KTA 2025 International final project competition showcasing selected works from participating universities. Serves as a benchmarking tool, separate in theme from The Everyday. The KTA 2025 Final Project Competition takes a generative and reflective approach. Rather than requiring participants to apply under predefined categories, all submitted works will be curated collectively. This curatorial process will allow patterns, themes, and trajectories to emerge organically from the submissions themselves.
Through this method, the competition becomes not just an evaluative platform, but a tool for mapping architectural education across regions. The resulting groupings—based on project focus, typology, method, or discourse—will inform both the competition categories and the selection of finalists. These categories serve as a reflection of the diversity, direction, and discourse embedded within architectural pedagogy today.
ELIGIBILITY
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Participants must be architecture students (bachelor degree) whose final project has been examined and officially submitted during the 2024–2025 academic year.
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Participants must have received a minimum grade of AB (3.50/4.00 or equivalent).
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Participants must provide either a recommendation letter from their university or a scanned academic transcript showing the final project grade.
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All submitted works must be guaranteed free of plagiarism in any form. Proven plagiarism at any stage will result in disqualification.
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Participants must upload all required materials as specified in the competition guidelines.
COMPETITION PROCESS OVERVIEW
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Submission Phase: Final project works are submitted either through participating universities or directly by students.
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Curatorial Phase: The curatorial and internal jury team reviews all submissions, identifying emergent themes and classifying projects into organic competition categories.
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Announcement of Categories & Finalists: Finalists are selected within each identified category. These categories will be publicly announced as part of the curatorial findings.
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Final Judging & Awards: A final round of jury evaluation will be conducted hybrid within each category, selecting one winner per category.
SUBMISSION MATERIALS
Participants are required to submit their work in digital form as a single ZIP file containing three components, named using the provided registration number (e.g., KTA2025-100.zip). The registration number and upload link will be provided upon completion of the registration and payment process at https://www.events-arch-its.org/kta2025.
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Required contents of the ZIP file:
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A1 Poster (1 sheet)
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Size: A1 (841 × 594 mm), vertical layout
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Format: PDF, max size 20 MB, 300 dpi
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Language: Indonesian or English
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Content must include:
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Design concept / conceptual framework
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Visuals such as plans, elevations, sections, renderings
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Participants are free to determine scale and graphic presentation
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No identifying information (name, university, etc.) is allowed
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Registration code must be placed in the upper-right corner (Arial, 11pt)
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Filename: A1_<RegistrationNumber>.pdf (e.g., A1_KTA2025-100.pdf)
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A4 Project Report
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Format: PDF, vertical layout
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Length: 300–500 words
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Language: Indonesian or English
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Text only — images not allowed
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Must include:​
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Project title​
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Typology / function
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Main spatial program
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Location
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Building and site area, number of floors
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Context, theme, or issue addressed
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Design concept: form, program, layout, structure, construction
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Project Drawing
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Format: PNG or JPG, 300 dpi
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Content: any drawings that clearly represent the project ideas (e.g., perspectives, elevations, sections, diagrams)
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No limit on number of drawings
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Each file should be named as: G_<DrawingNumber> (e.g., G_01.jpg)
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These files may be used for KTA publications
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REGISTRATION
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NATIONAL (residing in Indonesia)
Fee: IDR 300,000 per participant
Bank: Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI)
VA Account: KTA, Architecture-ITS
Virtual Account Number: 8257715040610002
Account Name: ITS PTN BADAN HUKUM UTK OPERASIONAL PENDD. PROF
Note: For non-BNI users, please use inter-bank transfer and enter the full virtual account number.
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INTERNATIONAL
Fee: 25 USD per participant
Bank: Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI)
VA Account: KTA, Architecture-ITS
Virtual Account Number: 8257715040610002
Account Name: ITS PTN BADAN HUKUM UTK OPERASIONAL PENDD. PROF
Account Holder: REKTOR ITS BHPP
Swift Code: BNINIDJAXXX
Address: Kampus ITS Sukolilo, Surabaya 60111
Registration Steps:
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Click on the Registration menu below
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Complete the form and payment
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Registration number and upload link will be sent via email.
*click to access the registration link
RULES​
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Participants must comply with all procedures, deadlines, and file naming instructions.
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The competition is individual. Submitted work must be the original work of the participant.
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Jury decisions are final and non-negotiable.
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Participants may re-upload files during the submission period, but the final upload should be a complete set (not partial updates).
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Any violation of the rules will result in disqualification without a refund.
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All intellectual property rights remain with the participants.
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Registration fees are non-refundable.
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Submission indicates full acceptance of all competition rules.
DISQUALIFICATION CRITERIA​
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Layouts that contain any identifying information about the participant
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Files that do not follow naming and formatting standards
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Incomplete submissions at the end of the submission period
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Participants who do not meet the eligibility criteria (e.g., graduation year)
AWARDS​
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Awards will be given to two finalists per category, with one winner chosen per category. All categories will receive equal prize values, and the number of categories will be determined based on the internal curation process.
Each category:
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Winner: IDR 5,000,000 + Goodie Bag
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Runner-up: IDR 2,000,000 + Goodie Bag
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Certificate (Top 5 each category)
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Exhibition (offline & online)
The number of categories will be announced after the internal curation process.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE​
Registration: 30 June 2025 - 15 August 2025
Curation: 16 August 2025 - 17 August 2025
Finalist Announcement: August 29, 2025
Exhibition: 8 September 2025 - 12 September 2025
Final Jury: 12 September 2025​