REIMAGINE ARCHITECTURE. COMPETE FOR $120,000. GET 50% OFF!
AIA Middle East is pleased to collaborate with CartesianForms: Architecture Reimagined, a global architecture and AI design competition organized by @FORMAS.AI in partnership with @PAACADEMY and @Parametric Architecture, and sponsored by @OpenAI.
About the Competition
What if you could rethink the future of architecture using AI?
CartesianForms challenges architects, designers, and students worldwide to reimagine architecture through three generations: 2030, 2055, and 2080, exploring what we inherit, how we transform it, and what we pass on.
With a total of $120,000 in prizes and participant benefits, including cash awards, AI credits, and software access, the competition offers an opportunity to explore new creative possibilities and showcase your vision of architecture's future.
Who can participate?
Professional and students worldwide.
Individual and team participation.
International Jury
The competition will be evaluated by an international jury of distinguished architects and designers:
Patrik Schumacher – Zaha Hadid Architects
Michel Rojkind – Rojkind Arquitectos
Mariana Cabugueira – Zaha Hadid Architects
Arturo Tedeschi – Architect & Computational Designer
Eliana Nigro – Henning Larsen
Anna Mytcul – Architect & Designer
Marziah Zad – Co-Founder & Managing Director, Ashrafi & Zad Design
Carlos Bañón – Co-Founder, FORMAS.AI
Hamid Hasanzade – Founder & CEO, Parametric Architecture and PAACADEMY
Dates:
Regular Registration Deadline: November 15, 2026
Final Submission Deadline: December 13, 2026
EXCLUSIVE OFFER FOR AIA MIDDLE EAST MEMBERS
As part of this collaboration, AIA Middle East members receive an exclusive 50% discount on competition registration!
Use Coupon Code: AIA50
Participants will also receive complimentary FORMAS.AI credits to support their design exploration.
Your next architectural idea could be worth sharing with the world! Register now and now and take advantage of this exclusive offer.
Free Online Tutorial with Carlos Bañón
Want to explore the tools before entering the competition?
Join Carlos Bañón for five hours of live instruction, taking your CartesiansForm proposal from sketches and visual exploration to precise, editable 3D, with FORMAS.AI, Cartesian and Open.AI
Free to attend.
The tutorial is free to attend and will be particularly valuable for those interested in participating in the competition. More information and registration here»
