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Concrete Design Competition

Student competition for innovative applications of concrete

Sujet Concrete Design Competition

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The international student competition CONCRETE DESIGN COMPETITION is looking for your submissions! The theme 2025/26 is TRANSFORM.

Students of architecture, engineering, planning, design or related subjects are invited once again to present projects, opens an external URL in a new window, that use concrete in creative or technical ways to bring about social and economic change.

The topic TRANSFORM can refer, for example, to material properties, the manufacturing process or application in new and existing structures. CDC asks for creativity on topics such as aesthetics, construction or manufacturing, but also current challenges such as sustainability, circular economy and emission reduction.

The winners will get the chance to participate in a one-week, practice-oriented international workshop on concrete as a building material in Vienna in August 2026, as well as a total of €5,000 in prize money.

Deadline for submissions is 27 April 2026, opens an external URL in a new window

Please find more information on the Beton Dialog, opens an external URL in a new window and Concrete Design Competition, opens an external URL in a new window websites.