Steel competition

Registration deadline: May 29, 2026 –

Reversible – Building to transform
Faced with environmental challenges and the urgent need to rethink our construction methods, contemporary architecture is moving towards more flexible, scalable, and responsible models. Reversibility is becoming a key principle: the aim is to design buildings that can evolve over time, change function, or be dismantled, transformed, and reused—without demolition or waste. This approach involves a circular vision of architecture, in which elements are no longer fixed but designed for a second life. Steel, a robust material that can be recycled indefinitely without loss of quality, is particularly well suited to this approach. It offers design freedom that is conducive to innovation, both structurally and aesthetically. Candidates are asked to design a space with a dual purpose, capable of adapting to changing uses or contexts. Whether it is a building, mobile equipment, or a modular structure, the project must demonstrate how steel architecture can be designed to evolve over time, be easily dismantled and reused, without any loss of performance or quality.

A sum of €5,000 will be distributed by the jury among the winning teams. The number of winners and the distribution of prizes will be decided by the jury.

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