New architecture and design competitions: Modernism in America Awards, Underbridge Housing Challenge, #DesigningTogetherAIA24 Contest, and ICONIC AWARDS

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 calls seeking forward-thinking designs for affordable and eco-conscious housing schemes that would fit beneath city bridges, creative concepts expressed through inventive formats, outstanding projects in various design fields, and successful preservation efforts of structures and landscapes in the United States.

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The Underbridge Housing Challenge
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Submission Deadline: Tuesday, May 28, 2024

"Beneath city bridges worldwide lies untapped potential, vast spaces brimming with opportunity. The Underbridge Housing Challenge invites visionaries to transform these areas into thriving communities. Buildner is searching for designs that can cater to a wide array of residents, ensuring a perfect blend of scalability, affordability and eco-consciousness. It's an invitation to revolutionize these overlooked spaces with a fresh, practical perspective."

#DesigningTogetherAIA24 Contest
Registration/Submission Deadline: Friday, May 3, 2024

"We’re excited to see the boundless possibilities of the AEC industry’s collective creativity come to life at AIA24. Show off your imagination ahead of AIA24 by entering the #DesigningTogetherAIA24 Contest! Post a visual of your idea—a napkin sketch, a Midjourney creation, or another fun, inventive format—on Instagram using our contest hashtag for a chance to win a $2,000 cash prize and an Ultimate Pass (worth up to $1,899) to AIA24, June 5-8 in Washington, D.C."

ICONIC AWARDS 2024: Innovative Architecture
Registration/Submission Deadline: Friday, May 17, 2024

"The award from the German Design Council honours top achievements in architecture, clever conversion solutions and revitalisations, future-oriented interior and product design, outstanding communication concepts and particularly innovative and resource-efficient materials. The winners will be honoured at an awards ceremony on 7 October 2024 at EXPO Real in Munich, where they will have the opportunity to network internationally."

2024 Modernism in America Awards
Registration/Submission Deadline: Friday, June 7, 2024

"Now in its 11th year, the Awards celebrate the documentation, preservation and reuse of modern buildings, structures and landscapes built in the United States or on U.S. territory. The Awards recognize those building owners, design teams, advocacy and preservation organizations that have made significant efforts to retain, restore and advocate for the aesthetic and cultural value of such places."

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