How can a city respond to the crisis of vacancy? Philadelphia, with over 40,000 vacant properties representing nearly 1,000 acres, has become one of the nation's foremost examples of urban abandonment and extensive sprawl. The competition sponsors invite participants to suggest compelling ideas... View full entry

Here is another design competition for you. The British Royal Mint will redesign its loose change coins (1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p). Read Article. Go to competition website. View full entry

Visit the Bienal Miami site for all the info on this year's Events, Main Competition, Possible Futures E-competition and Photography Competition. Go View full entry

cheap and cheerful ideas desperately in need of an architect. Jonathan Glancey reviews successful contenders in the deputy prime minister's ideal home quest. The Guardian|finalists|also Matt Weaver View full entry

The competition to design "the first great addition to Sydney Harbour's environment for the 21st Century" now has finalists. View here View full entry

Remember when Joan Kroc passed....leaving big bucks to NPR and to ChiTown for a new YMCA Mega Center...??? Well the short list for the phase I of 3 comp just been announce!! [includes Predock, Charlie Rose, Murphy Jahn, Bennish, Ross Barney + Jankowski, Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects and... View full entry

Following the success of the inaugural "call for ideas," which produced the Pamphlets 23-27, Pamphlet Architecture, with renewed support from the National Endowment for the Arts, announces the 2005 competition. To promote and foster the development and circulation of architectural ideas, Pamphlet... View full entry

Canadian Architect points us to Arquitectum 's 1st international architectural contest "The Global House," taking place from August to October. A house that speaks for all. A house that speaks of us all. A house that, because it is silent and dramatic, open and closed, light and dark, horizontal... View full entry

How do we address the proposed addition of wind farms to our physical and cultural landscape? The Boston Society of Architects challenges designers to expand this dialogue by envisioning a wind farm that is more than just a utility to generate electricity.www.architects.org/windscape View full entry

Swewell Chan looks back over the Parachute Pavilion winners in the NYT. View full entry

Domus magazine, in collaboration with the Facoltà di Architettura e Società at the Milan Polytechnic, is promoting a consultation of ideas for the completion and functional redefinition of the Ryugyong Hotel building in Pyongyang, capital of North Korea.Read View full entry

As mentioned in this discussion, the finalists have been announced (1.5 months ahead of schedule!) for the Urban Habitats Competition. View full entry

Architecture Magazine announces the 53rd annual P/A Awards call for entries. Architects working in Canada, the U.S., and Mexico are invited to submit projects commissioned by paying clients and scheduled for completion after January 1, 2006. Categories include: unbuilt architectural projects... View full entry

This international design competition invites architects, engineers, designers, professionals and students to design the Living Box, a prefabricated living unit. The Living Box must be transportable by road or air, and must face the challenge of complying with contemporary lifestyle both in terms... View full entry

Throw together a 500 word essay and get yo' self to San Antonio for the 2005 Internship Conference. Sponsored by AIA and NCARB "Designing Tomorrow's Architect" will pick 25 essay writers to attend the conference at the end of September. We all know how much you like to bitch about IDP. View full entry