Call For Applications – EDGE Award

Už po štvrtý raz organizuje Építészfórum (epiteszforum.hu), najväčší maďarský architektonický portál, Festival architektúry (Építészfesztivál) v Budapešti. Tento rok sa podujatie vracia v novej forme s medzinárodným záberom pod názvom EDGE Architecture Festival Budapest (EDGE Fest). Konferencia sa bude venovať progresívnym, vizionárskym témam v oblasti architektúry v globálnom kontexte a bude sprevádzaná EDGE Award, ocenením, ktoré si kladie za cieľ podporiť a osláviť tieto ambície. Súťaž je otvorená do 15. mája a prihlásiť sa do nej môžu architekti a kreatívci z príbuzných odborov z celého sveta v rámci piatich kategórií.

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EDGE Fest

Since 2022, Építészfórum has been organizing the Budapest Architecture Festival (Építészfesztivál), engaging professionals and enthusiasts interested in architecture and its related fields. Held annually, the event served as a platform for professional dialogue, addressing global and local architectural issues, and fostering communication and collaboration across disciplines. Now in its fourth edition, the event is evolving with a renewed format and an expanded international reach under the name EDGE Architecture Festival, continuing its mission on a broader stage.

What does it mean to be an architect in 2025? What new challenges do we face? What social, ecological, and technological changes are currently unfolding? What defines the aesthetics of our time, and what ideas do new formal experiments express? Is building necessary at all? And if so, in what form, with what tools, and for whom? What will the society of the future look like, and how can architecture relate to it? How can a building designed for longevity respond to these transformations? What opportunities do architects have if they take today’s challenges seriously?

These and many other pressing questions will be explored at the EDGE Architecture Festival Budapest in Dürer Kert between 3-4 July, which serves as a conference, social event, and awards ceremony. The Budapest-based EDGE Fest addresses progressive and forward-thinking topics on both regional and European levels, while the accompanying award supports these ambitions.

During the festival, international and Hungarian speakers will examine various aspects of ecological, social, technological, and aesthetic issues. Meanwhile, the award will create opportunities for the expression of new ideas. By recognizing forward- thinking projects, this intellectual discourse will be enriched with concepts and theories that could shape the directions of future generations. EDGE Fest’s mission is to provide space for all ideas that push the profession beyond its comfort zone while also revealing forward-looking perspectives.

The conference will feature a diverse lineup of speakers, ranging from internationally renowned architects to emerging local talents – anyone with relevant insights to share and the ability to engage in a discussion where different generations and cultural approaches can coexist.

EDGE Awards

The EDGE Award aims to showcase progressive projects and concepts that push the boundaries of architecture and design. The award is open to architects and architecture-related creators around the world.

If your work explores the social, ecological, or theoretical challenges of today and tomorrow, we encourage you to apply. Submit your project to one of five award categories by 15 May and join a community of forward-thinking innovators redefining the edge of the future.

Award Categories

READY?MADE – Built Architecture

This category welcomes completed buildings of any size and function that seek and represent new approaches beyond conventional solutions. The jury will evaluate the quality of architectural implementation and the unique character of the realized work.

 ON THE STREETS – Public Space Projects

Projects that rethink the role of public space are invited to enter this category. Submissions can include temporary or permanent installations, spatial interventions, public space design.

TOPIA – Future Visions and Experiments

This category brings together architectural works and speculative projects that engage with future challenges and potential architectural scenarios from a theoretical perspective.

VIRTUAL INSANITY – Architecture of Virtual Spaces

In recent decades, digital spaces have become increasingly significant within visual culture. This category recognizes architectural relevance in video game environments, film scenography and virtual sculptures and spaces.

HOLD IT – The Power of Design

We are looking for uniquely designed objects related to interior and exterior spaces that respond to contemporary challenges through their critical reflection, conceptual depth, or personal expression.

Details of the submission, the criteria for each category and the list of materials to be submitted can be found in the downloadable call for application. The application form is available here. For any questions, please contact hello@edgefest.hu.

EDGE Fest

• Website: https://edgefest.hu/
  
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edgefestbudapest
  
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edgefestbudapest
  
• Organizer: https://epiteszforum.hu/
  
• Downloadable call for applications: https://edgefest.hu/EDGE_awards_EN.pdf
  
• Application: https://forms.gle/BTQoaPfeNneGXpPq5

Contact

Laura Sütöri
project manager
hello@edgefest.hu
+36202812858