Pumpkitecture! Architectural Pumpkin Carving Competition

Start your Halloween festivities at the Center for Architecture’s sixth annual Pumpkitecture! competition, organized in collaboration with the 14th annual fall festival, Archtober 2024: Tracing the Future, New York City-based firms will go gourd to gourd to once again compete for the Pritzkerpumpkin. Who will squash the competition? What firm will succeed in summoning the Brutal ghost of Marcel Booeuer or invoking the spirit of Michael Gravesyard? Will the Crowned Curibita be inspired by Frank-o-Lloyd Wright’s Guggengourd? See for yourself at Pumpkitecture!

Participating Firms (list in formation):
DLR Group
NYRA
Rafael Viñoly Architects
SO-IL
Quennell Rothschild & Partners

Jury:
Elijah Bobo, Environmental Graphic Designer, Once–Future Office
Mark Krotov, Publisher and Co-editor, n+1
Sasha Topolnytska, Adjunct Professor, Spitzer School of Architecture, City College of New York; Founder, Farmmm Studio
Peter Zuspan, AIA, Principal, Bureau V Architecture

Come witness architects live-carve extraordinary structures and vote for the People’s Pumpkin. The carving will commence at 6:15 and run through 7:30. The competing architecture and design firms will briefly defend their designs, after which jurors will deliberate and pick the winning pumpkin. Enjoy spooky snacks and libations while you watch the competition!

Are you part of an architecture or design firm that would like to participate in this year's competition? Register your firm here.