Pandemic-related architecture and design competitions with upcoming deadlines

Since the Coronavirus pandemic started sweeping the world at (what feels like an eternity ago) the dawn of this year, we have seen an influx of architecture and design competition listings on Bustler with a distinct focus on health, social distancing, working from home as well as reimagined housing and cities.

For this week's curated picks of noteworthy challenges, we have selected a few Covid-19-related briefs with upcoming submission deadlines.

For the complete list of newly listed competitions click here.

THE HUMANKIND: AFTER COVID-19
Submit by Friday, Aug 21, 2020

Propose a visionary project that helps to revive the economy of a region, city or community affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. In a perfect harmony of architecture, economy and environment, the competition aims to generate visionary ideas that mark the after of the pandemic and inspire different organisations to draw up a “PLAN B” for the world economy.

THE FUTURE BY DESIGN: Product Design Competition 2020
Submit by Sunday, Aug 23, 2020

Can you design a product for the physical and mental well-being of people during the COVID lockdown, by way of “design”? It could be a design that makes working from home easier, it could be a light fixture, it could be a furniture-system that morphs into various functions, it could be a system that helps you finish your health routines or just a cosy corner that you want to curl up to. Explore design in its maximum potential; objects, textures, visuals.

Competition for Architectural Ideas to Prepare for the Post-COVID-19 Era
Submit by Monday, Aug 24, 2020

COVID-19 is making a lot of changes in our lives. In a society where “social distancing” has become a way of daily life, the existing city, architecture, various daily life spaces, and ways of life cannot help but change. Therefore, the Seoul Metropolitan Government is promoting various space ideas as well as concepts for architecture, the city, and landscape that can respond to a pandemic such as COVID-19, and the changes in daily life in the post-COVID-19 era.

SOCIAL DISTANCING - Housing Block
Submit by Saturday, Aug 29, 2020

This competition calls for alternative housing models to disrupt the real estate market in a scenario of prolonged social distancing. We ask for a creative approach to architectural design, departing from a given users, program and extension. Social Distancing Housing Block is part of a Competition series, developed to imagine new dwelling models through a variety of creative architectural designs and feasible innovation. Considering the limits of the current housing market, what could be the domestic architecture of the future?

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