Build a portfolio that works beyond the classroom.
The Architecture Portfolio Challenge 2026, the second edition of the competition by Architerrax, invites architecture students and emerging designers worldwide to submit a portfolio that communicates design thinking, process, technical ability and personal identity.
THE BRIEF
Select your best three design projects and compile them into one landscape 16:9 PDF of up to 20 pages. Only the design projects are judged. The resume and additional work are included for partner firms to review.
THE JURY
– Ar. Jesper Bork, Partner, 3XN, Copenhagen
– Ar. Saman Dadgostar, Senior Associate, Zaha Hadid Architects, London
– Ar. Matt Turlock, Senior Computational Design Architect, SOM, San Francisco
– Ar. Eman Shafiq, Founder, Studio Ephemera, Dubai
– Ar. Adrian Siu, Associate Partner, Foster + Partners, London
– Ar. Jemma Chidiac, Founder, Jemma Chidiac Architects, Beirut and UK
WHY PARTICIPATE
– Top 50 portfolios shared with 500+ partner architecture firms for job and internship opportunities
– USD 2,500 total prize pool
– Certificates for all participants and finalists
– Winners and finalists announced on Architerrax and recognised architecture publications
KEY DATES
– Standard registration: until 30 November 2026
– Submission deadline: 10 January 2027
– Results: 1 February 2027
Standard registration: USD 40.
Full brief and registration: https://www.architerrax.com/architecture-portfolio-challenge-2026?utm_source=competitions.archi&utm_medium=listing&utm_campaign=apc2026
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