Interior — Upcoming
Opera building competition
Tbilisi · Georgian Technical University
Competition facts
- Organizer
- Georgian Technical University
- Registration fee
- Free
- Prize fund
- Non-monetary awards
- Eligibility
- Open to all
- Team size
- 1
- Anonymous judging
- Yes
- Registration closes
- 30 Oct 2026, 22:50 Tbilisi time
Timeline
Registration opens (22 Oct 2026, 22:50 Tbilisi time)
- Announced 13 Oct 2026, 22:50 Tbilisi time
- Registration opens 22 Oct 2026, 22:50 Tbilisi time
- Registration closes 30 Oct 2026, 22:50 Tbilisi time
The challenge
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The standard chunk of Lorem Ipsum used since 1966 is reproduced below for those interested. Sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 from "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" by Cicero are also reproduced in their exact original form, acc