Merlin Fulcher

Merlin Fulcher joined AJ as reporter in 2009 and has been competitions editor since 2014, covering both UK and international procurement. Merlin reports on design competitions and opportunities for architects, profiling contest outcomes and investigating procurement mishaps. He has contributed to industry panel events campaigning for procurement reform and the 2018 publication Competition Culture in Europe: Voices.

Museum of Contemporary Art, Montenegro

Podgorica, Montenegro

A major international contest – judged by Odile Decq of Paris’ Studio Odile Decq – is being held for a new Museum of Contemporary Art complex in Podgorica, Montenegro [Deadline: 25 December 2023]

PRIMA International 2024

Memento by Solena Citerne from Ecole de Condé Nice

An international student contest is being held for a series of three landmark new architectural installations at the Carrières du Boulonnais quarry in northern France [Deadline: 15 March 2024]

St Neots Market Square stage

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Huntingdonshire District Council is seeking an architect for a new permanent performance space in St Neots Market Square [Deadline: 24 November 2023]

Crewe Heritage Centre

Crewe Heritage Centre

Crewe Town Council is seeking a design team for a major upgrade of the Crewe Heritage Centre railway museum [Deadline: 7 December 2023]

Willow House, York

Walmgate Bar, York

City of York Council is seeking a design team for a residential-led redevelopment of Willow House [Deadline: 4 December 2023]

Porthcawl Waterfront, Wales

Porthcawl Waterfront, Wales

Bridgend County Borough Council is seeking a masterplanner for a 32ha regeneration of Porthcawl Waterfront [Deadline: 1 December 2023]

Winter Stations 2024, Toronto

2023 winner: delighthouse by Nick Green and Greig Pirrie from the UK

A single-stage international design competition has been launched for a series of C$15,000 (£9,000) temporary winter installations on Toronto’s beaches [Deadline: 1 December 2023]