dreamARCHITECTURE

Our elementary school outreach program, dreamARCHITECTURE, is an annual art competition that encourages K-5 children to think about their built environment. Contest themes vary each year, allowing students to express their creativity through drawing their dream house, zoo, park and more. This wildly successful program sees participation from nearly 2,000 area children in Birmingham each year. In 2015, we expanded our program to serve schools in the Huntsville and Mobile areas.

2024 Theme:

Draw Your DREAM PARK!

Birmingham

Important Dates:

  • November 4th, 2023: Virtual Teacher Workshop

  • March 20th, 2024: Artwork Deadline to the ACFA

  • April 8-12th, 2024: Jury

  • May 9th, 2024: dreamARCHITECTURE Awards Ceremony at Architecture Works: SawWorks Studio (130 19th St S, Birmingham, AL 35233)

Mobile

Important Dates:

  • November 4th, 2023: Virtual Teacher Workshop

  • March 27th, 2024: Artwork Deadline to Mobile County Schools Central Office: ATTN: Susan Anderson (1 Magnum Pass, P.O. Box 180069
    BALDWIN COUNTY: Please turn in artwork to Nic Gray at Watermark Design (2970 Cottage Hill Rd, Suite 200)

  • April 8-12, 2024: Jury

  • May 2nd, 2024: dreamARCHITECTURE Awards Ceremony at the Alabama Contemporary Art Center (301 Conti St)

Huntsville

Our 2024 dreamARCHITECTURE Huntsville Awards Ceremony was our biggest yet! Hosted on March 7th, 2024 for the second year at the Stovehouse Event Center, parents, grandparents, designers, & young architects gathered to celebrate the 25 winning dream homes!