Huttopia Foundation Contest: Tiny House 2027

Cover of the book *Tiny House 2024* – © Huttopia Foundation

Registration deadline: November 10, 2026
Submission deadline: March 14, 2027
2027 Theme: “Reaching New Heights While Keeping Your Feet on the Ground”

This competition, organized for the fourth time by the Huttopia Foundation, is open primarily to architecture students, who may register individually or in groups of up to five people. It encourages innovation in housing and ecotourism facilities. It offers a stimulating yet demanding platform for expression, research, and creativity centered on Tiny Houses, under the guidance of a jury of professionals.

The winners will receive the following prizes:

  • 1st prize: a cash prize of €4,000, construction of a full-scale prototype of the tiny house, and a four-month exhibition at the Villa Medici in Rome as part of the 2028 Festival des Cabanes;
  • 2nd prize: a cash prize of €2,000;
  • 3rd prize: a cash prize of €1,000

The work of all participants will be featured in an illustrated book published for the occasion.

Full competition presentation

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