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ARCH CHALLENGE is open to architects, designers, urbanists, studios, students, multidisciplinary teams, digital artists and AI-assisted teams from around the world.

Yes. Students are welcome to participate either individually or as part of a team.

Yes. Individual participants and teams are both eligible.

Yes. AI tools are allowed and encouraged as part of the creative process. Participants remain fully responsible for originality, coherence, feasibility and integrity.

The official language of the competition is English.

Yes. All competition sites are real locations in Cape Verde.

Not automatically. The competition is an ideas platform connected to real sites. Selected concepts may be evaluated for future development opportunities.

Intellectual property remains with the authors. By entering, participants grant the organiser the right to publish and exhibit submitted materials in connection with the competition.

Each official brief defines the full requirements. In general, entries include boards, concept text, renders and supporting material.

A selection of eligible projects may be presented online for public voting. The Public Choice Award is separate from the jury awards.

No. Underground parking is not allowed due to geological, economic and environmental considerations.

Projects are evaluated on architectural quality, relationship to site, climate responsiveness, realism, spatial intelligence, parking integration, originality, cultural relevance and overall vision.