Our weekly wrap-up of new design competitions worth checking out

We get it. It can get a little overwhelming keeping up with the dozens of new architecture competitions launching worldwide on any given week — let alone having to stay on top of the multiple deadlines for each and every one. That's why Bustler is here to help! At the end of every week, we'll share a quick selection of our newest design competition submissions that we think are worth a look, as well as some ongoing ones you might have missed the first time. Check out our latest competition recommendations below.

Architecture Competition on the Reuse of Ripafratta Castle
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Submission Deadline: Wednesday, May 15, 2019

The Castle of Ripafratta, one of the most important medieval fortress of Tuscany, is a ruin since the XVI century. The competition, open to architects, engineers and students, asks the participants to transform the ruin in a place for to the climbing activity, for events and conferences, a public park connected with the hiking system of the surrounding mountains.

2020 Edmund N. Bacon Urban Design Awards Student Competition
Register/Submit Deadline: Wednesday, Jul 31, 2019

Founded in 2006 in memory of Philadelphia’s iconic 20th century city planner, Ed Bacon, this annual competition — with a $5,000 first prize — challenges university-level students (undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral) from around the world to address real-world urban design issues in Philadelphia that have application not only to our city, but to urban centers around the globe.

The HOME Competition 2019
Registration Deadline: Sunday, Oct 6, 2019
Submission Deadline: Monday, Oct 7, 2019

Through the ages, architects have continuously investigated the role that homes play in our lives.The HOME competition invites all designers to explore ideas of domestic architecture for the future. Designers may consider the impacts of global population shifts, proximity of major cities to coastlines, new materials and building techniques, as well as the rise of co-housing, tiny homes, smart houses and marketplaces like Airbnb.

Some recent Bustler news highlights that you might've missed:

Cooper Hewitt's 2019 Design Triennial will focus on design's ability to cope with climate change

SelgasCano's 2015 Serpentine Pavilion to be exhibited in LA this June

AIA COTE names the top 10 green buildings of 2019

MoMA to stage long-awaited Donald Judd retrospective in 2020

Have a new design competition that you want to submit? Send it directly to Bustler for review here.