New architecture and design competitions: RIBA UK Awards, W Awards, Holcim Foundation Awards, and Youth City Competition

This edition of Bustler's curated picks of noteworthy architecture and design competitions features four calls seeking exceptional architecture in the UK, exemplary work by women and non-binary designers, the best in sustainable design, and designs of a youth-oriented city in Wuxi, China, that prioritizes both urban regeneration and cultural protection.

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RIBA UK Awards 2025
Registration/Submission Deadline: Thursday, December 12, 2024

"For more than 50 years, our prestigious awards have celebrated the best architecture in the UK and around the world, no matter the form, size, or budget. Highly valued by both the public and profession, our awards have an unrivalled approach to the judging and promotion of good architecture. They highlight the exceptional work of our members, who set the standard for creating better buildings and places. Winning projects showcase innovation, create more sustainable futures and demonstrate a commitment to improving people’s lives through thoughtful design."

W Awards 2025
Registration/Submission Deadline: Friday, November 29, 2024

"In partnership with both The Architectural Review and Architects' Journal, these awards celebrate exemplary work by women and non-binary people, from lifetimes of achievement to the work of those with bright futures ahead and from the design of the world’s most significant new buildings to contributions to wider architectural culture."

Holcim Foundation Awards 2025
Registration/Submission Deadline: Tuesday, February 11, 2025

"The world’s most significant competition for sustainable design is now accepting submissions. Eligibility: projects must be client-supported and at late design phase or already under construction, provided construction is not completed before February 11, 2025."

“The Appointment between Youth and City” Urban Regeneration Design Competition
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Submission Deadline: Thursday, February 20, 2025

"The theme of this urban regeneration design competition is 'The Appointment between Youth and City,' aiming to focus on the positive interaction between urban regeneration and cultural inheritance in the 'Old Town' of Greater Jiangnan from the perspective of youth. Taking the selected site of the competition as samples, combined with a series of measures that emphasize both restoration and protection, as well as upgrading and renovation, it aims to establish a model case of compatibility between 'historical and cultural protection' and 'urban regeneration,' and create a series of new cultural and tourism landmarks for youth development-oriented cities."

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