Towards Sustainable and Community-Based Reconstruction in Post-Earthquake Morocco

The International Union of Architects, through its Natural and Human Disasters Work Programme and with the expert support of the Order of Architects of Morocco, invites young architects to imagine new forms of architectural intervention in the aftermath of disaster, focusing on the 2023 earthquake in Morocco. The competition aims to raise awareness of the complex interconnection between natural and human-made crises and calls for visionary proposals that can heal, protect, and regenerate.

The competition is open to young architects, either as individuals or teams, from around the world under the age of 40 (born after 11 March 1986).

Prizes
1st prize: 5000 Euros and a certificate
2nd prize: 4000 Euros and a certificate
3rd prize: 3000 Euros and a certificate
4th prize: 2000 Euros and a certificate
5th prize: 1000 Euros and a certificate
At its discretion, the jury may also decide to allocate up to five honourable mentions to proposals of exceptional merit. Honourable Mentions will not receive any monetary prize.

All winners will have free access to the Congress and at least one team member is expected to be present at the award ceremony in Barcelona.

Jury
An international jury of architects will evaluate the entries:
Patrick Coulombel, France, UIA Representative, Chair
Salma Samar Damluji, Lebanon-UK
William Higgins, USA
Joseph Kwan, Hong Kong SAR China
Ghada Farouk Hassan, Egypt

Alternate jurors
Ayşen Ciravoğlu, Turkey, UIA Representative
Ron Wickman, Canada

Timeline
Competition Launch: 13 November 2025
Registration Opening: 13 November 2025
Deadline for Questions: 15 December 2025
Deadline for Answers: 12 January 2026
Deadline for registration and submission of entries: 11 March 2026, 17:00 Paris time
Jury meeting and evaluation of entries: 12 March – 8 April 2026
Announcement of competition results: 15 April 2026
Award Ceremony and Exhibition: at the UIA Barcelona Congress (28 June to 2 July 2026)

How to Participate
Interested architects and teams can visit the official UIA competition platform to register, ask questions, and submit their entries.

Contact Information
For media inquiries and further details, please contact: competitions@uia-architectes.org
Find out more and download the competition brief on the UIA website.