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Call for entries | Beyond the Mall: Rethinking Retail Landscapes as Urban Public Space
Competition opportunity. Deadline: 2026-10-29
- Type
- Open call
- Organizer
- Ethos Empowers (via ArchDaily)
- Deadline
- 29 October 2026 (estimated)
- Where
- global
- Compensation
- 1st: ₹ 75,000/-, 2nd: ₹ 50,000/-, 3rd: ₹ 25,000/-. Top 10 entries published, top 3 winners get free entry to ARKANCE IN BIM for Design Program (120 hours) worth Rs. 80,000/-. All participants submitting entries get 40% discount voucher on BIM for Design Program and E-Certificates.
- Disciplines
- architecture, urban planning, civil engineering, design
About this opportunity
This competition invites participants to redesign retail architecture, moving "Beyond the Mall" to create urban public spaces. The challenge is to transform conventional malls into open, civic landscapes that integrate commerce, culture, and recreation. Participants can choose to retrofit an existing mall or propose a new development on an underutilized urban site.
Who can apply
- Undergraduate and Postgraduate students, recent graduates and young professionals under 30 years of age from the fields of Architecture, Planning, Civil Engineering, and Design globally.
- At least one team member must be a student of architecture or a practicing architect.
How to apply
The application link and the full call are available to members, together with every other open opportunity ranked around your practice.
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