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Room for Dreams
During Milan Design Week 2026, designboom checks into the ME Milan Il Duca hotel with ROOM FOR DREAMS, a site-specific takeover transforming the iconic Aldo Rossi-designed hotel into an immersive laboratory for creative hope.
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The Oak Moon Pavilion $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: march 1st, 2027 L A M P International Lighting Design Competition deadline: october 15th, 2026 The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 Museum of Emotions #9 $ 9,140.00 USD deadline: february 22nd, 2027 Kingspan MICROHOME 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: november 2nd, 2026 2026 London Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 17th, 2026 2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: october 20th, 2026 Underbridge #2 $ 9,290.00 USD deadline: october 19th, 2026 New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027 all competitions
The Oak Moon Pavilion $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: march 1st, 2027 
L A M P International Lighting Design Competition deadline: october 15th, 2026 
The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 
Museum of Emotions #9 $ 9,140.00 USD deadline: february 22nd, 2027 
Kingspan MICROHOME 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: november 2nd, 2026 
2026 London Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 17th, 2026 
2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: october 20th, 2026 
Underbridge #2 $ 9,290.00 USD deadline: october 19th, 2026 
New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027 courses Material Balance Design. Digital Techniques and Circular Innovations in Architecture at Politecnico di Milano deadline: march 10th, 2026 Master's in Fashion Creative Direction by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Master's in Fashion Business Innovation by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Master’s in Fashion Business by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Master’s in Digital Fashion by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Train Your Own Architectural AI-Model by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026 Master’s in Digital Arts & Creative Technologies by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Sustainable Architectural Design Program by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026 Master’s in Brand Design and Hospitality by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 all courses
Material Balance Design. Digital Techniques and Circular Innovations in Architecture at Politecnico di Milano deadline: march 10th, 2026 
Master's in Fashion Creative Direction by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Master's in Fashion Business Innovation by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Master’s in Fashion Business by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Master’s in Digital Fashion by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Train Your Own Architectural AI-Model by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026 
Master’s in Digital Arts & Creative Technologies by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Sustainable Architectural Design Program by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026 
Master’s in Brand Design and Hospitality by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
