Major International Architectural Design Competitions
See also: List of Architectural design competitionsMost significant among architectural competitions are the ones which are internationally open, attract a large number of design submissions, and the winning design is built.
| Competition Name | Location | Year | Winner(s) | Design entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geo Centre Møns Klint | Møn Island | 2002 | PLH Architects | 292 |
| Federation Square | Melbourne | 1997 | Lab Architecture Studio | 177 |
| Millenium Bridge | London | 1996 | Norman Foster, Sir Anthony Caro, and Ove Arup | 200 |
| Felix Nussbaum Museum | Osnabrück | 1995 | Daniel Libeskind | 296 |
| Royal Danish Library | Copenhagen | 1993 | Schmidt Hammer Lassen | 179 |
| Kiasma Contemporary Art Museum | Helsinki | 1992 | Steven Holl | 516 |
| Austrian Cultural Forum | New York | 1992 | Raimund Abraham | 226 |
| Jewish Museum | Berlin | 1989 | Daniel Libeskind | 165 |
| Bibliotheca Alexandrina | Alexandria | 1989 | Snøhetta | 523 |
| Bibliothèque Nationale de France | Paris | 1989 | Dominique Perrault | 244 |
| Tokyo International Forum | Tokyo | 1987 | Rafael Viñoly | 395 |
| Opéra Bastille | Paris | 1983 | Carlos Ott | 750 |
| La Grande Arche de la Défense | Paris | 1982 | Johann Otto von Spreckelsen | 420 |
| Parc de la Villette | Paris | 1982 | Bernard Tschumi | 471 |
| Parliament House of Australia | Canberra | 1979 | Romaldo Giurgola | 329 |
| Centre Georges Pompidou | Paris | 1971 | Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers | 681 |
| Toronto City Hall | Toronto | 1956 | Viljo Revell | 500 |
| Sydney Opera House | Sydney | 1955 | Jørn Utzon | 233 |
| ANZAC War Memorial | Sydney | 1929 | Charles Bruce Dellit | 117 |
| Tribune Tower | Chicago | 1922 | John Mead Howells and Raymond Hood | 260 |
| Houses of Parliament | London | 1835 | Charles Barry | 98 |
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