TDA brings together architects, designers, students, makers, and thinkers who believe in what this material can do.One evening in Kozhikode where all of that meets.
With 27 years in terracotta, Nuvocotto presents the Fourth Edition of the Terracotta Design Award. TDA 2026 invites architects, designers, and students to bring forward their best work with the material. Bold applications, considered details, and ideas that show where terracotta can go next.
Award winners and featured participants will exhibit their work at the ceremony in Kozhikode, Kerala, India, on 24 October 2026, in front of an invited gathering of architects, designers, academics, and the Nuvocotto network.
For a long time, materials shaped how we built. They responded to climate, light, and life in ways that felt natural and intuitive. Terracotta lives in memory in roofs and courtyards, in screens and walls, recognised before it is fully understood. It allows airflow, balances moisture and ages with dignity. The Nuvocotto Terracotta Design Award celebrates the designers who carry this forward with creativity and intent.
Work where terracotta is a decision, not a detail. Where it shapes how a building performs, how a space feels, how people experience a place. Facades, futures, and product thinking. Built or imagined. Any typology, any scale. The question is always the same: What did design make the material do?
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Explore CategoryRegister on the Nuvocotto website to receive your unique TDA ID for participation.
Prepare your submission by following the required format and documentation guidelines.
Upload your entry in the prescribed format and submit the link along with your TDA ID.
Shortlisted participants will present their projects to the jury and compete for the awards.
Individual designers may submit original projects showcasing creativity and design excellence.
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