Dezeen Competitions: participants of Buildner's latest competition are tasked with submitting concepts for a museum that evokes one positive and one negative emotional reaction.

This is the ninth edition of the organiser's Museum of Emotions contest, a "silent competition" in which entrants are not permitted to use text, which allows their designs to speak for themselves.

Organiser: Buildner
Competition: Museum of Emotions – Edition Nine
Judges: yet to be announced
Registration deadline: 21 January 2027
Winner announcement: 13 April 2027
Prizes: the first place winner will receive €4,000, the second place winner will receive €2,000 and the third place winner will receive €1,000. The Buildner student award winner will receive €1,000. Six honourable mentions will also be awarded

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Competition overview

Architecture and design have the power to invoke emotions within a space – but to what degree?

The Museum of Emotions competition offers architecture enthusiasts from around the world the opportunity to explore the limits and potential of design in shaping emotional experiences.

Participants in the Museum of Emotions – Edition Nine competition are tasked with designing a museum that evokes two distinct emotional reactions – one positive and one negative.

As the ninth instalment in this ongoing series of silent competitions, participants must communicate their ideas without the use of any text. The architecture itself must do all the talking.

The Competition is open to submissions until February 22, 2027, with winners of the €8,000 prize fund to be announced on 13 April 2027.

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Eligibility and judging criteria

Museum of Emotions 9 is the ninth edition of Buildner's silent competition series, in which participants must communicate their ideas without the use of any text.

The design concept and the thinking behind it must be conveyed solely through visuals.

The competition is open to all.

How to enter

Click here to enter and here to read the terms and conditions.

Submission deadlines

Early bird registration is from 22 June to 10 September.

Advance registration is from 11 September to 12 November, and last-minute registration is from 13 November to 21 January 2027.

The final registration deadline is 21 January 2027. Closing date for submission is 22 February 2027 (at 23:59 London time).

Winners will be announced on 13 April 2027.

About Buildner

Buildner publishes international architecture competitions, providing a platform for designers and architects to showcase their work and shape the future of the built environment.

For over ten years, the platform has published more than 140 competitions and had over 400 guest jury members.

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