Set in East London, the historic Haggerston Baths—an abandoned Grade II listed Edwardian bathhouse — offers a striking backdrop to explore themes of urban care and restoration.
Participants are challenged to reimagine this once-civic space as a retreat for mind, body, and spirit, balancing technical renewal with architectural sensitivity.
Designers are asked to transform the Baths into a meaningful urban refuge - a retreat within the city, where architecture supports care, reconnection, and quiet resistance to the pace of modern life.
More info on context, program details and 3d model available on the competition website.
[PRIZES]
3 winning proposals, 1 special award + 10 honourable mention teams. Giving a total of 10.000€ in prizes.
1st prize - 5.000€
2nd prize - 2.000€
3rd prize - 1.000€
+ 10 honourable mentions. Each one will receive a Golden Ticket valued at 150€
+ additional 10.000€ prize fund joining the twin competition New Zealand Nature Retreat with one ticket
Special prize - 1.000€ / Awarded to the top team participant in both competitions of the Antipodes Series Competition (London and New Zealand)
[JURY]
/ David Aldana - Urban Designer at Mecanoo / Leire Álvarez - Project Architect at UNS
/ Pablo Castillo - Co-founder of à la sauvette / Ziyang Xu - Architect at HKS Architects
/ Alessandra Cianchetta - Architect, founder of AWP AWILDC and the co-founder of FLARE / Josefine Fokdal - Founder of BLEIB
[CALENDAR]
05 May - 31 July / Early Registration
01 August - 14 November / Regular Registration
15 November - 30th December / Last Minute Registration
/ 01 Dec – Submission opens on our website.
/ 30 Dec, 2025. 23:59 CET– Submission closes. / 26-30 January, 2026 – Winner announcement.
The timing always refers to Central European Time (CET)
