Extreme Architecture
Architecture designed for extreme environments, challenging conditions, and speculative futures.
Lumination Exploration: Mobile Underwater Vessels Redefine What Architecture Can Be
A fleet of autonomous, shape-shifting habitats navigates Pacific Ocean trenches, turning migration into a form of community planning.
Tsunami Convergenics: Turning Catastrophic Ocean Forces into Underwater Housing Infrastructure
A speculative underwater settlement off the coast of Onagawa, Japan, treats tsunamis and typhoons as energy sources rather than threats.
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!
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UnIADA '26
The Global Benchmark for Architecture Dissertation Awards
UnIATA '25
The finest graduation projects from around the globe
Operative Sanctuary: Architecture Designed for Marine Life, Not Human Comfort
A speculative underwater habitat reframes sustainable architecture as ecological infrastructure for species threatened by ocean pollution.
AL-KHASFA MEMORIAL MUSEUM
Al-Khasfa Memorial Museum is a memorial architecture project dedicated to preserving the memory of the victims of ISIS atrocities at Al-Khasfa, one of Iraq’s most devastating sites of mass execution, where approximately 20,000 people are believed to have lost their lives. More than a conventional museum, the project is conceived as an architectural act of re
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Architecture of the Apocalypse
Using Space Technology to colonize earth again after Apocalypse
Architectural Strategies for Thermal Comfort, Energy Efficiency & Structural Resilience in Polar Climates
This investigates sustainable design solutions for buildings in extreme cold environments. The research focuses on thermal comfort, energy-efficient systems, and resilient structural strategies to withstand harsh polar conditions, establishing architectural principles for high-performance and sustainable polar habitats.
Rhythms of Restlessness...Neurodiverse Design for Playful Minds
This project explores how architecture can support people with ADHD through a temporal spatial framework of Focus, Escape, and Rejoin. Developed as a co-working and activity space in Siam, Bangkok, it uses sensory gradation, transition, and flexible occupation to reduce perceptual load and enable neurodiverse ways of thinking, working, and engaging.
A promising and distinctive thesis with an interesting approach to neurodiverse design. Developing the architectural drawings and evidence behind the sensory strategies would help the strong concept become more convincing.
Theseus: A New Housing
Theseus is a 150-bed housing project adjacent to the Port of Chelsea, MA, that repurposes cargo holds from decommissioned bulk-carrier ships, which are typically retired after just 25 years.
A highly original housing concept with strong adaptive-reuse potential. Developing the drawings, spatial information, and technical evidence would greatly strengthen the proposal and make its architectural value easier to appreciate.
The Living Refuge — A Symbiotic Sanctuary for Humans and Vanishing Pollinators
First Prize winner of the 2025 eVolo Skyscraper Competition, The Living Refuge reimagines the skyscraper as a shared ecological infrastructure for humans and endangered pollinators. Through layered habitats, environmental systems, and adaptive architectural spaces, the project explores how dense cities can support biodiversity rather than displace it.
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THE ARK OF ASHES : Exploring Speculative Futures in Architecture
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REMINSCENCE OF THE PAST THAR DESERT VERNACULAR
The Project is a reminiscence of archaic intel of the Desert Past where water is a sanctified element. The premise of the project is an analogical exploration into the tectonics of the Desert and how it transpires from the people who inhabit such harsh yet beautiful and serene terrain.
LEVITATION ARCHITECTURE
Levitation Architecture is a concept which explores the concept of building without foundation and possibility of a new architecture.
What’s the prizes?
Good question. Concave is a dynamic competition, so the awards grow as more designers enter, and the final prize set is fixed by the number of entries. The full breakdown for every round, including entry fees, is in the Awards & Fees section here: https://uni.xyz/competitions/concave/pricing/awards-fees. Registration is open until 30 October.