Registration:

27.10.2026

Submission:

17.11.2026

Prize pool:

24.5 billion Rials

Participants are invited to design the landscape and memorial space of the Minab School Martyrs' Cemetery, an 8,000 m² site in southern Iran. The competition seeks to transform the burial ground of martyrs from a U.S. missile attack on February 28, 2026, into a living memorial landscape. Designs should integrate four foundational concepts: Remembrance, Consolation, Empathy, and Peace & Life. The project must respond to the needs of bereaved families, support collective ceremonies, and create a space for reflection and public engagement. Participants should focus on spatial quality, cultural sensitivity, climate responsiveness, and buildability. The competition emphasizes context-sensitive, thoughtful proposals that honor the memory of the victims while contributing to the broader discourse on memorial architecture.

Open to individuals holding a bachelor's degree or higher in architecture, urban design, or a related field; professional architecture and urban design firms; and qualified consulting engineering companies. Other interested individuals, students, and professionals from other disciplines may participate in interdisciplinary teams, provided that each team designates an official representative with a bachelor's degree or higher in architecture, urban design, or a related field.

free

First place: 12 billion Rials; Second place: 6 billion Rials; Third place: 3 billion Rials; Fourth place: 2 billion Rials; Fifth place: 1.5 billion Rials. Eight special certificates of recognition will be awarded to eight outstanding designs, at the jury's discretion.