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Student Competition

Three images of student work that won categories during the 2025 Summer Design Competition on Instagram, hosted by the school.

July 15 - August 12, 2026
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Open to all Tulane School of Architecture and Built Environment students

Tulane School of Architecture and Built Environment is hosting its 6th annual Summer Design Competition through Instagram, opening on July 15, 2026. The Summer Design Competition will cover four categories of representation styles, design, making and art. Four juries of school faculty will vote each week for the top five winners, and prizes will be awarded. Winners will also have their submissions published in a future issue of The ReView book, the school’s catalogue of student and faculty work.

6th annual student competition

The competition is open to all incoming, current, and newly graduated students (Class of 2026). This includes students who have taken a course at the school within the past academic year or will take a course this summer or fall – Architecture, Design, Historic Preservation, Landscape Architecture, Real Estate Development, Social Innovation & Social Entrepreneurship, and Sustainable Urbanism.

To submit an entry, students must post their single image/animation/photo entry on their Instagram account, indicate the competition category they are entering, and tag @tulanearch and #TulaneDesignCompetition. The entry post must be made during the week of the designated competition category. The competition is limited to one entry per student, per category. The entry must be work created by the student and cannot be previously submitted to the competition. The submission could be new work or previous work produced in the last year or more. Finalists will be asked (via private message on Instagram) to verify their student status by providing their full name, Tulane ID number, and Tulane email address.

The first-place winners of each category will receive a $150 prize. The four additional finalists of each category will receive $100 prizes. Prizes will be given in the form of direct payments to current students and honoraria to newly graduated students. 

Winners will be announced with a post on the school's Instagram account and Instagram Story every Wednesday, starting July 22, and will follow the schedule below.

  • Week 1: Drawing/Painting/Sketching by Hand. Opening date to post entries is Wednesday, July 15. Deadline to enter is 5pm CT on Sunday, July 19. Winner and finalists announced on Wednesday, July 22.
  • Week 2: Technical Drawing/Elevation/Section/Plan/Axon. Opening date to post entries is Wednesday, July 22. Deadline to enter is 5pm CT on Sunday, July 26. Winner and finalists announced on Wednesday, July 29.
  • Week 3: Fabrication/Physical Making. Opening date to post entries is Wednesday, July 29. Deadline to enter is 5pm CT on Sunday, August 2. Winner and finalists announced on Wednesday, August 5.
  • Week 4: Collage/Perspective Render. Opening date to post entries is Wednesday, August 5. Deadline to enter is 5pm CT on Sunday, August 9. Winner and finalists announced on Wednesday, August 12.

Questions? Contact Catherine Restrepo, crestrepo@tulane.edu, Visual Design Manager at Tulane School of Architecture and Built Environment.

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