Australian Space Architecture Challenge
The Australian Space Architecture Challenge (ASAC) returns for its second edition in 2025, building on the momentum of its highly successful inaugural run, which culminated in a high-profile exhibition of winning entries at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Milan.
ASAC 2025 places industry partnership at the heart of its mission. It is a collaborative innovation platform where Australia’s space sector, construction and manufacturing industries, material science innovators, and sustainability pioneers converge to solve real-world challenges for building in space and on Earth.
The competition is open to university students, recent graduates, and industry professionals. Participants may come from architecture, engineering, psychology, materials science, robotics, health, design, among other related fields and are encouraged to form interdisciplinary teams to address the complex demands of lunar habitation.
The competition is free to enter. On top of $6000 worth of cash prizes, ASAC offers a unique opportunity to connect with industry mentors, explore applied R&D, and contribute to both planetary and Earth-based sustainability initiatives.
ASAC 2025 Information Session
Cash Prizes & More
Grand Prize - $3000
1st Runner Up - $2000
2nd Runner Up - $1000
Additional awards for: Outstanding Interdisciplinary Synergy; Rising Star Student Team; Earth-Space Impact Award; Human Experience Design Award.
And mentoring opportunities with our industry partners.
Winning entries exhibited at the Space Architecture Symposium at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Sydney, October 2025.
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Previous challenges
Happy Homesick – University of Western Australia
First prize
Eric Luan, Claire Basso, Robert Cameron and JD Otto
"The submission reminds us that space exploration is not just about technical feasibility but the necessity to created habitats that have a unique character, places that we can identify and develop a relationship with – places where we can feel at home."
– Urs Bette
Lunar Urbanism – University of Queensland
Second prize
Bowen Yang, Yichan Wei
"A very practical solution that gets the job done with available resources, in this case the hardware used for travel to the moon. The dynamic level variations are texturally interesting. The communication and presentation are compelling and the composition conveys the concept well."
- Johnnie Dady
Lunarium – University of Technology Sydney
Third prize
Ihab Shamseldin, Samer El Sayary
"The modular system creates a launching pad for the experimental, inspiring communities of thinkers and tinkerers, limited in means but not imagination, to craft tailored outcomes with generic parts. This is modularity at its best."
– Enzo Ferraro
Alteon VII – University of Adelaide
Honourable mention
Do Dang Quang Nguyen
"The strength of this project lies in the author’s ability to joyfully envision alternative futures, elegantly combining science with fiction."
– Urs Bette -
Gallery
ASAC 2024 Exhibit
Endorsed by
Pioneer Partners
Supporting partners
Contact us
Dr Amit Srivastava
Head, Lunar Architecture Research Group (LARG)
Founder and Chair, Australian Space Architecture Challenge