New architecture and design competitions: RAIC Annual Awards, Winter Stations, Peja Culture Pavilion, and IFLA Green Library Award

If you're in search of new, exciting architecture and design competitions, take a look at the latest curated picks of challenges listed on Bustler. Featured below are four briefs calling for innovative proposals for the revitalization of a long-standing pavilion and water fountain in Peja, Kosovo, exceptional designs of temporary winter art installations incorporating existing lifeguard towers in Toronto, excellence in Canadian architecture and urban design, and the most environmentally sustainable libraries.

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Peja Culture Pavilion
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Submission Deadline: Tuesday, January 28, 2025

"The city center of Peja, Kosovo, hosts a historically significant site that has long been a focal point for community gatherings and social interactions. [...] The competition seeks innovative ideas to transform the site into a lively participatory public area. The primary objective is to design a flexible multipurpose pavilion and an engaging outdoor space that revitalizes the area. The pavilion should serve as a cultural center that not only integrates the 15th-century water fountain but also enhances its historical importance. "

Winter Stations 2025
Registration/Submission Deadline: Sunday, November 3, 2024

"Winter Stations is a single-stage international design competition held annually in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Participants are tasked with designing temporary winter art installations which incorporate existing lifeguard towers spaced strategically across the city’s Kew and Woodbine beaches. The structures (not in use in the wintertime) are considered visual anchor points for the installations. As in previous years, Winter Stations intends to build 4-6 winning proposals for a six-week exhibition along the waterfront, funding permitted."

RAIC 2025 Annual Awards
Registration/Submission Deadline: Monday, January 13, 2025

"The RAIC annual awards are a celebration of creativity, innovation, and excellence in Canadian architecture. The awards highlight work that challenges us and changes our built environment for the better, showing the value of architecture and its positive impact on our lives. If you know of a person, project, or practice that demonstrates these qualities, the RAIC annual awards are an opportunity for them to gain national recognition."

IFLA Green Library Award 2025: Call for Submissions
Registration/Submission Deadline: Friday, January 31, 2025

"In line with IFLA Key Initiative 1.1: Show the power of libraries in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, the award helps to advance the profession through illuminating the role of libraries and librarians in the advancement of sustainability standards and the promotion of specialized knowledge within professional practice."

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