International Student Competition

The third edition focuses on today's architectural discourse—and, more specifically, on the urgent need for architectural action in the here and NOW.

The goal of the competition is to provide students with a platform for future-related topics.

>> DEADLINE EXTENDED - REGISTER BY APRIL 20!
COMPETITION BRIEF
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REGISTRATION (FEBRUARY 26 UNTIL APRIL 20, 2026) 
Registration form

QUESTIONS (UNTIL APRIL 20, 2026)
QUESTION FORM
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SUBMISSION (UNTIL MAY 4, 2026)
Utopia 2026 - Upload Submission

EXTERNAL JURY (JURY MEETING: JUNE 4, 2026)

  • Florian Graf, Architect, Artist, Basel
  • Jeanette Kunsmann, Architect, Editor-in-Chief of DETAIL magazine, Munich
  • Tanja Reimer, Architect, Visiting Professor EPFL, DOSCRE, Zurich
  • Valentin Rilliet, Visual Artist, Zurich
  • Yuma Shinohara, Curator, S AM Swiss Architecture Museum, Basel

AWARD

CHF 10'000

    AWARD CEREMONY 

    September 3, 2026 at S AM, Schweizerisches Architekturmuseum
    (Swiss Architecture Museum)


      FORMER EDITIONS

        UTOPIA 2022
        UTOPIA 2024