrival sequences makes it stronger than a conventional public-art call, and the deadline is one week away.
Location
Three Baltimore gateway corridors: Russell Street from I-295/I-95; Conway Street from I-395/I-95; and President Street from I-83
Organizations
Baltimore Development Corporation — Competition administrator; City of Baltimore — Competition convener; Baltimore City Department of Transportation — Public-agency partner; Baltimore City Department of Planning — Public-agency partner; BCT Design Group — Competition design partner and producer of illustrative concept imagery
The award is directly relevant to practices in Spain, Brazil and Mexico and is unusual in judging built architecture substantially through film and lived experience. The September 14 nomination deadline creates an immediate service opportunity for eligible studios and filmmakers.
Location
International call covering Europe, Brazil, Mexico and Morocco; programme based in Barcelona, Spain
Organizations
Simon — Award founder and organizer; Fundació Mies van der Rohe — Curator; Living Places – Simon Architecture Prize — Official award platform
The September 24 deadline creates a timely opportunity to surface new preservation proposals for cemeteries, temples and sacred landscapes across Argentina, including architectural interventions, interpretation, wayfinding, cataloguing and research.
Location
Argentina; nationwide eligibility for qualifying residents
Organizations
Fondo Nacional de las Artes — Competition organizer and funder
