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Real architects and designers around the world submit designs for your project, from $250. Free estimate, no commitment.
Clients rate their winning designs 4.5 out of 5 (890+ reviews)Cancellazione gratuita entro 24 ore dal lancio del concorso!Come funzionaAre you a designer? Explore competitions →
On Arcbazar you describe your project, and architects and designers from around the world send you their designs. You compare them, ask your family and friends, and pick the one you love.
Since 2010. Started in Cambridge, Massachusetts, incubated at the Harvard Innovation Labs, and part of MIT’s Venture Mentoring Service.
4.5 / 5clients’ rating of their winning designs (890+ reviews)
Our name
Il nome Arcbazar nasce dall'idea di un bazar per l'architettura, uno spazio accogliente dedicato allo scambio e alla negoziazione di servizi di progettazione.
Our story
2010
Arcbazar starts in Cambridge, Massachusetts: incubated at the Harvard Innovation Labs and mentored by MIT’s Venture Mentoring Service.
2012
Our research on crowdsourcing architecture is presented at ACADIA, and BostInno calls Arcbazar “the Amazon of architecture”.
2014
Entrepreneur magazine names Arcbazar one of the 100 most brilliant companies in the US.
2017
Designers from around the world reimagine the Obama Presidential Center in an open competition on Arcbazar, studied with MIT.
2021
Baykar holds the design competition for its UAS (drone) Research and Manufacturing Centre of Excellence on Arcbazar.
2021
The Routledge Companion to Artificial Intelligence in Architecture, edited by our founder, gives a chapter to AI in crowdsourced design.
2026
SpaceApp: launch a competition, follow the designs as they arrive and rank them on your phone.
Featured inEntrepreneurBostInnoBuiltWorldsThe Architects’ Journalcrowdsourcing.orgNational Association of Realtors
Client testimonials. Real projects.
Client experiences across Arcbazar, paired with their project designs.
“tutti i design erano fantastici e ci hanno reso molto difficile selezionare il vincitore poiché ci piacevano molti dei piani”
“È stato così difficile scegliere i migliori progetti: un ottimo lavoro da parte di Archbazar!”
“This was my first time on Arcbazar, but certainly not the last. Fantastic way of getting inspiration, professional opinions and new ideas. Thank you. Kindly ...”
“Esperienza eccellente”
“Avevo bisogno di progetti/piani in un breve lasso di tempo. Grazie!. Ho bisogno che le fondamenta vengano spostate per affrontare le dimensioni espanse. Mi s...”
“I received many great designs. Thank you!”
Founder
Imdat As
Founder
Imdat founded Arcbazar to give anyone with a project access to many designers, and designers access to real projects. An architect and researcher, he holds a master’s degree from MIT and a doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and has written and spoken widely on crowdsourcing and artificial intelligence in architecture. More on imdatas.com ↗
Board of directors
Doug Elder
Chairman of the Board
Jack Hughes
Co-founder at Topcoder
Imdat As
Founder
Consiglieri
Takehiko Nagakura
Consulente Chiave · Associate Professor, MIT, Director of the Computation Group
Tim Curran
CEO of Building Engines, Former CEO of VelaSystems (acquired by Autodesk)
Jon Hirschtick
Founder of Solidworks (acquired by Dessault Systems), Founder and Chairman of Onshape, Inc
Michael Dornbrook
Angel Investor, Former COO of Harmonix Music Systems, Cambridge, MA
Sarah Goldhagen
Architecture Critic at The New Republic, Former Faculty at the Harvard Graduate School of Design
William Porter
Emeritus Professor of Architecture, MIT Partner at Anderson Porter Design, Cambridge, MA
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