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Translating Intangible Heritage into Contemporary Product Design
How a contemporary blind-box gift transforms sugar painting, ancient Chinese scripts, and cultural storytelling into an interactive product experience that brings intangible heritage into everyday life.
UnIATA '26
The Global Benchmark for Graduation Excellence
Hi UNIATA '26 Organizers, could you please let me know if the shortlisted results have been announced?
Hi Katrina, thanks for reaching out and for taking part in UnIATA '26! Yes, the shortlist was announced on 27 July. You can view all shortlisted entries on the competition page, and you can always check the current status of your own submission from your entries dashboard. The jury evaluation stage is now underway and runs through early September, with the final results scheduled for 7 September. Public voting is also open until 4 September, so feel free to share your project and gather support in the meantime. Wishing you the very best of luck!
I love the energy of this competition!
(UN)BOX: Modular Architecture for Play, Learning and Identity in Refugee Camps
(UN)BOX rethinks modular architecture in refugee camps, turning scarce space into flexible places for play, learning, identity and community
Reconstituted Play: Modular Architectural Design for Adaptable Play in Refugee Camps
Reconstituted Play turns modular architectural design into adaptable landscapes where children can build, learn, play, explore, and imagine.
Imposition: A Narrative Architectural Design Rooted in Deception, Perception, and the Forest Journey
A narrative architectural design in the German woods transforms Little Red Riding Hood into a spatial journey of deception, choice, and perception.
Cinema Futurismo: Futuristic Architecture Reimagining the Future of Cinema
Cinema Futurismo merges futuristic architecture, holographic projection, intimate seating, and landscape into a new social cinema.
RE-UN Bound: Modular Playground Design That Turns Play Into Learning
RE-UN Bound reimagines playground design through low-cost modular structures that turn play into learning, confidence and community for kids
Akanksha Satpute_Architecture Portfolio
This portfolio is a reflection of how my understanding of architecture has evolved over time. It has taught me to look beyond buildings and drawings, and to appreciate how spaces are influenced by people, their routines, and everyday experiences. I enjoy translating these observations into thoughtful design and continue to approach each project as an opportunity to learn and grow.
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Apartments and Climate Adaptation in Mumbai
This research investigates how Development Control Regulations (DCRs) have shaped apartment housing in Mumbai. It reveals that older apartments offer greater spatial flexibility for climate adaptation, while newer developments prioritise built-up area, reducing adaptability and long term climate resilience.
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Apartments and Climate Adaptation in Mumbai
The thesis explores how Mumbai's DCRs affect climate adaptability in apartment housing. Through comparative building studies, it reveals the loss of spatial adaptability over time and proposes a climate-responsive redevelopment framework integrating adaptable housing, flood resilience, passive environmental design, and revised planning regulations.
Very good show ..! keep it up ..! All the best ..!
A highly rigorous and well-developed thesis that successfully connects housing, climate adaptation, lived experience, and planning regulations. The integration of research with architectural and policy strategies is particularly strong; further quantitative validation could make the proposal even more convincing.
SINGANALLUR LAKEFRONT DEVELOPMENT
This proposal reimagines Singanallur Lakefront as a sustainable public landscape that balances ecological restoration with urban recreation. Through accessible public spaces, green infrastructure, and nature-based design strategies, the project enhances biodiversity, strengthens community engagement, and creates a resilient waterfront for Coimbatore.
The project is rich in details and demonstrates a high level of depth and complexity.
Container City
A modular lifestyle, a modular housing design challenge
Hi, I have some questions about the competition. 1- Can we use metric ? 2- Do we need a specific site for the project?
1. Yes you can use metric units - Its rather preferred 2. No you dont have to, it can be based on something hypothetical entirely.
hi, Registration via pay pal is not possible from here. Can we use credit card for the payment of the fee?
Hi Ulku, Please use Razorpay.
hello, I want to say that I am enormously disappointed, to see that the members of the jury do not take account of the constraints announced on the contests, it is thus the last time that I would participate in a contest on this site. to argue my point, I would take container city as an example with a constraint: 1- 15 sea containers maximum, while on the selected projects, there were entire cities with container 2-additions and extension limited to 15%, while on the selected projects some have largely exceeded this limit. 3- 4 containers cannot be stacked on top of each other. some have built towers. So if you do not take into account the constraints announced and you prefer to privilege the presentation instead of the design, and the respect of the specifications, no longer offer constraints if they are of no use. many were sanctioned because they applied themselves to meet the specifications that you posted online. thank you for taking these remarks into account.
Dear Ahmed, We understand the emotion behind the feedback. Its very unfortunate to know that you had a bad experience with our website and we want to know how can we do better. To make our position clear, projects in the shortlist do not have any connection to our website nor the creators have been endorsed with any special advantages. Every participating team is as real and has put in honest work like you must've too. Particularly in the context of Container city, we were well aware this scenario may arise due to some special conditions in the brief. While we try as much as possible to ensure there is fair judging in the competition, for the first time we tried to open the scrutiny via a peer review system as well to ensure all the feedback like the ones you shared are also taken into account while making review process and not after the results are out. https://uni.xyz/journal/new-update-appeal-period-desc-changes-to This was emailed specifically to every participant entering into the competition to voice out if a project was out or in. We have mostly taken all the appeals in to consideration and found out many of them were true. A few of them were forced too. If a project appealed against was still considered, we have left comment below the project on how and why the project made it. Despite all of this effort, it sometimes is disheartening to know that it has left a feeling of bitterness within a valued member of our community. If you have any particular feedback or a project to report you can write to the competition control directly here: competitioncontrol@uni.xyz .
hello and thank you for having taken my words into account, I would like to point out that I have never questioned the method of running the competitions, I only emphasized the objectivity of the members of the jury who should first of all base their judgment as a priority on the application of the specifications then check the other points (presentation ...)the jury also had to pay attention to the openings (windows and bay windows) because the container is fragile, it cannot be pierced on very large openings as it weakens it and makes the superposition of the containers on top of each other fragile. we are not on design only, there is a very important technical aspect as well. best regards ahmed
Better Bus Stop
Bus Stop design challenge: Making public transport fun again
"Oasis of Silence"
Competition Entry: Project "Oasis of Silence"Subject: Competition Entry — Project "Oasis of Silence" / Alisa IvanovaDear Members of the Jury,I am pleased to present for your consideration my conceptual project, "Oasis of Silence."This project was not born from dry academic textbooks. It grew out of a deep understanding of what a modern human truly needs. In
Swamp Capsule Camp
Darkness is starting to swallow the fields around you, until even the horizon disappears from view, but we follow north. Slowly you can see the first light come into view. The smell of the meal cooking by the fire. You have reached your home and you are safe, cradled by the lights and warmth around you.
Luxury Modern Villa
A contemporary luxury villa blending architectural precision with the soul of sculpture.
Terra x Terra
Design a Pavilion + Workshop
Will we get access to Rhino + grasshopper or should we download or have them prior to entry?
Dear Mariam, You require to have access to these tools prior to workshop. You can get the trial versions from here: https://www.rhino3d.com/
I already have Rhino 6 with Grasshopper, so I was wondering that is good for the workshop? I saw in email that recommended me to get Rhino 7.
Hi Jinchen, the workshop is heavily reliant on SubD's which is a new feature in Rhino 7. You should have Rhino 7 installed for the workshop.
Hi, I wonder if there is a compulsory site or is it up to us? Thanks!
Hi Deniz, the site is up to you, although we appreciate you showcasing how the context affected your design decisions.
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That’s an interesting portfolio competition:)