Best Diploma Competition ARCHITECTURE 2026
Architecture students and graduates! We would like to invite you to participate in the 15th edition of the competition for the best diploma theses (engineering and master's) defended between 2024 and 2026. In the competition we are looking for interesting themes, innovative solutions, ecological approaches and a new outlook on design. This year, the winner or the winner of the first prize will have a chance to do a month-long internship in the Warsaw studio Grupa 5 Architekci and win 4,000 zlotys!
Since 2012, we have been presenting in the pages of A&B the most interesting graduation works submitted by our male and female readers, from among which we select the authors of the best projects. The winner or winners receive a cash prize and, thanks to cooperation with respected architectural studios, the opportunity to complete a month-long professional internship. A few years ago, the series of the Best Diploma competition dedicated to architectural projects was expanded to include a new category - INTERIORIES.
We invite male and female graduates of Architecture faculties to participate in the 15th edition of the competition and submit their original works - diplomas from 2024-2026 . The best of the submitted diplomas will be published in the pages of our magazine or e-issue and portal, along with an original author's description. From this pool of works, the jury, which, in addition to the editors and editors of A&B, will include architects from Grupa 5 Architekci, will select the winners, and the Readers in an online vote - the winner of the Audience Award. We publish the results of each edition of the competition presenting the most interesting works at the beginning of the following calendar year.
technical conditions
In order for your work to be published, submitted materials should include:
- author's description (about 4000 characters with spaces),
- general data (name of the university, name of the promoter, type and date of defense of the thesis) in a separate text file or in the author's description,
- visualizations and necessary technical drawings in a size that allows their publication, i.e., in a resolution of 300 dpi and a base of 20 cm for visualizations and photos (.jpg,.tif,.eps) and drawings in vector format (.eps,.ai,.pdf). It is permissible to provide the drawings rasterized in high resolution (300 dpi and 20 cm base - . jpg,.tif,.eps) after their prior cleaning from unnecessary auxiliary lines, anchors, etc.,
- contact information (phone number and e-mail address) in a separate text file or in the author's description,
- consent to the processing of personal data (template in PDF format downloadable at the top of the article).
Works that do not meet the above technical requirements (incomplete), will not be subject to further substantive evaluation.
Submissions should be sent via the Wetransfer file transfer system to: [email protected] by August 31, 2026, 1:00 p.m. Detailed information and guidelines are included in the terms and conditions of the competition.
