Fall 2021 bp Student Ideas Competition

The bp Student Ideas Competition at the Chicago Architecture Biennial asks young people to design a collection space for one of three purposes: Exchanges or Exchanging; Plants or Planting; Commons or Commoning. The competition welcomes submissions that explore ideas about architecture and design presented through any medium or discipline including the humanities, visual and performing arts, writing, and STEM fields. Strong entries will be unique, imaginative, thoughtfully executed, and community specific.

• Accepting submission through December 6, 2021 at 11:59pm CST
• Open to Chicagoland and NW Indiana students in grades 7-12
• Winners will receive cash prizes up to $300, tablets, and more
• Free to enter
• Teacher sponsoring first place winning submissions will receive a gift certificate
• All prompts are open to individual submissions; teams may only submit to the Commons/Commoning prompt