New architecture and design competitions: Modernism in America Awards, Douglas Haskell Award for Student Journals, Daejeon Government Complex, and Best House in The World

If you're in search of new, exciting architecture and design competitions, take a look at the latest curated picks of challenges listed on Bustler. Featured below are four briefs seeking those who have made significant efforts to preserve and reuse modern buildings in the United States, design proposals for the revitalization of the Daejeon Regional Government Complex in South Korea, the best pre-construction residential projects, and exceptional student-edited design journals.

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2025 Modernism in America Awards
Registration/Submission Deadline: Friday, May 30, 2025

"Now in its 12th year, the Awards celebrate the documentation, preservation and reuse of modern buildings, structures and landscapes built in the United States or on U.S. territory. The Awards recognize those building owners, design teams, advocacy and preservation organizations that have made significant efforts to retain, restore, and advocate for the aesthetic and cultural value of such places."

International Design Competition for the Daejeon Regional Government Complex
Registration/Submission Deadline: Monday, March 31, 2025

"This project aims to improve the convenience of the public by integrating national administrative services, reduce operational costs through the consolidation of office facilities, enhance welfare for civil servants with the construction of new buildings, and increase administrative efficiency. The eight special administrative agencies that are to be housed in the new facility were selected based on the condition of their current buildings, safety, inadequate office space, and reliance on external leasing."

Best House in The World competition
Registration/Submission Deadline: Saturday, May 31, 2025

"Casas inHAUS launches the ‘Best House in The World’ competition. An international architecture competition in which we seek to reward the best pre-construction residential projects. You can submit a pre-construction project, with a real client and a real plot of land. Registration is completely free of charge. We distribute 111,000 euros among the best projects depending on their size. The competition is open to architectural studios, professionals and designers from all over the world. You can enter the competition if you have a real residential project in the pre-construction phase, whether in the design phase or in the tendering phase."

Douglas Haskell Award for Student Journals
Registration/Submission Deadline: Friday, June 13, 2025

"Founded to encourage student journalism on architecture, planning, and related subjects, and to foster regard for intelligent criticism among future professionals. The award is not intended as a prize for individuals, but to support the ongoing publication of student-edited journals whose subject matter could include architectural design, history, and theory."

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