New architecture and design competitions: creative awards, Shanghai toys, rammed earth, and a Women's House in Senegal

With the new year upon us, it's time to flex those creative muscles again and consider participating in one, or two if you will, design competitions. 

For 2021's first curated picks of architecture and design competitions listed on Bustler, we have selected four challenges calling for fresh examples of global design excellence, product ideas promoting Shanghai, rammed-earth house designs in Slovenia, and plans for a Women's House in rural Senegal.

For the complete directory of newly listed competitions click here.

2021 AZ AWARDS
Register/Submit Deadline: Thursday, Feb 25, 2021

"The AZ Awards has been recognizing excellence in design and architecture across the world for over a decade now. Since AZURE debuted the AZ Awards in 2011, the program has grown in size, scope, and momentum to be internationally recognized for its influence in the global design and architecture spheres. The 2021 edition of the AZ Awards adds the completely new category of Urban Design, encouraging developers to submit their projects."

‘Architectural Gift/Toy Design’ Competition
Register/Submit Deadline: Thursday, Feb 25, 2021

"2021 the 1st Shanghai • Bund Cultural & Product International Design Competition aims to promote creativities exchange and transformation by combining universities, research institutes and matured manufacturing resources in the Yangtze River Delta, and help establishing 'Shanghai International City of Design' and 'Shanghai International City of Fashion.'"

Rammed Earth House
Register/Submit Deadline: Tuesday, Mar 30, 2021

"The aim of the Rammed Earth House competition is to design an experimental building made of rammed earth at a specifically selected location in the South-east region of Slovenia. Rammed earth is one of the most sustainable materials in the world, accessible practically anywhere, and its properties enable a healthy and sustainable living environment."

Women's House in Africa
Registration Deadline: Friday, Apr 30, 2021
Submission Deadline: Sunday, May 30, 2021

"The WOMEN’S HOUSE, the object of this new edition, will be built in a small village in southern Senegal in order to promote gender equality as a key factor in rural development. This structure must be symbolic, environmentally friendly, inspired by local traditions, and capable of accommodating training events, seminars, and laboratories that raise awareness in the rural community regarding human rights and gender equality as the fifth fundamental objective of the 'Sustainable Development Goals' established by the United Nations for the purpose of guaranteeing that everyone receive equal access to education, medical care, and employment, as well as a say in decision making processes, thereby promoting sustainable economies which are a benefit to society and humanity and as a whole."

If you would like to contribute competitions, award programs, or calls for submissions that aren't listed on Bustler yet, send them directly to our team to review. We may include them in next week's roundup.

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