STUDIOIOIO is a collaborative platform for Architects and Designers. In order to start your own architecture practice, you need a first project, to get your first project, you need an established practice. So, how do we solve this chicken-and-egg problem? Design Competitions have, historically, been the way to break this cycle. With pressing issues in the built environment, it is essential that Architects be empowered to bring innovative solutions to realization. By lowering the barrier to entry into practice, we seek to support scalable positive change in our industry.
Title:
The Ecological Design Challenge
Organization:
QCP
Link:
Cost:
Free
Deadline:
February 28, 2026
Project Type:
Prize, Built Installation
Typology:
Body Scale, Furniture
Qualification:
Open
Prize:
$500 - $3,000
Location:
Description:
The Ecological Design Challenge invites designers to reimagine precast concrete site elements as tools for environmental resilience. Participants are challenged to create an object, device, or piece of site furniture that addresses an ecological need—such as stormwater management, habitat creation, or erosion control—while maintaining aesthetic, functional, and material integrity. Submissions must use precast concrete as the primary material and propose real, buildable solutions that expand the role of public furnishings in shaping climate-adaptive cities.