Competition Info

Entry Instructions

  • Postcard designs must be sized to 4” x 6” to qualify for USPS First-Class Mail 
  • The text “Greetings From” in any language or style must be on the front of the postcard.  
  • Submissions should provide a design for the front of the postcard only. Design title and author credits will be printed on the reverse. 
  • Please submit your design as a PDF with a standard bleed of .125″
  • Deadline: Tuesday, September 3, 5pm ET 

Eligibility

  • Authors must be 18 years or older and a resident of New York City’s five boroughs
  • One submission is permitted per author, regardless of whether you are submitting as an individual or a firm.  
  • All are invited to submit—architects, illustrators, design enthusiasts, etc.  
  • AI generated images and graphics are not eligible
  • Otherwise, all media are accepted

Award

  • $500 cash prize 
  • Postcards will be printed and distributed at the Center for Architecture throughout the month of October 2024 
  • 3 winning designs will be selected by the jury and announced in late September 
Organized by
Alvaro Alcocer and Alexandra Hodkowski
Owners, Head Hi
A.L. Hu
NOMA, AIA, NCARB, EcoDistricts AP; 2023-2024 CFA Lab Resident, Queeries: Designing Reality Equitably and Madly (Q:DREAM)

Manuel Miranda
Owner and Lead Designer, Manuel Miranda Practice (MMP)
Dungjai Pungauthaikan
Founding Principal and Creative Director, Once-Future Office
Kim Yao, FAIA
Principal, Architecture Research Office; 2020 President, AIA New York