Space Architecture
Architecture and habitat design for space environments, orbital structures, and extraterrestrial settlements.
SpaceDNA Splits a Compact Coimbatore Plot into Interlocking Half-Levels Around a Folded Terracotta Stair
In Coimbatore, Splitscape Residence fits 245 m² onto a 114 m² plot by working in section, with half-levels, round nooks and a folded stair at its core.
Atrium Architekti Turns a 1960s Košice Steelworks Dormitory into 507 Micro-Apartments
In Košice, Slovakia, a 13-storey panelák workers' hostel is stripped back to terrazzo and precast concrete, then fitted with coral steel and copper mesh.
UnIATA '25
The finest graduation projects from around the globe
UnIADA '26
The Global Benchmark for Architecture Dissertation Awards
Martian Hub
Mars Housing Colony Design Challenge
Hi! I wonder if the cover image would be one illustration different from the three presentation board or it could be from the three boards?
Hello Hangyang, The cover image can be from the other three boards. Good luck!
halo, whether each team member has to pay the registration fee (35.00 USD) individually?
Hello Albert, You can participate and pay (35.00 USD) as a maximum of 4 team members or as an individual for this competition.
Space Cloud
This project aims at the minimum cost-effective habitat installation by maintaining the basic needs of people. Asteroid mining is used for establish this habitat.
Empowering Coastal Communities: Climate Research and Training Center, Satkhira
A strong and socially relevant climate-resilience proposal that effectively connects architecture, ecology, research, and community livelihoods. Its main opportunity for improvement is stronger evidence linking research findings to specific architectural decisions and performance.
Thank you very much, Sir, for your valuable feedback. I appreciate your insights and will improve my project accordingly.
The Prometheus Mission
The project not only serves as the first human settlement, but also a monumental project about the present, the future, and the past of human settlement. It embodies timelessness and celebrates the use of speculative technology. It serves as a constant reminder of the essential purpose of technology and our interconnectedness with the universe.
Deep concept. Philosophical, visionary, and speculative. Love it!!
This visionary project transcends conventional architectural paradigms, intertwining the epochs of human existence within its structural narrative. By enshrining collective memory, it fosters a dialogue between past legacies and future aspirations. Philosophically, it challenges our perceptions of temporality, emphasizing technology not as an end but as a means to connect more profoundly with the cosmos. The endeavor resonates with the essence of Heidegger’s 'Building Dwelling Thinking', suggesting architecture as a space where humanity and universe meet. In this monument, we are invited to reflect on our place in time and space, celebrating both our technological advancements and our timeless human spirit.
Wow, thanks for your comment, it is very profound. I had never thought of Heidegger's quote when working on this project, but his "Die Frage nach der Technik" has influenced me a lot, leading me to reflect on technology in this project as a cosmology rather than a being itself. Thanks again for this comment
Lunar Stalactite: A Habitat That Grows Downward From the Moon's Ceiling
Suspended inside a lava tube beneath the lunar surface, this colony inverts settlement logic by hanging architecture from cavern rock.
Algal Realm: A Lunar Habitat Where Biology Replaces Machinery
Bioengineered algae drive oxygen production, construction, food supply, and energy generation in this speculative Moon settlement.
The Swarm: A Mycelium Megastructure for Repopulating a Post-Apocalyptic Earth
A beehive-inspired colony built from genetically modified mycelium deploys capsules to detoxify ecosystems over a 600-year recovery timeline.
LUNA BASE: A Lunar Settlement Organised Like a Solar System Around a Planted Core
Corinna Kollert's shortlisted Moon Base 2124 entry rings geodesic domes around a garden dome, turning vegetation into the base's infrastructure.
Lunar Spiral: A Fibonacci-Driven Moon Settlement Rising from Shackleton Crater
Golden-spiral geometry organises buried infrastructure and orbiting habitable spheres into a lunar base designed to grow as life on the Moon expands.
New Memory: A Color-Coded Medina Where Senior Living Becomes a Way of Remembering
Meryem's Editor's Choice entry for Co-Life turns color, shaded courtyards and Medina streets into a wayfinding system for older residents in Temara.
Neo-Covenant: A Runner-up Settlement Where Returning Spacefarers Meet Lalibela's Underground Survivors
An expandable habitat in Lalibela, Ethiopia, fuses energy, food, research and memory into one artificial ecosystem for a humanity relearning Earth.
h-age: A Senior Living Neighbourhood Where Rooms Change as Residents Age
Julia Marques stacks private rooms above a porous public ground floor and designs units that shift between single, double and couple occupancy.
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!