The Civic Kiosk - €8,000 - Registration Deadline 04 December 2026
Dec 4, 2025
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A new international competition wants to change that story. The Civic Kiosk, launched by Terraviva Competitions, challenges architects and designers to breathe new life into this overlooked typology, transforming it from a relic of the past into a landmark for the future of public space.
PRIZE FUND: 8,000 €
1ST PLACE: 3,000 €
2ND PLACE: 2,000 €
3RD PLACE: 1,000 €
5 Golden Mention: Coupon for a Free Membership*
10 Honourable Mentions: Coupon for a Free Competition*
* The total of the mentioned coupons is 2,000 €
DATE:
Closing date for project submission: 04 December 2026 - 14:00 (London Time)
Announcement of the winners: 11 January 2027 - 11:00 (London Time)
PARTICIPANT: Everyone (No professional qualifications required)
COST: 69 €
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Reimagining a Forgotten Urban Icon
For decades, the humble newsstand stood at the heart of city life. It was where strangers traded headlines, where commuters paused for a coffee or a magazine, where the rhythm of the street slowed down just enough for a moment of connection. Today, that role has quietly faded. Screens have replaced newsprint, and the kiosk, once indispensable, now sits half-forgotten on corners across the world.
A new international competition wants to change that story. The Civic Kiosk, launched by Terraviva Competitions, challenges architects and designers to breathe new life into this overlooked typology, transforming it from a relic of the past into a landmark for the future of public space.
The brief is refreshingly open. Participants are asked to rethink not just what a kiosk looks like, but what it does. Could it host a micro-library, a community meeting point, a charging station, an art space, or something entirely unexpected? Beyond programming, competitors are also free to reinvent the kiosk's physical identity, exploring new forms, materials and spatial logic that respond to how cities live and move today. The challenge asks a deceptively simple question: how does a kiosk look, function and transform throughout the day in the 21st century? With no fixed site, the competition opens the door to any city, climate or context, leaving the choice of place entirely up to each team's vision.
It's a rare kind of brief, one that rewards imagination as much as technical skill, and treats a small structure as an opportunity to rethink how public space itself can work.
Ready to reinvent a piece of everyday city life? This is your chance to turn an overlooked corner of the street into the next great civic landmark. Let your imagination take the lead and submit your vision today!
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