The Building and Social Housing Foundation (BSHF) currently calls for entries for the 2009 World Habitat Awards. The competition is open to all individuals and organisations. The award recognises innovative and sustainable housing worldwide. Submission deadline: 1 June 2009.

Since 1995 this prize has been awarded every two year. This years theme is "New Homeland", prize winners will be published in a catalogue. The awards ceremony will be held on 24 April 2009 at DAM in Frankfurt. Closing date for entries: January 23, 2009.

Metropolis Next Generation® Design Competition 2009 - The Competition is open to any designer or architect in practice for ten years or less, as well as students. The $10,000 prize can we won in any of the 6 sub-disciplines. Final Date for Entries: January 30th 2009

From water town to water city, from suburb to urban, now the misty beauty of Jiangnan Watertown is faced with the collision or mergence problem because of the rapid development.

The international Student Competition aims to think critically about communities looking to a sustainable future. Develop a proposal to create a flourishing and sustainable community using the tools of the environmental design disciplines: architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning. Registration Deadline: Feb. 09, 2009.

Worldwide ideas competition open to architectural students worldwide launched by DWA Architects and RIBA. Theme is the designing of care homes for older people in 60 to 70 years time. Registration deadline: March 2, 2009.

Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund, and the city of Helsinki are launching an international competition for building a sustainable and innovative block in the Harbor of Helsinki. The competition searches for teams that provide an architecture of solutions.

If you have designed a healthcare facility that has been completed during the last three years apply for the WAN Healthcare Award 2009. Taking on a fresh approach the WAN Awards have become a major international competition. Submission deadline: April 30, 2009.

American Society of Landscape Architects ASLA announced 2009 professional and student awards program. Outstanding Juries were named for both Awards Programs. Entry forms must be received by Feb 6th/Professionals and by Feb 20/Students.

This Award honors the best, new significant buildings, landscape and planning projects designed and/or built around the world by the most important architects, landscape architects and urban planners practicing nationally and internationally. Deadline: December 1, 2008.