Category: Report
State: Current
Deadline 7 September 2026

TADA Award 2026

The TADA Award is an initiative by TADA – The Architecture & Design Archive of the Department of Architecture and Design (DAD) aimed at valorizing the work of students from the School of Architecture and Design of Politecnico di Torino with the additional objective of promoting to a wide audience the achievements of its School of Architecture and Design and fostering debate on themes and teaching methods.

The award is open to students in the Department of Architecture and Design at Politecnico di Torino and is divided into two sections, each open to both disciplines (Architecture and Design):
A - Section “Thesis”
B - Section "Courses"

Participation Conditions
Participation is open to:

  • Architecture field: students enrolled in a Master’s Degree Program in Architecture at Politecnico di Torino during the 2024–25 and/or 2025–26 academic years;
  • Design field: students enrolled in a Bachelor’s and/or Master’s Degree Program in Design at Politecnico di Torino during the 2024–25 and/or 2025–26 academic years.
Awards
The Jury will select:
  • for section A - "Thesis" a maximum of six works.
  • for section B - "Courses" a maximum of four works.
The Jury may also assign a maximum of three honorable mentions for each section.
All award-winning works will be published on the TADA website in the TADA Award 2026 section and exhibited in a public exhibition.
Furthermore, the award-winning and mentioned works in section A - "Thesis" and in section B - "courses" will be published on the international platform Dezeen in an article in English including cover images.

Key Dates
  • Publication of the announcement 15/07/2026
  • Closure of applications 07/09/2026, 11:59 PM
  • Deadline for the conclusion of the Jury's work 25/09/2026
  • Award ceremony for the winners on the occasion of the opening of the DAD year (1st October 2026) at Valentino Castle
  • Exhibition opening March 2027 at Valentino Castle

All mandatory attachments in order to submit a project can be downloaded at this link (Google Drive)

Submit your project by filling in this online form (Google Forms)