Who can participate

Eligible participants

  • Master's degree students who already hold a bachelor's degree
  • Young professionals up to 30 years old
  • Architects, engineers, landscape architects, urban planners
  • Designers, where consistent with the project
  • Professionals and students in related disciplines

Multidisciplinary teams encouraged

Environmental sustainability, ecology, ethology, agronomy, natural construction techniques, sustainable materials, landscape, energy and other disciplines compatible with the project's goals.

Required deliverables

What to submit

  1. General site plan of the project area
  2. Plans and sections of existing structures and key transformations
  3. Axonometrics of the lightweight modules
  4. At least one 1:20 construction detail
  5. A minimum of 3 project images: renders, collages or other visualizations
  6. A phasing roadmap for the development stages
  1. A concept description text
  2. A description of material and construction choices
  3. The approach to environmental sustainability
  4. The approach to animal welfare
  5. CVs of the team members

Deliverables submission:
Documents must be filed on or before October 30th, 2026.
Documents shall be uploaded via the dedicated area accessible after the registration.
Each file shall not exceed the size of 10 MB. Accepted formats: PDF, DWG, JPG

Materials

Materials repository

Site plans, surveys, photographs and other technical documentation are collected in a repository available from the account area. Log in with your credentials to browse it and download files, including in bulk.

Browse the repository
Prizes

The Prizes

5.000 €
First Prize

Payment will be made on or before 15/12/2026

3.000 €
Second Prize

Payment will be made on or before 15/12/2026

1.500 €
Third Prize

Payment will be made on or before 15/12/2026

Timeline
20.07.2026

Competition opens

30.10.2026

Submission deadline

Following

Jury evaluation

Date TBC

Finalists & winners announced

15.12.2026

Prize payment

Your idea can shape the Refuge.

Questions about the competition? info@thegoodfarm.it