--- title: "GENDO 48: Soldagen — AI Architecture Competition, Lofoten | Gendo" description: "Register free for GENDO 48: Soldagen. Brief drops 10 September to registered entrants. One competition window in Vindstad, Lofoten. £5,000 first prize, five judges, open worldwide to anyone 18+." lang: en json-ld: | { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "GENDO 48: Soldagen", "description": "The second Gendo 48 competition. One weekend in Vindstad, at the head of Kjerkfjorden in Lofoten, Norway. Brief released to registered entrants on 10 September. 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You must be registered by Wednesday 9 September, 23:59 BST. The brief drops Thursday 10 September, to registered entrants only. Then one competition window, closing Sunday 13 September. Free to enter, solo or teams of up to five. Register to enter £5,000 First prize 12 Months of Studio 4 finalists £500 People's choice 3 Months of Studio Up to 5 mentions Registration closes Wed 9 Sept, 23:59 BST Brief drops Thu 10 Sept Submissions close Sun 13 Sept, 23:59 BST Entry Free · solo or team of 5 The premise ## There is a day in northern Norway with its own name. After the polar night the sun comes back, and people go outside to watch it happen. The day is called Soldagen, and it does not fall on the same date in two places, because it is not decided by the calendar. It is decided by the mountain in front of you. Vindstad sits at the head of Kjerkfjorden, in Lofoten. There is no road in — access is the passenger ferry from Reine, and anything built there arrives the same way. The rest of the story is in the brief. ![Kjerkfjorden at dusk — rock face and still water at Vindstad, Lofoten](https://assets.gendo.ai/marketing/gendo48-soldagen/vindstad-site.webp) Locked until Thursday 10 September ## The brief is sealed. The site, the programme, the constraints and the judging criteria are all released together, to registered entrants only, on the morning the competition window opens. Everyone starts at the same moment with the same information. The site Full site data, access and conditions. The brief Programme, scale and constraints. The criteria How the jury will score every entry. Register You must be registered by Wednesday 9 September, 23:59 BST. Registered entrants receive the brief by email on 10 September. Timeline ## One brief. One challenge. Make it count. Registration closes Wednesday 9 September, 23:59 BST Brief drops to entrants Thursday 10 September Competition window Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 September Submissions close Sunday 13 September, 23:59 BST Internal review and shortlisting Week of 14 September Shortlist with judges for scoring From around 15 September Winners announced Week of 28 September The jury ## Six judges. [ ![Mariana Cabugueira — Founder, MC Studios](https://assets.gendo.ai/marketing/judges/mariana-cabugueira.webp) Mariana Cabugueira Founder MC Studios ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariana-cabugueira-custodio-dos-santos/?locale=en) [ ![Joshua Vermillion — Professor, School of Architecture, University of Nevada, Las Vegas](https://assets.gendo.ai/marketing/judges/joshua-vermillion.webp) Joshua Vermillion Professor, School of Architecture University of Nevada, Las Vegas ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuavermillion/) [ ![Cira Oller — Architect, Foster + Partners](https://assets.gendo.ai/marketing/judges/cira-oller.webp) Cira Oller Architect Foster + Partners ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/cira-oller-tovar/) [ ![Thea Jiang — Architectural Designer, de Architekten Cie](https://assets.gendo.ai/marketing/judges/thea-jiang.webp) Thea Jiang Architectural Designer de Architekten Cie Gendo 48 winner ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/thea-jiang-5074b6194/) [ ![Kurt Chan — Architect, Mecanoo](https://assets.gendo.ai/marketing/judges/kurt-chan.webp) Kurt Chan Architect Mecanoo Gendo 48 winner ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurt-yin-tat-chan-59562a23b/) [ ![Oliver Thomas — CEO & Founder, Archi-Tech Network](https://assets.gendo.ai/marketing/judges/oliver-thomas.png) Oliver Thomas CEO & Founder Archi-Tech Network ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-thomas-45457938) Submission rules - Free to enter. Open to anyone 18+, anywhere in the world. - Solo or teams of up to five. Teams are strongly recommended — the canvas is built for it. - The board is the submission. You send us a live Gendo canvas link, not a PDF. - You must share to socials with #Gendo48 to enter the People's Choice. - Registered entrants only. Studio unlock is scoped to registered entrants. - Your work stays yours. Gendo does not train on entrant designs. Full rules are set out in the [competition terms & conditions](/gendo-48/terms-and-conditions). Registration ## Register to enter. Free to enter, open to anyone 18+ anywhere in the world. The brief and Gendo Studio access are scoped to registered entrants only. You must be registered by Wednesday 9 September, 23:59 BST. Late registrations will not receive the brief. Register your team with the lead email One person registers on behalf of the team. Use the team lead's Gendo account email: that address is the one given competition access, and the brief and Studio unlock are sent there. If it is not registered with Gendo, you will not receive either. No account yet? Create one free at [app.gendo.ai](https://app.gendo.ai) first, then register below with that same email. Lead person full name Lead person email (the one you use Gendo with) Team name Company or studio Team member emails (optional, up to 4) Separate multiple addresses with commas. Team members do not need to register separately. Register By registering you agree to the [competition terms & conditions](/gendo-48/terms-and-conditions). We'll only use your details to run this competition. Your work stays yours — Gendo does not train on entrant designs. ## Gendo 48 · Soldagen Register to enter ![Gendo](https://assets.gendo.ai/marketing/homepage/gendo-logo-white.png) Presented by Gendo — architecture's collaborative design canvas.