Theme: Architecture in Transformation
Topic: Villagers urban, suburban, rural
Jury Chairman: Philip COX
Registration Deadline: 24:00 (GMT+8) September 20th, 2026
Submission Deadline: 24:00 (GMT+8) October 10th, 2026
Jury Review: November 2026
“UIA-HYP Cup International Student Competition in Architectural Design” was initiated in 2012.ItisinternationallysponsoredbytheUnionInternationaldesArchitects(UIA), organized by the School of Architecture, Tianjin University and Urban Environment Design (UED) Magazine. Shanghai HYP-ARCH Architectural Design Consultant Co. Ltd. is the ExclusiveNamingSponsor. It is an annual architectural competition which has been successfully held for 14 editions. Each year, the UIA-HYP Cup is chaired by an internationally renowned architectural master, and the jury panel is selected from among the world's most outstanding architects and deans from schools of architecture. To boost the architectural education which mainly focuses on basic skill training in its conventional and progressive system, UIA-HYP Cup International Student Competition takes the role as an external platform for student to embrace a brand-new thinking approach in order to improve their comprehensive problem-solving skill, meanwhile it is alsosome kind of headhunter for discovering emerging elite architects.