Some top entrants from 2026:
The entries below are a small representation of high quality entries that finished first in their category and were considered as Grand Prize candidates. Neither these entries nor the Grand Prize Winners are perfect as far as content and formatting, but they all have aspects that represent the level of expectation that we have for high-quality submissions.
Artistic Merit Winners 2026:
Poeliastra - Illustrative Overview
Pei Chin Tsai & Rou Yu Huang - First Prize
Poeliastra - Skybridges
Pei Chin Tsai & Rou Yu Huang - First Prize
Poeliastra - Far Space Stations
Pei Chin Tsai & Rou Yu Huang - First Prize
Architecture of the Future
Dhaksh Subbaiah N S & Daksh K - Second Prize
From Crater to Colony
Yashwanth Naga Sai Surya Madasu & Korumilli Kamalesh - Third Prize (tie)
Structural Evolution of an Orbital Colony
Varshini M - Third Prize (tie)
Human Life Support and Care Systems in a Permanent Space Settlement (1/3)
Marasakatla Victor & Pasupuleti Venkata Luhith
Human Life Support and Care Systems in a Permanent Space Settlement (2/3)
Marasakatla Victor & Pasupuleti Venkata Luhith
Human Life Support and Care Systems in a Permanent Space Settlement (3/3)
Marasakatla Victor & Pasupuleti Venkata Luhith
Architect of Tomorrow
Thota Manish - Honorable Mention
Building Worlds from Scratch - O'Neill Cylinders and the Architecture of Cosmic Ambition
Jiya, Aditi, Sukhsanjam, Navneet, Bhavnoor, Janhvi, Simran, & Ananya - Honorable Mention
Sustaining Life Beyond Earth (1/3)
Banda Lasya, Kamuri Akshay Nihar, M Prathuysha, Varshitha Poleti, Varun Poleti, & Yallakuntla Nithya Meenan - Honorable Mention
Sustaining Life Beyond Earth (2/3)
Banda Lasya, Kamuri Akshay Nihar, M Prathuysha, Varshitha Poleti, Varun Poleti, & Yallakuntla Nithya Meenan - Honorable Mention
Sustaining Life Beyond Earth (3/3)
Banda Lasya, Kamuri Akshay Nihar, M Prathuysha, Varshitha Poleti, Varun Poleti, & Yallakuntla Nithya Meenan - Honorable Mention
