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10 Blind Walls Ideas Competition for Young Architects

Fundació Mies van der Rohe and the Barcelona City Council have launched an international single stage ideas competition open to all young architects as part of the city’s nomination as the 2026 UNESCO-UIA World Capital of Architecture.

Participants are invited to remodel 10 permanent blind walls, spread across the city’s 10 districts, aiming to leave a lasting legacy in Barcelona.

The winning proposals will be implemented, whenever possible, for their inauguration in 2026 as part of the programme of activities of the UNESCO-UIA World Capital of Architecture.

This competition is conducted according to the UNESCO Standard Regulations for International Competitions and the UIA best practice recommendations.

Keywords : Urban Landscape

Prizes

There are 3 prizes for each of the 10 locations as follows:

1st prize: 3,000 Euros
2nd prize: 1,500 Euros
3rd prize: 750 Euros

At its discretion, the jury may also decide to allocate up to three honorable mentions to proposals with particular merit for each site.

Theme and objectives

Jury Members

Camilla van Deurs (Denmark) architect
Ali Kural (Turkey), architect
Teddy Cruz (Guatemala/USA), architect
Philip F. Yuan (China), architect, UIA representative
Meriem Chabani (Algeria/France), architect
Maria Buhigas (Spain), Barcelona Chief City Architect
Anna Ramos (Spain), Director of Fundació Mies van der Rohe
Alternate juror: Grichka Martinetti (France), architect, UIA representative

Eligibility

This competition is open to all architects, entitled to practise in their country of residence, born on or after 1 January 1989.

Multidisciplinary teams must include an architect.

Key dates

2024-06-10 Competition Launch

2024-06-20 Deadline for questions

2024-07-01 Publication of answers

2024-08-05 Submission of entries

2024-09-25 Publication of results

Reference documents

Competition Brief

Competition Programme

Competition Sites

Urban Landscape

Young architects