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TACTICAL URBANISM NOW! – ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION

Participants are invited to explore how temporary, lightweight interventions can act as powerful tools for testing ideas, responding to local conditions and rethinking the future of public space.

Tactical Urbanism NOW! 2026 encourages designers to work with overlooked, underused or contested urban spaces – from traffic-dominated streets and residual plots to overheated plazas, forgotten pathways and fragmented public areas. By embracing adaptable systems, low-cost materials and participatory approaches, projects should demonstrate how tactical design can generate immediate impact while informing long-term transformation.

Rather than fixed solutions,  this competition looks for proposals conceived as prototypes: flexible, testable and rooted in real urban life. Whether addressing climate stress, reclaiming space for people or strengthening community ties, the goal is to show how small-scale interventions can unlock new possibilities and reshape the urban experience over time.

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07.01.2026 – 05.06.2026
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05.06.2026 – 25.09.2026
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25.09.2026 – 30.10.2026
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Two A1 Panels 594 x 841 mm (horizontal)
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30.10.2026
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30.11.2026
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Jury

MARYAM MAHVASH

Maryam is an interdisciplinary academic and designer specializing in architecture and urbanism, with over 25 years of experience in both practice and academia. She has contributed to a wide range of (re)development, revitalization/regeneration…

MARK BALZAR

Open Fields
[Vienna, Austria]

Mark Balzar is partner of OpenFields, a creative studio and architectural practice he co-leads with Zeynep Aksöz Balzar, bridging research and real-world application through innovative, sustainable spatial strategies that cultivate ecological interaction…

CECILIA GALIMBERTI

FAPyD- UNR
[Rosario, Argentina]

Architect, PhD in Architecture, and Director of the Doctoral Program at the Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Design of the National University of Rosario. She is a Full Professor in the Area of Urban Theory and Technique and a Researcher at…

CAMILO PALMA

Abarca Palma arquitectos
[Los Lagos, Chile]

Camilo Palma (Santiago, Chile, 1979) is an architect graduated from Universidad Andrés Bello (2006). He co-founded Abarca + Palma in 2009, a practice focused on timber housing in rural contexts and on projects of ephemeral architecture and…

ANDREA MOLINA CUADRO

Estudio Latente
[Los Angeles, USA]

Andrea Molina Cuadro is a Spanish architect, researcher, and educator working at the intersection of design, art, and ecology. She is the co-founder of Estudio Latente, winners of TAC! Festival 2026. She is currently a PhD student at UCLA and…

SAMUEL PADILLA LLANO

CUC Universidad de la Costa
[Bogotá, Colombia]

Samuel Esteban Padilla Llano is an Architect, Master in Urban Design, and PhD in Public Space and Urban Regeneration. He has more than fifteen years of experience as an urban designer, developing public space and public art projects in Colombia…

LISBET AHON VASQUEZ

Lisbet Alessandra Ahon Vasquez graduated with honours in Architecture from “Sapienza” University of Rome in 2019; her undergraduate thesis, “L’università diffusa nel quartiere San Lorenzo a Roma. Reti per la mobilità dolce e architetture per l’istruzione”…

DIOGO LOPEZ TEXEIRA

Hori-zonte
[Porto, Portugal]

Diogo Lopes Teixeira, a Portuguese architect born in Porto, has over a decade of experience in architectural design and project management. His leadership was instrumental at Delugan Meissl Associated Architects in Austria, where…

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