Current contests

The Bureau of Architecture and Spatial Planning of the Warsaw City Hall, on behalf of the President of the City of Warsaw, has announced a competition for the architectural concept of a skating track hall and two ice halls for the Stegny Center in Warsaw's Mokotow district.

The competition is an implementation competition, limited, one-stage.

In the area of the study there is currently a track designed by Janusz Kalbarczyk, which was put into operation in 1980. The architects responsible for the entire complex, which also included two buildings, were Elżbieta Jankowska (chief architect), Czesław Molenda, Andrzej Ryba, Zbigniew Cis-Bankiewicz and Franciszek Ukleja of the "Stolica" Municipal Construction Design Bureau. Unfortunately, the existing facilities and infrastructure, due to their technical condition, are slated for demolition.

The competition concept, in addition to being in accordance with the provisions of the Local Spatial Development Plan for the area of the intersection of Sikorskiego and Sobieskiego Streets, must also comply with the requirements of the ISU federation (in accordance with the INTERNATIONAL SKATING UNION SPECIAL REGULATIONS & TECHNICAL RULES SPEED SKATING 2024), the Polish Speed Skating Federation, as well as meet the requirements of the IIHF contained in the IIHF Official Rule Book 2024/25.

The concepts will be judged by their attractiveness and functionality, the selection of architectural form for the function of the facilities and the integration of the facilities into the surroundings. Also important in the evaluation of the works will be compliance with the recommended guidelines, feasibility of implementation, the economics of the proposed solutions and the economics of use, as well as the maximum planned cost of the work implemented on the basis of the competition work, in relation to the attractiveness of the solutions obtained and the economics of use. The use of solutions that reduce the operation of the investment and reduce noise will be promoted.

For more information, see the competition regulations

prizes

• First Prize - PLN 200,000 gross and an invitation to negotiate a sole-source contract for the performance of a service based on the selected work.
• II Prize - 150,000 PLN gross
• III Prize - PLN 100,000 gross
• pool for cash prizes in the form of distinctions - 50 000 PLN gross

calendar

• Deadline for submission of applications to participate in the competition: until March 31, 2025, 3:00 pm
• Deadline for submission of competition entries: no less than 8 weeks from the date on which qualified participants are invited to submit entries

jury

• Marcin Brataniec - architect, SARP Kraków, chairman of the Competition Jury
• Marcin Chruśliński - architect, reference judge
• Renata Kaznowska - Deputy Mayor of the City of Warsaw.
• Mariusz Budziszewski - Chairman of the Committee on Sports, Recreation and Tourism in the Council of the City of Warsaw.
• Rafał Miastowski - Mayor of Mokotów District
• Marcin Kraszewski - Sports and Recreation Office
• Katarzyna Łęgiewicz - Capital Sports Center AKTYWNA WARSAWA
• Konrad Niedźwiedzki - Polish Speed Skating Association
• Aneta Wardzińska-Siczek - architect, Office of Architecture and Spatial Planning
• Rafał Sieraczyński - architect, OW SARP
• Katarzyna Herman - architect, Office of Architecture and Spatial Planning

Krakow University ofTechnology and the Faculty of Architecture ofKrakow Universityof Technology, as part of the university's 80th anniversary celebrations, have announced an international conceptual competition encouraging students to create visionary ideas for the university' s campus of the future in Krakow's Czyżyny district - CUT Campus: Driven by novel approaches.

The conceptual competition is aimed at first- and second-level architecture students studying at universities in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom and Switzerland.

The competition entry may be prepared individually or in a team of up to 10 people and should be developed under the guidance of an academic teacher.

Contest entries should be prepared on two 100 cm x 70 cm boards, in PDF format, in portrait orientation, and the written part in a pdf file containing a maximum of two A4 pages of text along with illustrations, diagrams, sketches.

For more information, please see the regulations of the competition

prizes

The works will be judged in four categories: Architecture, Urban Planning, Landscape Architecture and Open. Prizes and awards will be given in each of them.

• First Prize - PLN 5,000
• Three honorable mentions - PLN 2,000 each

calendar

• Deadline for publication of detailed guidelines: March 3, 2025
• Deadline for submission of competition works: July 10, 2025
• Announcement of competition results: October 2025

competition jury

The competition jury will be chaired by Professor Rafi Segal, a world-renowned professor of architecture and urban planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he heads the Future Urban Collectives research group.

The organizer of the competition, WSC is pleased to announce the launch of the 8th edition of the nationwide competition Diploma with Archicad (DZA). This competition is aimed at students and graduates of architecture, urban planning, interior design and landscape architecture who have used Archicad software in their diploma works.

Participation in the DZA competition is an excellent opportunity to showcase your talent to a wider audience and establish contacts with industry professionals. Winners of previous editions often emphasize that recognition in the competition has opened up new professional opportunities and contributed to dynamic career development.

Authors of diploma theses (engineering, bachelor's and master's) in the fields of architecture, urban planning, interior design and landscape architecture that were defended between January 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025 are invited to participate in the competition.

A prerequisite is the use of Archicad in part of the design process - at least to the extent of determining the spatial form of the building. It is permissible to use other programs for complementary purposes, such as graphic development, details, schematics or renderings.

Registration of participants is carried out by filling out an online form available on the organizer's website: https://wsc.pl/dyplom-z-archicadem/dza-2025. The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2025. All entries should be prepared in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the competition regulations, available on the website.

prizes

Winners of the competition will receive cash prizes, licenses for Archicad software and participation in the OSSA 2025 workshop. what's more! The best works selected by the jury will take part in the battle for an additional prize in the "Audience Vote" on Instagram. This will be PLN 1000 in the engineering category and PLN 1000 from the master's category.

calendar

• Deadline for submission of competition works: March 31, 2025
• Meeting of the competition jury: May 2025
• Audience voting on Instagram for the best works (among those selected by the DZA competition jury): July/August 2025
• Announcement of the results: September 2025

competition jury

The competition jury consists of renowned architects, representatives of academia and specialists in BIM technology. Their task will be to evaluate the architectural and urban design qualities of the works, the degree of use of Archicad's capabilities and creativity in the graphical representation of the projects.

The City and Municipality of Kórnik is seeking an idea for the design of an elementary school building through a competition.

The competition is a limited, one-stage competition.

One should design a public utility (educational) building with: classrooms (staging of the implementation of 14 branches + 6 branches), fully equipped kitchen, canteen, common room, library, computer rooms, sanitary facilities, gymnasium, rooms for individual classes, rooms for pedagogue, psychologist, special educator, speech therapist, teacher's room, auditorium, administrative, social and storage rooms. The development of the site, in addition to the cubic building, must include recreational and sports facilities, park greenery, communications and parking lots.

The building should be designed on the basis of the principles of universal design, it should includeenergy-saving materials and strive for the highest quality architectural, spatial, functional and natural solutions.

For more information, see the competition regulations

prizes

• First Prize - PLN 40,000 gross and an invitation to negotiate in the mode of a sole-source contract
• II Prize - PLN 20,000 gross
• III Prize - PLN 10,000 gross
• three distinctions - PLN 2,000 gross each

calendar

• Deadline for submission of questions for clarification of the content of the regulations: until March 10, 2025
• Deadline for submission of application for admission to the competition: by March 13, 2025, 12:00 pm
• Announcement of results, notification of admission to the competition and invitation to submit competition works: no later than March 28, 2025
• Anticipated deadline for submission of competition works: May 19, 2025
• Announcement of results: no later than June 20, 2025

jury

• Dr. Agata Gawlak - Chairperson of the Competition Jury
• Dr. Barbara Świt-Janowska - referee
• Jan Ambroziak
• Bronisław Dominiak
• Joanna Grzybowska
• Aleksandra Kowalska
• Anna Maria Andrzejewska
• Sebastian Wlazły
• Ewelina Domagała - secretary of the competition

The Wadowice Cultural Center, in cooperation with the Cracow branch of the Association of Polish Architects, has announced a competition to develop a concept for the expansion and reconstruction of the existing facility located in the central part of Wadowice, at the intersection of Teatralna and Henryk Sienkiewicza streets.

The competition is an implementation competition, limited, one-stage.

The Wadowice Cultural Center aspires to be an important meeting place in the city: residents among themselves and "meetings with art" in its most diverse manifestations. The idea of the competition is therefore to find an attractive formula for a multifunctional center.

The existing WCK building is in a relatively good technical condition, but the calculations and the conclusion of the structural expert's report urge total replacement of the building substance. It is possible, and even advisable, to radically interfere with the existing building substance, with only the facade being preserved.

For more information, see the competition regulations

prizes

• First Prize - PLN 70,000 gross and an invitation to negotiate a sole-source contract for the performance of a service based on the selected work.
• II Prize - 40,000 PLN gross
• III Prize - PLN 30,000 gross
• two honorable mentions - PLN 10,000 gross each

calendar

• Deadline for submission of questions for clarification of the content of the competition rules regarding the conditions for admission to the competition: until February 15, 2025
• Deadline for submission of applications for admission to the competition: until February 28, 2025, 2:00 pm
• Sending notices to participants on admission to the competition and invitations to submit entries: by March 20, 2025
• Deadline for submitting inquiries for clarification of the competition regulations regarding the development and submission of competition works: by April 3, 2025
• Deadline forsubmission of competition works: until May 28, 2025 at 2:00 pm
• Announcement of the results of the competition on the competition website and notification via the Electronic Competition Platform to the competition participants of the results of the competition settlement: by June 21, 2025

the competition jury

• Kazimierz Łatak - Chairman of the Competition Jury, SARP Krakow Branch
• Dr. Marcin Włodarczyk - Referent of the Competition Jury, SARP Kraków Branch
• Mariusz Tenczyński - SARP Opole Branch
• Bartosz Kaliński - Mayor of Wadowice
• Agnieszka Lewandowska - architect
• Piotr Bartel - Head of the Investment Department of the Wadowice Town Hall
• Piotr Wyrobiec - Director of WCK

Secretary of the competition:

• Marcin Buczek-Palczyński - SARP Krakow Branch
• Robert Zapała - deputy secretary of the competition, SARP Branch Krakow

The goal of the competition is to select an architectural design for a kindergarten in southern Senegal, a facility that promotes the all-round development of children by providing a safe, stimulating and inclusive environment. The architecture should support the right to education and well-being, provide a space whose functionality goes beyond education, integrates, offers opportunities for play, socialization and exploration, and will serve as a focal point for the entire community.

The organizers are looking for an architectural solution that instills confidence and peace of mind in children, families and the community at large - a welcoming, unique and symbolic environment where every child feels their worth and is supported in their development.

The project should be devised in such a way that it can be implemented through a process of humanitarian intervention and self-build, without qualified personnel and with the direct participation of the community. The facility should be easy to implement using sustainable and self-sustainable construction technologies, use natural and/or recycled materials available in the area to reduce environmental impact, and be integrated into the rural environment. A one-story building with a maximum area of 500 square meters should not cost more than 70 thousand euros.

The design of the kindergarten should include five classrooms, each accommodating about 20 children, space for administrative needs and meetings with parents, an educational play area, a doctor's office, a dining room, a storage room and toilets.

The City of Rybnik - Miejski Ośrodek Sportu i Rekreacji, in cooperation with the Katowice branch of the Association of Polish Architects, has announced a competition for the development of an urban-architectural concept for the reconstruction and expansion of the municipal stadium in Rybnik at ul. Gliwicka 72, along with land development and the necessary technical and communications infrastructure to enable the facility to function in accordance with its intended use, taking into account existing conditions and the phasing of the investment.

The competition is an implementation competition, limited, one-stage.

All designed objects and elements of land development, together with related construction equipment, should be designed in such a way as to meet the requirements for structural safety, fire safety, safety of use, appropriate hygienic and health conditions, environmental protection, conditions of safety andoccupational health and safety, protection against noise vibration, energy conservation and adequate thermal insulation of partitions, conditions of use in accordance with the purpose of the object, in particular with regard to the supply of water and electricity and, as appropriate, heat and fuel, assuming the efficient use of these factors. The share of energy from renewable sources in the total primary energy required for the operation of the building should be a minimum of 30%. When drawing up the competition works, the contestants should take into account the postulates of the "Architectural and urban planning pact for the climate".

The stadium after modernization should accommodate a speedway track with facilities for competitions at the level of the speedway premier league, a football field (with licensing requirements up to and including the fourth league), rooms / service area for speedway competitions andsoccer matches, administration rooms for the operation and maintenance of the athletics stadium, social and locker room facilities for the maintenance of the stadium and adjacent facilities, utility, technical and storage rooms related to the operation of the entire facility, as well as parking lots.

For more information, see the competition regulations

prizes

• First Prize - PLN 60,000 gross and an invitation to negotiate a sole-source contract for the execution of a service based on the selected work
• II Prize - 35 000 PLN gross
• two awards - 15 000 PLN gross each

calendar

• Deadlinefor submittingrequests for clarification of the content of the regulations, particularly concerning applications for admission to the competition: up to 4 days before the deadline for submission of applications for admission to the competition
• Deadline forsubmission of applications for admission to the competition: until January 6, 2025, 3:00 pm
• Approximate deadline for informing participants of admission to the competition and inviting them to submit entries: up to 14 days after the deadline for submission of applications for admission to the competition
• Recommended deadline for submitting requests for clarification of the content of the regulations regarding the competition works: until February 10, 2025, 3:00 p.m.
• Deadline for submission of competition works (electronic version): until March 17, 2025, 3:00 pm
• Deadline for submission of competition works (paper version): by March 19, 2025, 3:00 pm
  
• Deadlinefor announcement of competition results: up to 21 days after the deadline for submission of competition works in electronic version

the competition court

• Piotr Buśko - chairman of the Competition Jury, SARP Katowice Branch
• Ewa Szymańska-Sułkowska - Referring Judge, SARP Katowice Branch
• Mariusz Błażewicz - SARP Częstochowa Branch
• Przemysław Stawinoga - SARP Branch Bielsko-Biała
• Wojciech Kiljańczyk - Vice-Mayor of the City of Rybnik
• Mariusz Śpiewok - Plenipotentiary of the Mayor of the City of Rybnik
• Rafał Tymusz - Director of MOSiR Rybnik
• Krzysztof Mrozek - President of the Management Board of KS ROW RYBNIK

Reserve members of the jury:

• Adam Skrzypczyk - SARP Katowice Branch
• Henryk Piątek - SARP Katowice Branch

Secretary of the competition:

• Aleksander Krajewski - SARP Branch Katowice
• Jan Fiałkowski - deputy secretary of the competition

The Zachodniopomorskie Voivodeship, based in Szczecin, in cooperation with the Koszalin branch of SARP, has announced a competition for the development of a conceptual design for the construction of the Center for Sustainable Development EKOFUTURIUM in Koszalin, together with land development.

The competition is an implementation competition, limited, two-stage.

The multidisciplinary center - unique on a European scale - is to focus on finding and designing solutions for the future, in the universal aspect of the way humans function in the environment. The overarching mission is the contemporary, multi-level idea of sustainability, present in the creation of responsible environmental behavior, innovative material and spatial solutions. Oriented to the challenges and opportunities of man in the face of the future, leads to emphasize such means of expression as hyper-modernity, experimentation, dynamism, openness, dialogue.

Thus, EKOFUTURIUM is to house, among other things, exhibition spaces, conference halls, laboratories, an auditorium, server rooms and a publicly accessible roof garden. The form of the designed building should be read as an ultra-modern dominant, a kind of landmark, welcoming visitors and bidding farewell to Koszalin's guests and completing the panorama of the university's building complex. Due to the role of this project and very interesting spatial solutions, an important competition decision will be the proper setting of relations and compositional links between the Cognitarium cubature and the designed EKOFUTURIUM object.

It is assumed that the facility will function based on the highest standards of ecology, reduction of media consumption, circular economy and based on the principles of biophilic design. The facility should provide healthier conditions of use and implement the principles of reduced environmental impact.

The entire premise is to be complemented by landscaping in the form of a science park, or experience garden, which will be an integral part of the building's exhibition.

For more information, see the competition regulations

prizes

• First Prize - PLN 150,000 gross and an invitation to negotiate a sole-source contract for the performance of a service based on the selected work.
• II Prize - 100,000 PLN gross
• III Prize - PLN 50,000 gross
• three distinctions - with a total value of PLN 69,000 gross

calendar

• Deadlinefor submitting requests for clarification of the content of the regulations, in particular concerning the preparation and submission of applications for admission to the competition: until December 20, 2024
• Deadline for submission of applications for admission to the competition: until December 31, 2024
• Deadline for informing participants about admission to the competition: until January 9, 2025
• Deadline for submitting requests for clarification of the content of the regulations regarding, in particular, the preparation and submission of study papers: until February 3, 2025
• Deadline for submission of study papers: until February 20, 2025, 3:00 pm
• Deadline for notifying participants of qualification for the second stage: by March 13, 2025
• Deadline for submitting requests for clarification of the content of the rules and regulations, particularly concerning the preparation and submission of the competition works: until April 4, 2025
• Deadline for submission of competition works: until April 29, 2025, 3:00 pm
• Deadline for announcement of competition results: until May 23, 2025

the competition court

• Zbigniew Maćków - Chairman of the Competition Jury, SARP Branch Wrocław
• Marek Perepeczo - referee, SARP Koszalin Branch
• Jacek Krych, Ph.D. - SARP Katowice Branch
• Wojciech Bal, Ph.D., Prof. ZUT - SARP Szczecin Branch, Plenipotentiary of the Marshal of the Zachodniopomorskie Voivodeship
• dr. Artur Wezgraj - Plenipotentiary of the Marshal of the Western Pomeranian Voivodeship
• Łukasz Skarżyński - Marshal's Office of the Western Pomeranian Voivodeship
• Robert Skowroński - Marshal's Office of the Western Pomeranian Voivodeship

Deputy judges:

• Tomasz Samborski - SARP Koszalin Branch
• Karolina Siwek - Marshal's Office of the Western Pomeranian Voivodship

Secretary of the competition:

• Monika Sielewska - SARP Koszalin Branch

purpose

The competition is a two-stage, limited, implementation competition.

In the first stage, participants submit studies, and in the second stage - competition works.

The new headquarters of the Wieluń Forest District is to be located on Wojska Polskiego Street in Wieluń. Its design should take into account the tradition and rank of the place, as well as its role in the city and region. The height of the building should not exceed 12 meters, a building without a basement is planned, with a garage and utility section.

For more information, see the competition regulations

prizes

The contracting authority will award cash prizes of PLN 5,000 gross to the competition participants who
will be invited to the 2nd stage and will submit a complete competition work.

• First Prize - PLN 25,000 gross and an invitation to negotiate a sole-source contract for
  execution of a comprehensive design documentation on the basis of the competition work
• II Prize - 12,000 PLN gross
• III Prize - PLN 7,000 gross

calendar

• Deadline for questions for clarification of the content of the regulations regarding the conditions for admission to the competition: December 6, 2024
• Deadline for submission of applications for admission to the competition: December 16 2024, until 12:00 pm
• Deadline for informing participants about admission to the competition and inviting them to submit study papers in Stage 1: by January 10, 2025
• Deadline for questions for clarification of the content of the regulations regarding the study papers: March 6, 2025
• Deadline for submission of study papers of the 1st stage: March 10, 2025, by 12:00 pm
• Settlement of the 1st stage of the competition and sending invitations to selected design teams to submit study papers in the 2nd stage: March 31, 2025
• Deadline for questions for clarification of the content of the regulations regarding the competition works: June 12, 2024
• Deadline for submission of competition works of the 2nd stage: June 16, 2025, by 12:00 pm
• Deadline for announcement of competition results: June 30, 2025

the competition court

• Michał Zając - chairman of the competition court
• Krzysztof Blaszczyk - referee
• Piotr Parkitny
• Danuta Grzegorzek
• Mariusz Kościelny
• Jacek Uram

Secretary of the competition:

• Justyna Wysocka

Auxiliary secretary of the competition:

• Kinga Pokrzywniak