International competition exploring architecture across human and non-human intelligences

The Association of Siamese Architects (ASA) has opened entries for the "ASA Experimental Design Competition 2026." The competition will begin accepting submissions on February 10, 2026, and will close on April 9, 2026. Open to participants worldwide, it welcomes proposals in architecture, urban design, and landscape design. Participants may select any site as the context for their proposal. ADF (NPO Aoyama Design Forum) collaborates with ASA to support this competition.
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A Theme of Hybridized Intelligences

This year’s theme is "HYBRIDIZED WISDOMS." It explores the relationship between human knowledge and craft and non-human intelligences such as ecological systems, climate processes, computational models, and artificial intelligence. The competition reconsiders architecture as a process shaped by the interaction of multiple intelligences rather than a single author.

Clarifying Human and Non-Human Roles

Participants are required to clearly demonstrate how human and non-human agencies interact within their proposals. While the use of AI and other tools is not restricted, entrants must specify the role and level of influence of each tool. Human judgment and creativity must remain clearly identifiable.

Competition Overview

Schedule
  • Submission Period: February 10, 2026 – April 9, 2026
  • Final Judging and Announcement of Results: May 3, 2026
Submission Requirements
  • One A0-sized graphic board (portrait orientation)
  • Project description in English (300 words or fewer)
  • Presentation format is open—conceptual drawings, analytical diagrams, cross-sections, floor plans, perspectives, etc.—and proposals may cover a wide range of scales, from architecture to urban planning and landscape design
Jury

The jury includes Chatpong Chuenrudeemol, Asst. Prof. Dr. Surapong Lertsithichai, Luca Bussolino (CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati), Cecilia MoSze Tham (Futurity Systems), and Miho Mazereeuw (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Awards

First Prize

  • General Category: 100,000 Baht
  • Student Category: 50,000 Baht

The competition offers an opportunity to rethink authorship in architecture and to explore design methodologies shaped by hybrid intelligences.