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Archibest Competitions

Premier international architecture competitions platform connecting global architects, universities, and elite jury panels.

ClientArchibest Global Architecture Syndicate
Timeline3 Months
Year2024
Engineering RolePrincipal Next.js Engineer & Platform Architect
Archibest Competitions platform showcasing global architecture challenges

Key Engineering Metrics & Business Impact

140+
Countries Represented
10,000+
Architect Submissions
0 Downtime
During Deadline Surges
< 1.2s
Average Heavy PDF Render

The Operational Challenge

Leading global architecture competitions platform connecting designers worldwide to showcase creativity and compete in architectural challenges. Features competition management system with registration workflows, early bird discounts, jury evaluation tools, and multi-stage submission processes. Built comprehensive platform handling competition briefs, team registrations, payment processing, and winner announcements with partnerships from top firms like Foster + Partners, ZHA, and BIG.

  • ✦Handling multi-gigabyte architectural portfolio and CAD rendering uploads without server timeouts.
  • ✦Designing an anonymous, multi-round blind jury voting system with cryptographic ballot secrecy.
  • ✦Sustaining massive submission traffic surges in the final 30 minutes before competition deadlines.

Engineering & Architecture

Edge-Optimized Global Submission Pipeline

  • •Implemented direct-to-cloud signed S3 uploads with client-side chunking and auto-resume, eliminating upload drops.
  • •Built blind peer-review and jury portals with weighted scoring algorithms and real-time tabulation.
  • •Leveraged Next.js Edge caching to achieve global sub-second portfolio rendering for international participants.

Technology Stack & Cloud Infrastructure

Web Architecture

Next.js App RouterReact Server ComponentsTypeScriptTailwind CSS

Media & Submissions

AWS S3 Signed UploadsImageMagick RenderingMulti-GB PDF Pipeline

Transaction & Security

Stripe Global ConnectMulti-Currency ConversionEncrypted Jury Votes
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