COMPETITIONS ON NON-A.COM
VILLA ON THE MOON
The challenge is to conceive a visionary concept for a residential villa on the moon, set in the year 2050.
RE-DRAW: VILLA SAVOYE
The “Re-Draw” competition aims to develop one visual to ‘represent’ an iconic architecture with absolute freedom.
ARCHI-HACK: PANOPTICON
Participants of this competition are asked to create a design concept for repurposing a panopticon.
MEDITATION ROOFS
Design an innovative rooftop that actively endorse the practice of mindfulness in an urban setting.
CYCLIST HOUSE
EVALUATION ONGOING: Design an innovative housing solution to promote and celebrate the cycling lifestyle.
HIMALAYAN THERMAL BATH
WINNER ANNOUNCED: In this competition, we invite participants to come up with visionary concepts for a Thermal Bath in Himalaya – only 1 drawing, with absolute freedom of scale.
MARKET 2.0: CIRCULAR ECONOMY HUB
WINNERS ANNOUNCED: In this competition, we challenge participants to create visionary concepts for a market that integrates the principles of circular economy. Absolute freedom of scale, site or program.
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PAST COMPETITIONS
THEME SERIES
LONDON VERTICAL FARM
Participants are asked to come up with visionary concepts for a vertical farm in the urban context – only 1 drawing, absolute freedom of scale.
WASTE PAVILION
The participants are asked to come up with visionary concepts for a pavilion built entirely with reused materials and absolute freedom of scale, site, or program.
ARCHI-HACK: OIL PLATFORM
The participants are asked to repurpose an oil platform by following the requirements of the brief and one axonometric projection to represent it, with absolute freedom.
POST-NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
This competition's participants are asked to develop creative proposals for Japan's decommissioned Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
POWERLESS CITY
Participants are asked to propose conceptual ideas for a scenario where no global energy grid exists and cities, buildings, units, or single individuals have to be entirely energy independent, either through renewable energies or creative new ways of producing and storing it.
VIDEOGAME ARCHITECTURE
Participants are asked to either design a new building/level within the context of an existing videogame or translate their favorite videogame into a real-life building.
META-CITY
Participants are asked to design a visionary concept for an urban block that responds to the requirements of the metaverse environment and one axonometric projection to represent it, with absolute freedom of interpretation.
INFINITE LABYRINTH
Participants are asked to design a labyrinth on a floorplan – with a specific size and entrance points.
HONG KONG DRONE PORT
In this competition, we encourage participants to develop visionary concepts for a drone port – only three drawings, absolute freedom of scale, or program.
STREET OF TOMORROW
In this competition, we encourage participants to reimagine the urban space by designing the street of tomorrow – Only two drawings, absolute freedom of scale, site, or program.
SPACECRAFT DESIGN
The “Spacecraft Design” competition aims to develop one drawing to communicate a conceptual design.
MANHATTAN WILDSCRAPER
In this competition, we encourage participants to develop visionary concepts for a green skyscraper – Only three drawings, absolute freedom of scale, and program dimensions.
RE-NATURE ROME
In this competition, we encourage participants to develop visionary concepts to reinvent an urban hotspot for biodiversity within and beyond urban parks – only two drawings, absolute freedom of scale, or program.
REMOTE WORK CABIN
The Remote Work Cabin is a design competition developed to explore the creative potential of architectural design through one of the most iconic architectural drawings: the axonometric projection.
AMSTERDAM CYCLING BRIDGE
In this competition, we ask participants to design a cycling bridge in the context of Amsterdam, an effective connection over the river Ij for pedestrians and cyclists – 1 design expressed in 3 drawings.
WATERLESS WORLD
In this competition, we encourage participants to devise visionary concepts for life in a scenario of extreme water scarcity – Only two drawings, absolute freedom of scale, site, or program.
AXO BATTLE: WATER PARK
The 72h Axo Battle is a design competition developed to explore the creative potential of architectural design through one of the most iconic architectural drawings: the axonometric projection.
FUTURE PUBLIC SPACE
In this competition, we encourage participants to devise visionary concepts for an alternative public space that embraces today’s challenges – Only two drawings, absolute freedom of scale, site, or program.
2020 MONUMENT
In this competition, we ask you to design a monument, architectural structure, piece of public art, or new program that questions the function of a memorial in 2020 – Only one axonometry, absolute freedom of scale, site, or program.
FLOORPLAN BATTLE: LIVING TOGETHER
The “48h Floor Plan Battle” competition aims to develop one drawing to communicate an architectural design. The participants are asked to draft one floorplan with absolute freedom of interpretation, technique, and level of abstraction.
HEALING: Alternative Designs for Quarantine Cities
In this competition, we ask you to to come up with visionary concepts for alternative urban life concerningD-19 emergency – Only three drawings, absolute freedom of scale, site, or program.
SOCIAL DISTANCING
This competition calls for alternative housing models to disrupt the real estate market in prolonged social distancing. We ask for a creative approach to architectural design, departing from a given user, program, and extension.
FLOORPLAN BATTLE: PANDEMIC SOCIETY
This is a competition where the time limit stimulates your creativity. The aim is to present a 48 hours response to the given challenge, with an extreme focus on building function, creativity, criticality, and innovation.
RE-DRAW SERIES
RE-DRAW05: NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER
JURORS EVALUATION ONGOING: The “Re-Draw” competition aims to develop one visual to ‘represent’ an iconic architecture with absolute freedom of scale, technique, and level of abstraction.
RE-DRAW04: CENTRE POMPIDOU
The “Re-Draw” competition aims to develop one visual to ‘represent’ an iconic architecture with absolute freedom of scale, technique, and level of abstraction.
RE-DRAW03: FALLINGWATER
The “Re-Draw” competition aims to develop one visual to ‘represent’ an iconic architecture with absolute freedom of scale, technique, and level of abstraction.
RE-DRAW02: GUGGENHEIM NYC
The “Re-Draw” competition aims to develop one visual to ‘represent’ an iconic architecture with absolute freedom of scale, technique, and level of abstraction.
RE-DRAW01: CASA DA MÚSICA
The “Re-Draw” competition aims to develop one visual to ‘represent’ an iconic architecture with absolute freedom of scale, technique, and level of abstraction.
FUNCTION COMPETITIONS
DYING: Alternative Designs for Cemeteris
The “Dying” competition aims to develop design proposals for the cemetery typology, intended as a space – either material or immaterial – where we bury, honor, or remember the dead.
BUYING: Alternative Designs for Shops
The “Buying” competition aims to develop design proposals for the shop typology, intended as a space – either material or immaterial – where goods or services are available to the public.
LEARNING: Alternative Designs for Universities
The “Learning” competition aims to develop design proposals for the university, intended as a space for higher education, training, and teaching on all levels and disciplines.
THINKING: Alternative Designs for Offices
The “thinking” competition aims to develop a design proposal for the office typology, intended as a space to process, organize and generate information. In other words, a place for mental work.
DANCING: Alternative Designs for Clubs
The “dancing” competition aims to develop design proposals for the nightclub typology, intended as a place to experience entertainment about music: listen, perform, and dance.
EATING: Alternative Designs for Restaurants
The “Eating” competition aims to develop a design proposal for the restaurant typology, intended as a place to prepare and consume food.
SHOWING: Alternative Designs for Museums
The “Showing” competition aims to develop a design proposal for the museum typology, intended as a place of display for objects and concepts of interest.
TRAINING: Alternative Designs for Sport Facilities
The “Training” competition aims to develop a design proposal for the sports facility typology, intended as a place where physical activity and sports entertainment can occur.
MAKING: Alternative Designs for Sport Factories
The “Making” competition aims to develop a design proposal for the factory typology, intended as a place for creating and processing goods of any kind.
SLEEPING: Alternative Designs for Hotels
The “Sleeping” competition aims to develop design proposals for the hotel typology, intended as a place to sleep.
NONA AWARDS
NONA AWARD 2022
We want to reward innovative and experimental projects with an award organized into three categories – Architecture & Interior, Urban & Landscape, and Aspatial & Virtual.
NONA AWARD 2021
We want to reward innovative and experimental projects with an award organized into four categories – Urban, Landscape, Architecture, and Aspatial.
OTHER COMPETITIONS
AI COMPETITION: COLUMNS OF TOMORROW
We’ve decided to hold a free competition to create the hideous AI-generated columns. So, fire up your favorite Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) and let your imagination run wild!
AI ARCHITECTURE: FUTURE TOILET
We’ve decided to hold a free competition to create the hideous AI-generated toilet. So, fire up your favorite Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) and let your imagination run wild!
AI ARCHITECTURE: HORRIBLE HOUSES
We’ve decided to hold a free competition to create the hideous AI-generated house. So, fire up your favorite Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) and let your imagination run wild!
GOT: ARCHITECTURE XXI CENTURY
The “GOT: Architecture XXI century” competition aims to reconceive the fictional settings of Game of Thrones as contemporary architectural masterpieces.
WAR CITIES
The “WAR CITIES – Utopian and Dystopian Visions” competition aims to develop one image that represents the built environment in a war scenario.
COMMUNITY 2050
Community 2050 aims to gather reflections and design inputs for more sustainable and equitable progress of cities.
REVIVING MINES: SHANDONG PARK
Participants in the competition are asked to develop creative proposals that would go beyond standardized models for development, informing local authorities of new ways to approach such a project.
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