FAQS
The author, if participating individually, or all members, if participating as a team, must have been born on or after January 1, 1989 (inclusive).
The author, if participating individually, or at least a member of the team, must have the right to use the title of architect in their country of origin or residence.
Participants can present their project individually or as a team. In the latter case, the teams can be multidisciplinary, although they must always include at least one member who holds the right to use the title of architect in their country of origin or residence.
In the case of multidisciplinary teams, for the purposes of participation in the competition, a distinction will be made between the author of the proposal (who must have the right to use the title of architect in his or her country of origin or residence) and the collaborators (who may be professionals from other disciplines).
All participants must meet the age requirement.
Yes, as long as the requirements of point 3 of those eligible to participate are met.
You can receive a confirmation email when you want to download information from a specific blind wall or when you submit your proposal to the contest. In both cases, an email is sent automatically. If you cannot find the email, check your spam folder.
No, you can participate in this contest for free.
Participants can choose to participate in as many sites as they wish.
All proposals must be registered on our website. https://competition2026.com/en/proposal-registration/
Registro de propuestas
The author must have the right to use the title of architect in their country of origin or residence. Other disciplines or students can participate as collaborators.
Occupying a public space with structures to support private elements (balconies, for example) is not permitted.
Occupying public space with structures that support public elements such as vegetation or photovoltaic systems is permitted.
The accessibility of the resulting public space must be guaranteed.
In case of building private elements on the façade (balconies, galleries) the maximum projection is 1 metre and they cannot include elements that encroach on a public space.
This 25% refers to the minimum surface of the added vegetation and photovoltaic areas in the blind walls in which both requirements are requested. It does not refer to a percentage of free space between them.
The minimum area of vertical greenery must be at least the 15% of the surface of the blind wall (“median” was a grammatical error in the translation).
Original building drawings are included in the technical annex (plànols històrics). Except for plot 1 (Plaça de Martina Castells) because of its antiquity.
The author of the submission must have the right to use the title of architect in his or her country of origin or residence. Students and graduates in any other discipline can participate as collaborators.
At this site, the S3 requirement to incorporate photovoltaic production is mandatory.
Yes. As it is an international jury, proposals must be submitted in English.
The aim of the competition is to generate a new façade. In other words, the proposals must focus on the vertical plane. However, specific interventions are allowed in the space close to the blind wall, as long as they can be sufficiently justified in the context of the submission, guaranteeing the accessibility of the resulting public space.
The increase in habitability comes from the possibility of creating new openings that optimize the lighting and ventilation conditions of the homes, as well as their comfort, through the improvement of insulation.
Yes, a storage unit is considered an element of urban furniture.
Yes, as long as it is not a structure for private use.
The possible service elements must have the minimum occupation surface in the public space.
Yes, public space can be occupied as long as it is for structures that support elements of a public nature, such as elements associated with vertical gardening or photovoltaic panels.
The aim of the competition is to generate a new façade. In other words, the proposals must focus on the vertical plane. However, specific activities are allowed in the space close to the blind wall that are sufficiently justified within the context of the proposal and guaranteeing the accessibility of the resulting public space.
As a general criterion, elements added to the blind wall cannot be put forward that exceed the height of the building where it is located, although occasionally it can be justifiably exceeded within the proposal.
Strict compliance with urban planning regulations will be justified in subsequent phases of the ideas competition.
Authorship corresponds to all the architects who have been included in the “authors” section during the registration process.
Contributors (non-authors) can be part of other teams.
There is no maximum number of participants per team.
Each team may submit only one proposal for each of the 10 locations, regardless of the number of members in the team.
In the “Frequently Asked Questions” section there is a contact button to send us questions. If you do not wish to enter your name, you can write “Anonymous” and continue with the process
FAQS
The jury will not have information about who asks the questions.
Participants must register separately for each location in order to download complete documentation for each location. After registering, a link will be sent to the email address provided, where you can download the complete documentation for the chosen location.
To submit the proposals, participants will have to register for a second time at https://competition2026.com/en/proposal-registration/
Registro de propuestas
under the section created especially for the presentation of competition proposals. This second registration must include a slogan that identifies the proposal and defines the authorship of the proposal, as well as the collaborators, if applicable.
No, there is no surface limitation for the allocation of windows and balcony doors.
The prior agreement with the communities of owners of the buildings involved in the competition includes a clause establishing that they cannot justify an increase in the rental price due to these improvement works. The Administration, however, cannot guarantee that rents will not be modified due to other causes within current legislation.
This measurement can be verified in the topographic survey plans of the blind wall. They are included in the attached technical documentation.
The focus of the competition is the blind wall, but some specific change to the elements that make up the public space closest to it, including the tree, can be put forward if it is fully justified in the context of the submission.
According to the cadastral information, the building has a home on its attic floor.
The presence of protected bird nests has been detected in the blind walls of Carrer d’Hurtado (Marià Manent gardens) and Carrer de Quetzal 17-21 (Francesc Masclans gardens). For the ideas contest, however, the integration of protected bird nests will not be a requirement that the jury will evaluate, as explained in the rules.
We have defined this requirement to promote biodiversity as a transversal concept to be taken into account by the contestants, which they can take into account for their proposals. In the drafting phase of the execution projects of the winning proposals, nesting spaces will be integrated.
