Museum of Emotions
Dezeen Competitions: Buildner’s seventh edition of Museum of Emotions is part of the organisation’s “silent competition series” where participants are asked to only use visuals to convey their design proposal.
Participants are tasked with designing a museum that invokes both positive and negative emotions.
This competition is now closed
Organiser: Buildner
Competition: Museum of Emotions, edition seven
Judges: yet to be announced
Submission deadline: 27 November 2025
Winner announcement: 3 March 2026
Prizes: the first prize is €5,000, the second prize is €3,000, third prize is €1,000. Prizes also include a Buildner Student Award at €1,000 and there will be six honourable mentions
Competition overview
Architecture and design have the power to invoke emotions within a space, but to what degree? The Museum of Emotions competition is a chance for architecture enthusiasts from around the world to explore the limits and potential of design in creating emotional states.
Participants in the competition are tasked with designing a museum that invokes two distinctive emotional reactions – one positive and one negative.
Participants are free to choose the specific emotions they incite with their designs, including fear, anger, anxiety, love, happiness, laughter, etc.
The purpose of the Museum of Emotions is to use architecture as the primary tool to create emotional states, through consideration of the scales of the spaces, the journey through the space, colour, lighting and material choice.
This is the seventh in a series of silent competitions, participants must communicate their ideas without the use of any text.
Eligibility and judging criteria
The competition is open to all. No professional qualifications are required.
Design proposals can be developed individually or by teams of up to four people.
All information submitted by participants must be in English. The full entry requirements are detailed on Buildner’s website.
How to enter
All submissions must be uploaded via the upload panel:
- Participants must communicate their ideas without the use of any text
- Participants are required to upload one A2 landscape-oriented presentation board with sketches, renderings, plans, sections, elevations, diagrams and/or other presentation tools to explain their proposal
- No video files are accepted
- Access information and instructions on how to upload the presentation boards will be issued to participants via email immediately after successful registration
- Presentation boards must not indicate any information related to an individual’s/team’s identity
Submission deadlines
All participants must register for submission by 27 November 2025. The closing date for submissions is 12 January 2026.
Winners will be announced on 3 March 2026.
About Buildner
Buildner showcases international architecture competitions, providing a platform for designers and architects to showcase their work and shape the future of the built environment. For over ten years, the platform has published more than 140 competitions and had over 400 guest jury members.
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