ET CONTEST | Beyond Underground , Lula, Cagliari / Italien

 

ILS – Innovative Learning Spaces

 

ET CONTEST is an architectural design competition inviting ideas, visions, and proposals for the architectural and landscape transformation of the former mining site of Sos Enattos, in Sardinia. The site is one of the candidates to host the Einstein Telescope (ET), a cutting-edge European scientific infrastructure set to become the world’s most advanced third-generation gravitational wave detector.

 

The contest aims to gather new ideas, proposals, and solutions capable of responding to this emerging challenge by exploring the relationship between science, territory, and design—with particular attention to the cultural and social dimensions of the contexts involved.

 

Participation in the contest is open to all, either individually or as a group.

 

1st Prize: € 8.000,00

2nd Prize: € 3.000,00

3rd Prize: € 1.000,00

 

Late Registration: 30 March 2026

Final deadline for online submission: 31 March 2026

Award ceremony: April / May 2026