The EU and Europa Nostra call for entries for the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards 2010. Awards are distributed in four categories, e.g. Conservation and Research. Submit entry by 1 October 2009.

Registrations for the iF product design award 2010 are now being accepted within 16 product categories. Manufacturers and designers can register their serially manufactured products which are on the market for no longer than 3 years. Deadline for the entries is September 15, 2009.

The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia calls for entries for the 3rd Advanced Architecture Contest, on the theme of THE SELF-SUFFICIENT CITY: Envisioning the habitat of the future. Deadline for registration and submission: 29 September 2009.

The J. Bakema Fellowship grants speculative and exploratory research, at the cutting edge of architecture, technology and society. The fellowship - worth 10,000 euros - has been established to honor the architects and correspond to his work. Closing Date: 16.10.2009

The Chicago Athenaeum and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies invite applications for the Green Good Design Awards 2010. Everything is eligible for submission with the emphasis on sustainability and ecological restoration. Application deadline: 1 Nov. 2009.

Eco-friendly architects and architecture students have a shot at US$33,000 from the FuturArc Award, an international contest for green construction design. Dealine for Entries: 2008/12/31.

Enter for the WAN Residential Award and the House of the Year Award 2009, if you either have designed and completed a residential project or a single-family house. The WAN Awards have become a major international competition. Submission deadline: 31 December 2009.

Worldwide Competition for architects, landscape architects, engineer/expert planners, urban planners, students to be submitted in Spanish. Hand in ideas to define strategies of intervention for solar systems. Deadline: March 12, 2009

The 7th IAHH International Student Design Competition shall focus on the issue of development and revitalization of areas around transit hubs. End of Registration: January 15, 2009. 150.000 INRs are totally awarded.

The international natural stone industry meets again in the heart of Europe from May 20 to 23, 2009: at Stone+tec Nürnberg 2009 in the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg. Among the exhibition's highlights are the Peter Parler Award 2009 and the German Natural Stone Award 2009.