The inaugural xFigura competition

Rework by xFigura

Total prize money $15,000

Every building deserves a second life. Design one.

$8,000 First prize
$3,000 Second prize
$2,000 Third prize
$1,000 xFigura Choice
$1,000 Student mention

Registration: Open now
Brief published: Mon 9 Nov
Submissions close: Sun 29 Nov
Winners announced: Fri 11 Dec

Prizes and key dates

$15,000 prize pool

USD

First prize, featured across xFigura channels $8,000
Second prize $3,000
Third prize $2,000
xFigura Choice, picked by the xFigura team $1,000
Student mention, student ID required if shortlisted $1,000

75% off your first month of Pro

Every author of an accepted entry receives a certificate. Honorable mentions get 3 months of xFigura Pro. Team prizes are paid to the submitting account holder.

Save the dates

All times Eastern

20 Oct Tue
Registration opened
9 Nov Mon
Brief published
10 Nov Tue
Kickoff workshop, live and recorded
29 Nov Sun
Submissions close, 11:59 PM ET
11 Dec Fri
Winners announced

Concrete grain silos on a waterfront pier, reworked with perforated metal panels, timber-lined openings and a glass bridge, the Manhattan skyline beyond

The greenest building is often the one already standing

Pick an existing building anywhere in the world, one that stopped working, and design the intervention that gives it a second life. Bring a real project you know or an unbuilt idea, both are welcome. Full brief, references and site ideas arrive Mon 9 Nov.

Brief 01 Register to unlock

Registered entrants only.

Register now

How it works

01

Register

Takes a minute, and gets you the brief first. 75% off your first month of Pro.
02

Get the brief

Lands in your inbox on Mon 9 Nov, before anyone else. Kickoff workshop Tue 10 Nov, live and recorded.
03

Design and submit

Design your intervention in xFigura. Bring in sketches, models or other tools to support it. Submit by Sun 29 Nov, 11:59 PM ET.

Scoped to be done in a weekend. You have three weeks.

Who can enter

18+

Anyone, worldwide Architects, designers and students
1 to 10

Solo or team One account submits for the team
$0

Free to enter A free xFigura account is all you need
2

Additional Categories $1,000 for xFigura Choice and $1,000 student mention

What to submit

Your project is made in xFigura, from first idea to final images. Sketches, models and other tools can feed into it. You keep your work. We feature it with credit.

Main image One image, long edge 3,000 to 4,000 px Required
Social carousel Up to 10 images at 1080 × 1440 Required
Narrative Your project in up to 300 words Required
Supporting images 3 to 5 images: plans, sections, views, long edge at least 2,000 px Optional
Video A video link, 30 to 60 seconds Required
xFigura board Your xFigura board Required

Inside a converted grain terminal: concrete columns, timber-lined galleries and a central stair, with industrial artifacts hung in the void

How it is judged

01

Every entry Reviewed by the xFigura team
02

Top 20 Shortlisted for the jury
03

Winners Winners announced Fri 11 Dec

/10

The impact How much the second life changes the building and the people who use it
/10

The sustainability What the design keeps, reuses and saves
/10

Design quality A believable, well made proposal
/10

Storytelling How clearly your images carry the idea

Entries must show their process in xFigura. The board is reviewed with every entry.

Jury of practicing architects, announced Mon 9 Nov.

Registration is free

75% off your first month of Pro
The brief reaches you first