fentressglobalchallenge

Fentress Global Challenge is an international student design competition that has been pushing the boundaries of architectural innovation since 2011.

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QUICK UPDATE: The Fentress Global Challenge website is fully restored. To accommodate teams impacted by the outage, the submission deadline has been extended to June 8, 2026. We look forward to reviewing this year’s entries. #FGC2026 #FentressGlobalChallenge

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FGC's January Newsletter invites participants to Explore Accessibility https://t.co/Hn9nftKGKk

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FGC December Newsletter | 6 Month Countdown https://t.co/htZwbooFPj

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✈️ FGC Founder Curt Fentress visited Prof Hayes’ AO Studio at CMU, where students are exploring aviation design through the lens of Fentress Global Challenge.

Interested in bringing FGC to your campus? DM us!

#AviationDesign #AirportDesign #ArchitectureEducation #FGC2026 #CMU

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👻 Scared of ghosts? We’re scared of 100,000 flying drones by 2050.

This Halloween, read up on:
🛫 Supersonic flight reborn
🔋 Battery limits of electric planes
🚁 Flying taxis in future cities

Full reading list → https://t.co/I5kWZkPCtm

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✈️ 3 tips to level up your #FGC2026 submission:

1️⃣ Nail your story early
2️⃣ Get feedback from other fields
3️⃣ Build quick prototypes to test flow + ideas
Small changes = big impact.

📄 Guidelines → https://t.co/9A1rwVoBqR

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Where Are They Now?

Assem Attia's “The Future Cell” won FGC’s People’s Choice Award in 2021. Now, he’s researching computational design in Vienna & shaping the future of architecture.

Want to follow in his footsteps? Register today → https://t.co/pY1hsYnyzX

#FGC2026

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FGC October 2025 Newsletter | The Countdown Has Begun! https://t.co/yTPv2ZoJ3q

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#TBT… FGC 2024 Challenge: Envision an Airport for 2100 & Create a New Terminal Building Concept.

Congratulations to the 2024 winners and a big thank you to the jury and all participants.

2024 competition: https://t.co/N6UzaX5xia
All FGC winners: https://t.co/VrhdPUxzaC

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Ready for Takeoff? Fentress Global Challenge 2026 Resources, Deadlines & More https://t.co/eXKERTBGcA

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#TBT… FGC 2021 Challenge: Airport Terminal of year 2100.

Congratulations to the 2021 winners and a big thank you to the jurors as well as all participants.

More about the 2021 competition: https://t.co/6ceNK6YMii
More about all FGC winners: https://t.co/Ya31lfK3pp

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#TBT… FGC 2020 Challenge: Airport Terminal of year 2100.

Congratulations to the 2020 winners! And a big thank you to the jurors as well as all participants.

More about this competition: https://t.co/PonUNOgsop

More about all FGC winners: https://t.co/hygUxcbc30

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#TBT… FGC 2019 Challenge: International Airport Terminal of year 2075.

Congratulations to the 2019 winners and thank you to the 2019 jurors!

Learn more about the 2019 competition: https://t.co/CmTZY2I2WL

Learn more about all FGC winners: https://t.co/n6SDeytP5O

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#TBT… FGC 2017 Challenge: International Airport Terminal of year 2075.

Congratulations to the 2017 winners and thank you to the jury!

Learn more about this competition: https://t.co/yK3sFbxzWc

Learn more about all FGC winners: https://t.co/ApavUJM723

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#TBT… FGC 2016 Challenge: Airport Terminal of 2050

Congratulations to the 2016 winners & jury! Learn more about all FGC winners: https://t.co/ykoxnutfx8

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What’s your vision for tomorrow’s airports? Fentress Global Challenge 2026 dares the next generation of architects to imagine what’s possible.

Submit your vision | Compete with top architecture students globally | Win up to $10,000 in cash prizes

🔗 https://t.co/1MB9lslb1z

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#TBT to FGC 2015: Envision the Airport of the Future!

Congrats to the 2015 winners from Chile 🇨🇱, the US 🇺🇸, and Egypt 🇪🇬. And shout out to judges from @fentressarch, @pritzkerprize, @perkinseastman + others.

🌐 See more winners: https://t.co/i9qQfo4Rv7

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#TBT... FGC 2013 Challenge: Advance the concept “Upcycled Architecture.”

Learn more: https://t.co/rOvlcrGsOj

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#TBT... FGC 2012 challenged architecture and interior design students around the globe to envision the Workplace of the Future.

See all the winning entries and learn about the entrants and their designs: https://t.co/UBJ8BBIVbw

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#TBT... FGC's 2011. See all the winning entries and learn about the entrants and their designs: https://t.co/wxDQhIUUW9