For this new edition, we invite you to take a fresh look at an iconic Mediterranean landmark: the Château d’If.
A legendary fortress, a witness to history and the collective imagination, the Château d’If becomes a testing ground for contemporary reflection where heritage, artistic creation, and ephemeral architecture converge.
Your mission? To conceive a contemporary addition—lightweight, reversible, and adaptable—capable of revealing the monument in a new light. Whether it takes the form of a theatrical pavilion, an art installation, a maritime theater, or a landscape intervention, your proposal must create a sensitive dialogue between the site’s history and the challenges of contemporary creation.

Launch of the twelfth edition of the Prix W: October 1, 2026.
Deadline for submitting questions: February 1, 2027
Online registration deadline: February 1, 2027, at midnight.
Project submission: the week of February 22, 2027
Project selection by the jury: the week of March 1

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A new travel program inviting young architects to explore the architectural and urban landscape of the European continent.

“All Aboard” is a new travel program that enables young architects to embark on a formative journey, discovering alternative ways of thinking about cities and regions and examining, firsthand, the state of Europe in light of contemporary challenges and the environmental, economic, political, cultural, and social transitions currently underway across the continent.

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We are convinced that buildings can and must combine performance and sustainability. We are committed to optimizing the health and well-being of everyone, everywhere, while minimizing the environmental impact throughout a building’s entire life cycle.

Universities prepare future generations, and students are already shaping the future. Together, we can build a better future.

The goal of the student architecture competition is to develop a project focused on sustainable development that respects both people and the planet. The buildings will be energy-efficient, low-carbon, and provide a comfortable living environment for their occupants, thereby helping to create higher-quality spaces for living, working, and leisure for everyone.

Prizes to be won:
. 1st Prize : €5,000
. 2nd Prize : €2,000
. 3rd Prize : €1,500

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Do you have an eye for design and a passion for creating? Design the next greeting card for theENSA Normandie !
Prizes: €250, €150, and €100 for the top three entries.
The winning design will feature the school’s colors for the new year.

Find the rules (updated on September 18, 2026) and the submission platform HERE

TheFrench Society of Architects (SFA) is organizing the 8th edition of the Henry Jacques Le Même Prize, a writing competition titled “Architecture in Writing – A Place, A Text.” This is a unique opportunity for students, architects, writers, and enthusiasts to blend the written word with the built environment.

🎯 The goal: To reestablish the dialogue between architecture and writing

While literature has often drawn inspiration from painting or music, architecture remains largely unexplored territory. This prize aims to stimulate a sensitive and original reflection on a built space through a literary text.
The jury will be looking for:
✅ A nuanced understanding of a building (the subject must be an existing structure).
✅ High-quality writing, regardless of genre (short story, essay, poetry, etc.).
✅ A fresh perspective on the space and the experience of it.

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“La classe, mon école!” presents a deliberately broad theme through which we aim to address spatial and architectural issues in the school environment. The goal is to introduce the concepts of reuse and the sharing of spaces and uses by establishing a common language. This will facilitate collaboration among the various stakeholders—elected officials, teaching staff, students, and designers—who each play a role in these projects in their own way. This ambitious challenge cannot be solved by a simple call for ideas. However, the flexible framework offered by this process provides a unique opportunity to reflect together in a coherent manner on these topics.

Each winner will receive a prize from a total fund of 2,000 euros; the jury may select up to three winners based on the relevance of their ideas.
The prize amount will be the same for all three winners. In the case of team entries, the check will be awarded to the designated representative.
The jury reserves the right to award up to three honorable mentions, each eligible for a total prize pool of 500 euros.

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For 41 years, the association Maisons paysannes de France has organized the René Fontaine Award, a competition designed to recognize and highlight exemplary projects aimed at preserving rural heritage, our rural environment, the landscape, and traditional skills.

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In 2026, the Jacques Rougerie Foundation – Academy of Fine Arts will award prizes totaling €42,000 (forty-two thousand euros) to candidates who submit an architectural project related to floodplains, the sea, and space. Participants may enter either individually or as a team, designating a project leader.

The awards will be presented to the individual nominee or to the team leader (who will be responsible for distributing the prize among the team members).

The prize amounts for the Grand Prix for Architecture and Innovation are distributed as follows:

• The “Submerged Lands” Grand Prix – Future Prospects: €7,000 (seven thousand euros)

• A "Terres submersibles – Lab" Grand Prix: €7,000 (seven thousand euros)

• The Grand Prix Mer – Prospective: €7,000 (seven thousand euros)

• A Mer–Lab Grand Prix: €7,000 (seven thousand euros)

• A Grand Prix Espace – Prospective: €7,000 (seven thousand euros)

• An Espace–Lab Grand Prize: €7,000 (seven thousand euros)

In addition to a grant, the winners will receive support from the Foundation to further develop their project and eventually bring it to fruition. The winners will be able to draw on the Foundation’s network of experts.

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The Concrete Trophy for Schools invites future professionals to explore the aesthetic, technical, and environmental qualities of concrete, whether used in its various forms or in combination with other materials.
The competition is divided into two categories: the Thesis Category and the Studio Category, and is open to all students at French architecture schools.

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