NOT A HOTEL
DESIGN COMPETITION 2026
Announcing the BEST 30 — Selected from 1,058 Submissions
UPDATE2026.2.19
After the document screening, 30 projects have been selected as finalist candidates. 10 finalists will be announced shortly, with award winners revealed on March 28.
Selected from 1,058 submissions
received from 112 countries and regions,
the Top 30 projects have now been announced.
Applications to attend
the Public Final Jury Session are also open.
BEST 30
- Entry No.
- 0028
- Members
- Yuki Mukogawa
- Countries and Regions
- Germany
- Entry No.
- 0040
- Members
- Satoshi Takae
- Countries and Regions
- Japan
- Entry No.
- 0087
- Members
- Nuttapol Techopitch, Sira Temjai, Pruegsa Pathomwaree, Kittithat Phubunjerdsak
- Countries and Regions
- Thailand
- Entry No.
- 0322
- Members
- Evan Farley, James Murray
- Countries and Regions
- United States
- Entry No.
- 0349
- Members
- Steven Chu
- Countries and Regions
- Australia
- Entry No.
- 0396
- Members
- Georgina Baronian, Sam Clovis
- Countries and Regions
- United States
- Entry No.
- 0558
- Members
- Esteban Ochogavia Ascensao
- Countries and Regions
- Japan
- Entry No.
- 0564
- Members
- Mareike Bruch, Florian Guttermann, Tobi Zott, Niklas Hurber, Phyo Thinzar, Alexis Rodriguez, Philipp Bruch
- Countries and Regions
- Germany
- Entry No.
- 0645
- Members
- San Yoon, Thakan Navapakpilai
- Countries and Regions
- United States
- Entry No.
- 0654
- Members
- Freddy Mazara, Geuris Alvarez, Antonio Brighenti, Daniel Pascoal
- Countries and Regions
- Dominican Republic
- Entry No.
- 0698
- Members
- Daniel Villanueva, Sergio Colchado, Karina Ortega, Sergio Coxca
- Countries and Regions
- Mexico
- Entry No.
- 0847
- Members
- Mohamed Behiry Osman, Ahmed Samy
- Countries and Regions
- Germany
- Entry No.
- 0873
- Members
- Yoichi Ochiai, Yoshihiro Sasamura
- Countries and Regions
- Japan
- Entry No.
- 0876
- Members
- Taehwan Kim, Woohee Kim
- Countries and Regions
- Germany
- Entry No.
- 0959
- Members
- Rui Taveira, José Taveira, Sofia Oliveira
- Countries and Regions
- Portugal
- Entry No.
- 1022
- Members
- Yunji Chung
- Countries and Regions
- South Korea
- Entry No.
- 1108
- Members
- Agustin Galeano Rivero, Alvaro Valcarce
- Countries and Regions
- France
- Entry No.
- 1746
- Members
- Hiroki Kiyoto, Masato Takeuchi
- Countries and Regions
- Japan
- Entry No.
- 1777
- Members
- Tomáš Gelien, Tomáš Korch, Ludmila Haluzíková
- Countries and Regions
- Czech Republic
- Entry No.
- 1821
- Members
- Barbara Stallone, Francisco Silva, Timothee Pagniez, Victor Gentin
- Countries and Regions
- Italy
- Entry No.
- 1891
- Members
- Youseok Cho, Oliver Chiu, Hanchan Ryu
- Countries and Regions
- South Korea
- Entry No.
- 1953
- Members
- Takanori Hase
- Countries and Regions
- Japan
- Entry No.
- 1986
- Members
- Lautaro Araneo, Isidro Roch
- Countries and Regions
- Argentina
- Entry No.
- 1998
- Members
- Anthony Tai, Ron Tse
- Countries and Regions
- United Kingdom
- Entry No.
- 2032
- Members
- KEMAL BAL, Erol Kalmaz, Nil Bicak, Busra Yavuz
- Countries and Regions
- Turkey
- Entry No.
- 2052
- Members
- Hongxin Yang, Han Yu
- Countries and Regions
- Netherlands
- Entry No.
- 2067
- Members
- Roman Berdnik
- Countries and Regions
- Kazakhstan
- Entry No.
- 2149
- Members
- Emre, Onur İlgöz
- Countries and Regions
- Turkey
- Entry No.
- 2204
- Members
- Zhen Tong, Haochen Yu, Sherry Wen, Xiaoji Zhou
- Countries and Regions
- United States
- Entry No.
- 2317
- Members
- Airat Zaidullin, Dina Kiyamova
- Countries and Regions
- Russia
Schedule
*All times are in Japan Standard Time (JST).Mid-February 2026
Announcement of first-round winners and Student Prize (on Website)
March 28, 2026 (Sat)
Second Review (Open Review) & Award Ceremony
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