CURB competitions serve as a dynamic platform for exchanging ideas, challenging architects, students, and thinkers to propose innovative solutions for Macau, the Greater Bay Area, and beyond. These initiatives bridge academia, civil society, and government, transforming local urban issues into global dialogues. As part of CURB’s think-tank mission, competitions foster research and production, shaping the future of cities and their architecture.
CURB比賽為思想交流提供了一個充滿活力的平台，鼓勵建築師、學生和思想家為澳門、大灣區甚至更廣闊的區域提出創新解決方案。這些活動連結了學術界、公民社會和政府，將地方城市議題轉化為全球對話。作為CURB智庫使命的一部分，競賽促進了研究和實踐，塑造著城市及其建築的未來。
OPEN COMPETITION | 公開比賽
Architecture is more than an artistic object and is nothing without its inhabitants; it comes alive only through the presence of people. Every space is shaped by the lives it hosts and is designed to to facilitate, accommodate, and contemplate. These interactions give architecture its character, meaning, and beauty.
建築不單純是一件藝術品，更因其使用者而存在；唯有人們才能真正喚醒空間的意義。建築因承載生活而被塑造，並以「促進、容納、思考」為目的而被設計。正是這些人與空間之間的互動，賦予建築獨特的性格、意義與美感。
ALL COMPETITIONS | 全部比賽
An annual photography competition that invites photography enthusiasts to explore Macau’s architecture through a creative lens, reflecting on the multiple layers of the city’s built environment and its relationship with people and places.
一年一度的攝影比賽，邀請攝影愛好者以創意視角探索澳門的建築，反思這座城市建築環境的多樣層次，以及人與場所的關係。
Placeable City is a competition dedicated to small-scale urban interventions that reimagine public space through community-focused ideas. It encourages context-driven proposals that activate everyday environments and shape more responsive and inclusive neighbourhood
spaces.
「形城新計」競賽致力於探索小型城市改造方案，透過以社區為中心的理念重新構想公共空間。它鼓勵以情境為導向的方案，活化日常環境，打造更具回應性和包容性的社區空間。
A competition that celebrates the Greater Bay Area’s dynamic places, inviting participants to capture through photography how architecture, culture, and development intersect, revealing the region’s evolving identity, growth, and urban transformations.
競賽旨在展現大灣區充滿活力的城市風貌，邀請參賽者透過攝影捕捉建築、文化和發展如何交融，揭示該地區不斷演變的城市認同、發展和轉型。
About CURB – Center for Architecture
and Urbanism
CURB Center for Architecture and Urbanism is a non-profit institution established in Macau to promote research, education, production and dissemination of knowledge in architecture, urbanism, and urban culture.
The Center stands as an exchange platform between academia, civil society, professional practice, and government institutions, serving the interests of the overall community through research studies, workshops, conferences, exhibitions, competitions, and other initiatives.CURB is the organiser of Open House Macau, the first in Asia, and an Associate Partner of the World Urban Campaign.
CURB works on a regional level – Macau, Greater Bay Area and China – and an international level – particularly in Asia and Portuguese-speaking countries – taking local issues to a global audience as a think-tank for the future of cities and their architecture.
CURB 建築與城市規劃中心是在澳門成立的非營利機構，旨在促進建築、城市規劃和城市文化知識的研究、教育、生產和傳播。
它是學術界、民間社會、專業團體和政府部門之間的交流平台，透過各類研究、工作坊、研討會、展覽、比賽和其他舉措，為社區的整體利益服務。CURB是東亞地區首個澳門遊屋記 (Open House Macau) 的組織單位，也是世界城市運動 (World Urban Campaign) 的合作夥伴。
CURB在與澳門、大灣區和中國各地，以及亞洲和葡萄牙語國家等國際夥伴開展合作，作為城市和建築未來的智庫，將本地議題和視角帶給全球觀眾。