The public has been invited to vote on their 3 favorites of the 49 finalists for Portland's Skinny House competition, which has drawn some criticism from locals suggesting the design entries are "too contemporary" and perhaps not considerate enough of the area's local attributes. Read +... View full entry

PARIS 2012 proposes that the Olympic Landmark be set up there, as dramatic temporary structure - a real beacon within the City - along with a temporary exhibition about Paris' bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 3 wining prize and 3 distictions located here. View full entry

The National AIDS Memorial Grove (www.aidsmemorial.org) is a seven-acre dell in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, a living tribute to all whose lives have been touched by AIDS. It is the only federally designated AIDS Memorial in the United States. An Open Competition to Design a... View full entry

Info on a Cradle-to-Cradle design challenge. Also, a discussion forum set up by TED. View full entry

RIAS Best Building in Scotland Award 2004 shortlist announced (The Scotsman) Eastgate Theatre and Arts Centre in Peebles Richard Murphy Architects Clavius Building within St Aloysius College in Glasgow Elder and Cannon, Architects Dundee's Maggie's Cancer Caring Respite Centre Frank Gehry Lotte... View full entry

ctnow.com has 4x4 for the Hartford, Connecticut, Science Center. That is, four imges for each one of the four finalists in the $150 million bid which were unveiled yesterday. Finalists are Hadid, Pelli, Safdie and Behnisch. (previously...) View full entry

A Portland architecture competition (Living Smart) picks 49 "skinny" house projects to help overcome resistance to small lots and narrow homes on them. From the Oregonian. View full entry

7th Annual Arquine Competiton - pedestrian border crossing station between Anapra (ciudad Juárez) and Sunland Park (New México). EOM is among the jurors. English PDF (NA) View full entry

On 1 September 2004, South Korea's Presidential Committee of Administrative Capital Relocation has finally decided the competition schedule, according to the website of the Committee (now only in Korean). Although the full schedule has not yet been officially announced, the Committee said briefly... View full entry

dig up your copy of Delirious New York... An Open Design Competition for Coney Island | Submissions due April 2005 | Sponsored by Van Alen Institute View full entry

The 2004 Autodesk Innovation Awards Contest is a fun way for both professionals and students with interest in engineering, mapping and design, to share their design images and innovative concepts. This competition, which recognizes the top designs in the Building, Manufacturing, and innovative... View full entry

Venice Biennale invited ten finalists to compete for the new Palazzo del Cinema project, to be built on the Lido. :: Stefano Boeri, Bolles Wilson, Francesco Cellini, Eisenman, Alfonso Femia, Massimiliano Fuksas, Klaus Kada, MBM Arquitectes, Rafael Moneo, Koen Van Velsen. View full entry

Six multi-disciplinary design teams have been short-listed for an international competition to design a new scientific research station in Antarctica. The six teams are as follows >> Lead consultant's name first: - Buro Happold Ltd / Liftschutz Davidson / Garrad Hassan & Partners Ltd... View full entry

Closing date (9/14) approaching for international competition for emerging architecture. See submission info and past winners here. View full entry

On behalf of the Jubilee Gardens Steering Group, South Bank Employers' Group is today issuing an OJEU Design Contest Notice in connection with a two-stage Open Project Competition to find a design team to redevelop Jubilee Gardens in Waterloo, London.(link) View full entry