Design & Build Xperience Competition 2026
Your Ideas can Change
How the World Builds
Showcase Your Idea.
Imagine. Design. Transform
About the
Competition
Transforming Ideas into Reality and Build Sustainably
This is a global competition jointly organized by the Environmental Xperience, Newport Homes and ArchiMAT, calling for any companies, organizations, research institutions, universities/high schools or independent professionals from the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry.
The competition aims to promote community responsibility, sustainability awareness and creativity into our everyday life.
Builder Edition
The Builder Edition celebrates hands-on innovation and craftsmanship in sustainable projects. We invite developers, home builders, contractors, landscapers and fabricators to transform ideas into real, buildable impact.
The program encourages practical creativity that combines purpose, material intelligence, and human benefit.
Pro Edition
The Pro Edition is a global design competition inviting architects, interior, landscape, and urban designers to envision sustainable built environments that address today’s most urgent challenges. We seek proposals that balance creativity with measurable environmental responsibility, material intelligence, and real-world feasibility.
The competition also highlights the transformation of underused sites, including historic downtowns, abandoned farms, and vacant factories, into revitalized spaces that strengthen and serve communities.
From isolation to global impact.
FUTURE VOICES (Group A)
For Universities Students from around the world.
Share your conceptual ideas that envision a better future for people and planet. Sketch it, model it, or tell your story of change.
FUTURE VOICES (Group B)
For students under 18 — individuals or school groups from around the world.
Share your conceptual ideas that envision a better future for people and planet. Sketch it, model it, or tell your story of change.
Real Impact. Real Recognition.
Winners Eligible for Real-world Implementation with Government, NGO and Industry Partners.
Recognition & Exposure
Developers / Investors
Get your ideas in front of real developers, investors, and sustainable project owners actively scouting for new design talent and scalable low-carbon concepts.
Government Agencies
Gain visibility among green development authorities and ESG policy makers seeking innovative solutions aligned with national sustainability goals.
Media Coverage
Be featured across local and global media through the Environmental Xperience At EarthX, iHeart Media, ArchiMAT and other networks.
Recognition of Award
Receive an official Certification of Excellence from Environmental Xperience, Newport Home, and ArchiMAT—celebrating your leadership in sustainable design innovation.
Showcase Opportunities
Your project will be exhibited at the Environmental Xperience at EarthX, alongside top industry innovators and green design leaders.
ArchiMAT Collaborators
Selected finalists will be featured in ArchiMAT’s T.R.A.C.E. Carbon Readiness Series and gain access to our global material database, mentorship, and pilot project invitations.
18 Nov 2025
Registration Opens
Submission Deadline
Jury Review
1 Feb 2026
Finalists / Winners Announced
19 – 22 Apr 2026
Showcase & Awards
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