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The 6th edition of the proHolz Student Trophy competition focuses on the potential for extending existing buildings by adding storeys using timber as a building material. The advantages of timber construction in this area of urban densification are to be explored in the course of the design work.
The aim of the design task is to create new space, conserve resources and at the same time positively develop the use and function of the existing building and its surroundings. The competition is based on three exemplary building sites in three Central European cities. In Vienna, the design task is to extend a home for homeless people, in Munich to add storeys to a medical centre with new living space and in Ljubljana to create accommodation for students.
The proHolz Student Trophy 26 is organised by proHolz Austria in cooperation with proHolz Bayern.
Schedule
Deadline for submission of design work
The expert jury selects three winning projects and six honourable mentions from the submitted project entries in a two-stage process
Award ceremony and celebrations
Thursday, 21 May 2026, 6.00 p.m.
Vienna University of Technology, Gußhausstraße 30, Vienna
Taking part in the competition
All students of architecture and civil engineering who are registered at a university or university of applied sciences (international) in the winter semester 2025/26 are invited to participate in the proHolz Student Trophy 26. The competition projects should be developed and submitted in teams of at least two students – interdisciplinary collaboration is recommended.
Prize money
The proHolz Student Trophy 26 competition is endowed with a total of 21,000 euros. In a two-stage procedure, the jury will select three winning projects and six honourable mentions. The following prizes will be awarded: for each of the three building sites, one winning project, endowed with 4,000 euros, and two mentions, each endowed with 1,500 euros.
