Recently, the final review meeting and awards ceremony of the "UIA-HYP Cup 2026 International Student Competition in Architectural Design"—organized by the International Union of Architects (UIA), co-organized by the School of Architecture of Tianjin University, the School of Architecture of Inner Mongolia University of Technology, and Urban Environment Design (UED) Magazine, and exclusively title-sponsored by Shanghai Hyp-arch Architectural Design Consultant Co., Ltd.—was successfully held at the School of Architecture, Inner Mongolia University of Technology.
Masters Gather to Discuss Habitation
Philip Cox, Founding Partner of COX Architecture and Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), served as the Jury Chairman for this edition of the competition and formulated the competition theme: "Architecture in Transformation: Villagers—urban, suburban, rural".
Since its launch, the competition has attracted more than a thousand groups of young students from around the world to submit proposals, carrying out diverse and in-depth explorations centered on the theme of "habitation".
At the opening ceremony, Cui Kai (Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and National Engineering Survey and Design Master), Zhang Pengju (Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, National Engineering Survey and Design Master, and Director of the Academic Committee of Inner Mongolia University of Technology), and Gong Jun (Chairman and General Manager of Shanghai Hyp-arch Architectural Design Consultant Co., Ltd.) delivered speeches respectively. They expressed high expectations for the creativity of participating young architects and spoke highly of the hosting work carried out by the School of Architecture of Inner Mongolia University of Technology for this review meeting.
Four Rounds of Selection and Rigorous Evaluation
The organizing committee invited 17 renowned domestic and international architects and architectural educators to form the jury panel, which conducted a rigorous review process on October 24. During the evaluation, the jurors scrutinized each drawing, made repeated comparisons, and engaged in multiple rounds of discussion and ideological exchange centering on design concepts, spatial strategies, and responses to the contemporary era; the on-site presentation session for shortlisted contestants further enabled direct dialogue between the proposals on paper and the creators' underlying thoughts.
After four rounds of voting, selection, and deliberation, 69 winning entries were ultimately selected from the submissions. These included: 1 First Prize, 5 Second Prizes, 12 Third Prizes, 13 Honorable Mentions, and 35 Finalist Awards. In addition, an AI Award was established for the first time in this year's competition. Through two rounds of screening among works in the AI track, the jury selected 3 AI Award winners to encourage cutting-edge exploration integrating technology and design.
Taking the Competition as a Medium to Build the Future Together
On the afternoon of the same day, the awards ceremony was held in the presence of all award-winning representatives, faculty members, students, and distinguished guests. Guests presented awards to each of the winners, and jury representatives delivered on-site critiques and academic presentations on the outstanding works. Amid warm applause, the UIA-HYP Cup 2026 International Student Competition in Architectural Design came to a successful conclusion.
The hosting of this review meeting and awards ceremony at Inner Mongolia University of Technology is a full recognition of the university's academic standards and reputation in the discipline of architecture. It also built an invaluable platform for teachers and students of the School of Architecture, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, to communicate face-to-face with world-class architectural minds. Taking this event as an opportunity, the School of Architecture will continue to promote international exchanges and the innovative development of architectural design education.
The highly anticipated evaluation results are now in place. Next, let us unveil the complete list of winners of the UIA-HYP Cup 2026 International Student Competition in Architectural Design.
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