2027 FORM Student Innovation Competition

Formica invites students of interior design, architecture, or a related discipline to put their creativity to work in designing a piece of furniture inspired by their interpretation of the theme "Color at the Heart of Design," showcasing Formica® brand products and/or innovative FENIX® materials. Students are free to create a furniture design for any environment and use, including residential and commercial settings.

MICRO LIVING Edition #1

Life no longer fits into fixed rooms. We wake up to glowing screens. We work from kitchen tables. We build relationships across time zones. We relocate without warning. Climate events interrupt routines. Ownership is shifting toward access. Privacy and community now overlap in unexpected ways. Our lives are fluid however our homes are not. Most housing is designed for stability: one job, one city, one predictable routine. Yet today, life transforms hour by hour, season by season. The way we live has evolved. The spaces we inhabit have not. This competition asks a decisive question: What if 250 square feet was all the city could give you? Micro Living invites you to design more than a compact house. It asks you to reimagine the logic of living itself to transform limitation into intelligence, and density into opportunity.

The Students Apartment

The Students Apartment challenges architects and designers to completely rethink a traditional two-bedroom apartment located in the heart of Pavia, one of Italy's most prestigious university cities. Situated on the sixth floor of a residential building in the historic centre, the unit offers panoramic views and a strategic position. The competition invites participants to transform this long-unused apartment into a contemporary home conceived specifically for two or three students. The goal is to redesign the internal layout and create an innovative design proposal capable of balancing flexibility, comfort, privacy and social interaction. The challenge goes beyond a simple renovation: it is an opportunity to imagine a new model of student living capable of transforming an overlooked apartment into an inspiring and functional domestic environment for a new generation!

Ruinas de Quilmes

Ruinas de Quilmes invites architects and designers to rethink the experience of the Sacred City through the creation of a contemporary Open-Air Museum. The competition calls for the design of a new Visitor Centre, conceived as the main gateway to the site, alongside a series of small-scale architectural and landscape interventions aimed at improving accessibility and enriching the visitor journey. The project goes beyond the design of a single building. Participants are asked to develop an integrated strategy that connects architecture, landscape and heritage, transforming the ruins into a coherent and engaging narrative. From pathways and viewpoints to informational devices and resting areas, every element should contribute to enhancing the understanding and perception of this unique cultural landscape. Ultimately, the competition seeks visionary proposals capable of strengthening the connection between past and present, offering a renewed way to experience one of Argentina's most significant ancestral sites.