REIMAGINE THE ELBPHILHARMONIE

Architecture Competition

Brief

Reimagine - Through one drawing

  • Sometimes ONE drawing is enough to spark a revolution!  Not through detail or precision, but through imagination. A single image can challenge what architecture is, question what it serves, and propose what it could become.

  • In this challenge, we invite you to reimagine the Elbphilharmonie through one powerful architectural drawing  a section, a perspective, a collage, or even a hybrid of all three. The aim is not technical perfection or realism. Instead, we’re looking for a bold concept, an emotional idea, a question made visible.

  • What if this iconic building responded to climate instead of style?

  • What if it evolved with the city?


  • What if it was built from light, from earth, from memory?

  • What if the facade wasn´t just iconic but intelligent? Adaptive. Sustainable.Alive.

Keywords

Sustainability - Materials- Facade - Adaptability

Winners

TOP10

OUR JURY

Each jury is carefully selected, bringing together professionals whose expertise directly relates to the focus of the competition.

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  • Black and white portrait of a young woman with curly hair, wearing a plaid long-sleeve shirt and earrings, smiling at the camera.

    Maged ELBANNA

    Architect, Computational Designer and AI specialist

  • Black and white photo of a woman smiling outdoors, with sunlight on her face, and trees in the background.

    Lucia Oberfrancová

    Research assistent & teacher at Hochschule Wismar

  • Black and white portrait of a smiling man with short dark hair, a beard, and wearing a collared shirt, sitting in front of a window with blurred outdoor scenery.

    Liam Hayward-Mills

    Architectural project manager & designer


  • Black-and-white photo of a man outdoors near water, wearing a cap and a scarf.

    Luis Loaiza

    Associate & Landscape Architect EDSA, inc.

  • A woman with curly hair smiling, wearing earrings and a necklace, in front of a blurred background.

    Mariam Korachy

    Founder of Mariam Korachy Architects

  • Black and white portrait of a smiling man with light-colored, wavy hair, wearing a white collared shirt, against a plain background.

    Martín André Gaibor Sánchez

    Architectural designer & Budget Control Analyst

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