📅 Submission Deadline: 20 July 2025
📍 Final Jury & Awards: 10 September 2025, Incheon, South Korea
🎓 Organized by: ARCASIA Committee on Architectural Education (ACAE)
🌐 Mode: Online Submission + In-Person Awards Presentation
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About the Competition
The ARCASIA Students’ Design Competition 2025 invites architecture students from across Asia to submit visionary, context-sensitive designs that address social and environmental challenges.
Theme: 🌍 “Architecture for Peace”
This year’s competition focuses on the role of architecture in fostering peace, unity, and resilience within communities facing conflict, displacement, or disaster.
Objectives
- Inspire young architects to respond to humanitarian challenges.
- Encourage culturally rooted, sustainable design strategies.
- Promote regional collaboration and shared architectural values.
Who Can Participate?
- Undergraduate students of architecture enrolled in an ARCASIA member country.
- Nominations must be submitted via respective National Institutes of Architects.
- Each country may nominate up to two (2) entries.
Submission Guidelines
- Conceptual design proposal in PDF (A1 boards max 10MB)
- A 500-word design brief/description
- One-page student profile with photo
- Must reflect the theme: Architecture for Peace
📝 Submissions must be in English.
Timeline
| Phase | Date |
|---|---|
| 📨 Submission to National Institutes | 20 July 2025 |
| 🇦🇸 Final Submission to ARCASIA | 30 July 2025 |
| 🧑⚖️ Jury Evaluation | August 2025 |
| 🏆 Awards Ceremony at ACA 20 | 10 September 2025 |
Awards & Prizes
- 🥇 Gold Award – $1,000 + Certificate
- 🥈 Silver Award – $700 + Certificate
- 🥉 Bronze Award – $500 + Certificate
- 🏅 Honorable Mentions
- 🖥️ Publication on ARCASIA & media platforms
Submit Your Entry
🔗 Official Website & Submission Guidelines
🧾 Note: Contact your country’s architectural institute for national nomination procedure.
📩 Contact & Support
📧 Email: [Insert ARCASIA contact or national coordinator email]
🌐 Website: https://theaarchnews.com/events
Also Read: ARCASIA Thesis of the Year (TOY) 2025