DesignBuild 2027

Start of the application period

Entries for the DesignBuild competition can now be submitted in two categories.
- DesignBuild PROJECT: specific construction projects
- DesignBuild REFLECT: contributions to the wider discourse.

The closing date for entries is 13 December 2026 at 23:59.

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Five fresh ideas shaping the future of construction

Explore! 2026

The projects to be funded under our new programme, ‘Explore! Rethinking Construction', have now been selected. The selected teams will investigate how to reuse demolition waste, process bio-based building materials, design recyclable ceilings, develop façades made from mussel shells and make material cycles visible from the initial design stage.

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TU Wien

DesignBuild PROJECT

Architecture students are transforming a dilapidated wooden barrack in the Lindabrunn Sculpture Park into a functional clubhouse. From design to inauguration, an appealing venue for art was created independently.

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Asiat Park: Meeting point instead of rubble

DesignBuild PROJECT

reuse.practice Spring School 2025 – Students are building a space for young people in Asiat Park near Brussels using demolition materials.

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Educational prospects for young people in the trades and architecture.

If you want to master the future, you have to lay the foundations for it today. In addition to promoting craft and academic training, particular emphasis is placed on personal development and social responsibility.

Support areas of the Sto Foundation

Who is supported?

Our foundation work is aimed at talented young people in the construction industry.

We are particularly active in architecture and construction-related engineering sciences as well as in the painting and plastering trades.

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CRAFT | Supported

We support aspiring painters and plasterers.

ARCHITECTURE | Supported

We support students of architecture and institutions.

Latest news

Explore! 2026: Five fresh ideas shaping the future of construction

The Sto Foundation has selected the projects to be funded under its new program, “Explore! Rethinking Construction.” The Sto Foundation received numerous exciting ideas from around the world, and the jury selected five of them at its meeting in mid-September. The selected teams are researching how to reuse demolition…

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Sto Foundation Launches New Funding Programme for Research in the Built Environment

How can we build in ways that are resource-efficient, climate-responsive, and economically viable? With its new funding programme, Explore! Advancing the Future of Building, the Sto Foundation supports research projects that seek answers to some of the most pressing challenges facing the built environment today. The…

06/16/2026 ExplorationExplore!ResearchArchitectureOther Assistance MeasuresTradeMeisterMasterKopf & HandBachelorEducation Scholarship

November Talks 2025. What Moves Architecture?

The Sto Foundation is organising the November Talks lecture series once again this year, with events taking place at seven selected universities in Ghent, Madrid, Paris, Prague, Stuttgart, Venice and Vienna. During the lectures, renowned and emerging architects will discuss current issues in construction.

10/13/2025 Further educationArchitectureLecture SeriesNovember Talks

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