2026 Warming Huts an arts + architecture competition on ice
Organizer
The Forks Renewal Corporation
Location
Winnipeg, Canada
Deadline
- Registration Deadline: September 26, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. CDT
- Submission Deadline: October 3, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. CDT
Competition Category
- Temporary installation design on ice
- Integration of architecture and art
Eligibility
Unlimited (Open to all architects, students, designers, artists, and creative individuals) .
Entry Fee
Paid: $45 per submission .
Prizes/Awards
- Winning Teams: Will receive a budget of up to $16,500 CAD to construct and transport their hut .
- Honorable Mentions: Will receive a prize of $1,000 CAD .
- Winning teams will receive flights and accommodation to Winnipeg to oversee the construction of their hut .
Core Introduction
This is an annual competition that invites participants to design and build a temporary warming hut for the Red River Mutual Trail in Winnipeg, Canada . The competition encourages entrants to blend architecture and art to create unique installations that provide both shelter and spark imagination .