📌About the Event

The Krystal Design Award (KDA) Graduation Competition 2026 is an international design competition celebrating outstanding graduation projects in Architecture, Urban Design, and Interior Design. Open to recent Bachelor’s and Master’s graduates, the competition provides emerging designers with global exposure and opportunities to connect with leading architects, academics, and industry professionals. The competition promotes designs rooted in climate, culture, community, identity, and long-term social relevance.

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ℹ️ Event Details

• Mode: International competition with online registration and digital project submission.
• Fields: Architecture, Urban Design, and Interior Design.
• Theme/Design Philosophy: Creating a “Time-less Design, yet a Time-full Experience” by considering history, present-day needs, local context, and future generations.
• Participants can enter individually or as teams.
• Entries are based on participants’ graduation projects or Master’s design thesis projects.
• Projects are presented digitally through a structured six-poster submission.

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📅 Important Dates

• Early Registration: 20 July – 31 August 2026
• Regular Registration: 1 September – 31 October 2026
• Late Registration: 1 November – 15 November 2026
• Final Submission Deadline: 15 November 2026
• Winner Announcement: January 2027

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🎯 Eligibility & Rules

• Eligibilty:
• Participants may compete individually or in teams.
• Participants must submit their graduation project or Master’s design thesis project.
• Submission requires one PDF of up to 10 MB.
• The PDF should contain 6 posters.
• Poster dimensions: 1080 × 1350 pixels, 150 dpi, with a 4:5 aspect ratio.
• Posters should include renders, diagrams, project development, plans, sections, elevations, sketches, and a project description of at least 200 words.
• Projects are expected to demonstrate strong connections with site, climate, materials, culture, community, identity, and long-term usability.
• Entries are evaluated by a jury comprising university professors and architects from leading professional practices, combining academic and professional assessment.

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🏆 Benefits for the Participants

• Participants receive an opportunity to showcase their graduation work on an international design platform.
• Jurors may directly offer internship opportunities to participants.
• KDA aims to connect emerging designers with architects, academics, mentorship, and professional opportunities.
• The competition lists NAGA among its supporting partners and ArchDaily on its sponsors/partners page.