The Housing Puzzle 2.0
Archdais
📌About the Events
The Housing Puzzle 2.0 is a premier Design & Build architecture competition that moves past theoretical, academic studio prompts. This high-stakes platform challenges spatial thinkers to design a mixed-use residential development in Pune, balancing real urban density with human-centric livability. Organized by Archdais, the prompt challenges teams to push past mechanical metrics like Floor Space Index (FSI) to create buildable, structurally feasible, and socially sustainable neighborhoods.
📍 Event Overview
- Category: Architecture & Urban Planning (Design & Build).
- Organizer: Archdais Network Pvt. Ltd.
- Target Site: Pune, Maharashtra, India (Context-specific rules apply).
- Team Size: 1 – 3 Members (Swapping members after registration is prohibited).
- Cost: Paid Entry (Tiered pricing starting at ₹7,500 / $150 USD for Early Bird).
📅 Important Dates
- Early Bird Registration Closes: May 25, 2026
- Standard Registration Period: May 26 – June 25, 2026
- Late Registration Window: June 26 – July 10, 2026
- Final Project Submission Deadline: July 15, 2026
- Official Results Announcement: September 15, 2026
- Status: Active Early Bird Phase.
💰 Prizes & Incentives
- Total Prize Pool: ₹9,00,000 in cash awards and ecosystem perks.
- 🥇 1st Prize: ₹3,00,000 + Official Winner Certification.
- 🥈 2nd Prize: ₹2,00,000 + Official Winner Certification.
- 🥉 3rd Prize: ₹1,00,000 + Official Winner Certification.
- 🎖️ 10 Honorable Mentions: ₹15,000 each + Archdais Gift Vouchers worth ₹3,900.
- Participation Value: Formal digital certificates issued to every submitting team.
🔥 Why Participate?
- Star-Studded Jury: Present your ideas to legendary global architects including Sanjay Puri (Sanjay Puri Architects) and Patrik Schumacher (Principal of Zaha Hadid Architects).
- Portfolio Signal: Prove to future clients or employers that you understand local structural engineering, buildability codes, and execution economics.
- Global Exposure: Finalists and winners get extensively published across partner design media networks and prominent architecture portfolios.
- Urban Impact: Address the genuine housing landscape of tier-1 Indian metros looking to densify cleanly without breaking local ecosystems.
⚖️ Rules & Eligibility
- Who: Open globally to all architecture students, practicing professional architects, interior designers, and multidisciplinary structural engineers.
- Submission Specs: Projects must be composed on an A1 size sheet formatted in Landscape orientation (150 DPI resolution, max file size 30MB).
- Anonymity Rule: No personal names or university text can be written anywhere on the drawings. Your unique registered Teamcode on the top right corner is your sole identification.