Schrödinger’s Room is an international conceptual architecture competition inviting participants to design a room - real or imagined - that explores uncertainty, perception, and emotion. Inspired by quantum superposition, the room becomes a perceptual installation that shifts meaning with each observer.
Schrödinger’s Room is an international competition inviting you to design a room — real or imagined — that embodies uncertainty, shifts in perception, and explores the emotional potential of space.
Schrödinger’s Room is an international conceptual architecture competition open to anyone who believes that designing means creating emotions, exploring ideas, and imagining new spatial possibilities.
Inspired by the famous quantum principle of superposition — where a space can exist simultaneously in multiple states until it is observed — the competition invites participants to explore subjective perception and the plurality of interpretations an architectural space can generate.
Participants are asked to design an architectural room, either real or imaginary, conceived as a perceptual installation: a defined and bounded space where light, sound, matter, and human presence interact to create changing, intimate, and personal experiences.
The size of the room is not fixed or limited — it may be large or small, essential or complex. What matters is the space’s ability to express the theme of superposition and uncertainty, crafting an environment that shifts in meaning and atmosphere depending on who inhabits it.
We are not looking for conventional projects or predictable solutions: we seek ideas capable of evoking unique emotions, raising open-ended questions, and uncovering unexplored possibilities.
Design a room that is more than a room.
Design an experience that challenges perception and frees the imagination.
Guest jury
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Gregorio Pecorelli
Founder, Gregorio Pecorelli Studio
Italy
Gregorio Pecorelli, graduated from Politecnico di Milano and The Berlage in Delft, is an architect specializing in architecture and interior design. He worked with leading firms Powerhouse Company and Vincent Van Duysen Architects. In 2021, he founded Gregorio Pecorelli studio, based in Milan, handling high-end private residential commissions and participating in architecture competitions.
Cristina Morbi
Architect | Founder of Maetherea
UK London
Cristina Morbi is a landscape and architectural designer, artist, and founder of Maetherea (Ethereal Matter), a London-based multidisciplinary practice focused on the intersection of landscape architecture and public art. She leads Unit 7 of the MEng Architecture in Landscape Engineering at The Bartlett UCL and has taught at Politecnico di Milano and London Metropolitan University. Her work blends art, architecture, and ecology into performative landscapes and spatial structures that evolve over time. She coined the term Design Phenology to describe design shaped by natural phenomena and artificial agents. Her projects have been exhibited at the Venice Biennale, Triennale di Milano, and CUBE London.
Pilvi Kalhama
CEO, AD Museum Helsinki
Finlandia
Pilvi Kalhama is a cultural theorist and CEO of the Architecture & Design Museum Helsinki, where she is leading the realization of a new museum building planned for 2030, designed by JKMM Architects with a strong focus on ecological sustainability. She has extensive experience in cultural leadership and transdisciplinary curating, and serves on the boards of Archinfo – the Finnish Architecture Information Centre and Publics – Centre for Curatorial Excellence.
Dimitri Shapakidze
Laboratory of Architecture #3
Georgia
Dimitri Shpakidze is an architect and co-founder of Laboratory of Architecture #3, based in Tbilisi, Georgia. He graduated in architecture from the Georgian Technical University in 2005 and co-founded the studio in 2006 with Irakli Abashidze. His work focuses on integrating Georgian architectural identity with contemporary design. Notable projects include the Media Library in Vake Park and the Public Service Hall in Telavi. He has participated in several international architecture congresses and exhibitions.
Luis Delgado
Senior Architect at BIG
Spagna
Senior Architect with extensive experience leading large-scale, complex international projects across diverse contexts. Master’s degree in Architecture from the University of Navarra (Spain), specialized in innovative corporate and mixed-use buildings with alternative ways of thinking about space and use. Strong focus on design excellence, creative problem-solving, and technical excellence.
Sonia Magdziarz
Zaha Hadid Architects
UK, Regno Unito
Sonia Magdziarz is a designer working between architecture and animation. She is a Senior Designer at Zaha Hadid Architects, developing concepts for cultural buildings across Europe and Asia. Her work explores how architecture can carve poetic narratives through materiality, form, and movement.