New architecture and design competitions: Architectural Education Awards, Center for Architecture Lab, Tallinn Architecture Biennale, and Resin Student Design Competition

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 seeking a curatorial team for the eighth edition of the Tallinn Architecture Biennale, impactful architectural educators, residents who are focused on exploring ways to repair the political and social inequities embedded within physical infrastructure, and student-led, forward-thinking design solutions through 3D visualization.

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Tallinn Architecture Biennale TAB 2026 Curatorial Competition
Registration/Submission Deadline: Monday, September 8, 2025

"On 10 July, the Estonian Centre for Architecture announced the international curatorial competition to find a leading curatorial team for the eighth edition of the Tallinn Architecture Biennale TAB 2026. [...] The aim of the competition is to find a curatorial team with a strong vision to develop the central concept of TAB 2026 and curate the festival's Core Programme, which includes the Curatorial Exhibition, the Symposium, the Tallinn Vision Competition, and the TAB catalogue."

Call for Applications: Center for Architecture Lab
Registration/Submission Deadline: Friday, September 12, 2025

"Center for Architecture Lab (CFA Lab) is a multi-month, multi-disciplinary residency program that offers new voices in architecture and design full authorship over the Center for Architecture’s platforms, allowing them to develop compelling and provocative content. For the 2026 edition, the jury will select two participants for the January–August residency, each receiving a stipend of $12,500 for the eight-month duration. The residency will include an exhibition on view from May–August 2026 and the opportunity for participants to facilitate public programs alongside their projects."

2026 Architectural Education Awards
Registration/Submission Deadline: October 8, 2025

"ACSA honors architectural educators for exemplary work in areas such as building design, community collaborations, scholarship, and service. The award-winning professors inspire and challenge students, contribute to the profession’s knowledge base, and extend their work beyond the borders of academia into practice and the public sector."

Resin Architecture: RETHINK REIMAGINE REVITALIZE 2025 STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION
Registration Deadline: Friday, November 21, 2025
Submission Deadline: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

"Launched in 2022, the annual student design competition is Resin’s tool to engage with students in the industry and capture forward thinking ideas from emerging professionals. Participants are encouraged to explore creative solutions through 3D visualization and present a concept that would bring a real-world benefit to the community surrounding the project location. The competition is open to current architecture, urban planning, and interior design students and recent graduates that currently live in the United States."

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