The Oscar Niemeyer Award for Latin American Architecture, or ON Award, was established as an initiative of the Latin American Architecture Biennials Network (REDBAAL), founded in Quito through a constitutive act signed on November 23, 2012, during the XVIII Pan-American Architecture Biennial of Quito (BAQ 2012).

Des-Adarve aims to be a gateway, open to the public, to explore the iconic spaces of the city of Tudela through participation and contemporary art, while simultaneously highlighting its architectural and cultural heritage.

Participants are asked to redesign Al-Umma Park as a green lung within the capital's dense urban fabric, creating an optimistic vision for the future and a safe space for public gatherings and socializing. Proposals must reflect the park's legacy and integrate existing artworks (the Freedom Monument, the mural, and the statue) into their redesign.

The inaugural “Barcelona CityMakers Lab 2019” will take place from October 14 to 20, offering a week to learn about and experience Barcelona. Over the course of seven days, city-making professionals from around the world will participate in workshops, lectures, panels, urban itineraries, specialized site visits, and interactions with the leading figures and institutions currently reinventing the “Barcelona model.”

As it does every year, ETSA·TOPIA is organizing a competition for workshops, as well as a separate competition to select speakers for a Pecha Kucha session. Whether you are a professional, a student, or a recent graduate, we invite you to contact us. The submission deadline for both proposals is still open but will close soon; if you have an idea you would like to develop within the framework of our festival, we welcome your submission.

The Spanish Council of Architects' Associations (CSCAE) is launching, for the first time jointly, its awards for Spanish Architecture, International Spanish Architecture, Urban Planning, and the Gold Medal for Architecture.

Through these, the CSCAE aims to recognize the best work in the fields of architecture and urban planning, as well as the individuals and institutions whose efforts elevate the architectural profession.

Future Pharmacy is an international competition launched by ThKohl on the Desall.com platform. The competition seeks innovative ideas and concepts for the pharmacy of the future, envisioned as a commercial space dedicated to the individual, their well-being, and social interaction.

Argentina was selected by vote at the General Assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions to host Expo 2023. For the first time on Latin American soil, the event focuses on creative industries as a synthesis of science, art, and technology to drive economic growth, increase employment, foster intelligence, improve quality of life, and generate sustainable development.

With a three-month duration, the event expects an estimated nine million visitors. In this context, the design of the habitat is not merely a requirement but a central component of the event's theme. Consequently, six international ideas competitions will be launched to solicit proposals for the construction of the Expo 2023 site, which will subsequently serve as a legacy: a major metropolitan park for science and knowledge, and a campus for creative industries.

The State Property Administration Agency, in collaboration with the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, has launched a new competition aimed at optimizing urban space and enhancing heritage value.

The competition, titled "National Ideas Competition for the Centenary Pavilion and its Surroundings," is organized by the Central Society of Architects.

Tamayouz invites students of architecture, urban design, urban planning, architectural technology, and landscape architecture from around the world to register and submit their graduation projects.

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With less than three years remaining until the celebration of Peru's Bicentennial of Independence, the Ministry of Culture, the Municipality of Lima, and Grupo Centenario have announced the launch of an international architecture and landscape design competition for the design of a metropolitan park on the perimeter of the Pachacamac Sanctuary, in the Lurín district of Lima.

Cities, now more than ever, are facing a series of public challenges. Many are leveraging the experience and talent of both professionals and citizens to address new needs.

Fifty years ago, Aldo Rossi proposed the need to conceive an architecture for museums,1 embracing the famous phrase Paul Cézanne offered from the realm of art: "I paint only for museums." For the Italian architect, Cézanne was clearly referring to a painting style that follows a rigorous logical development and is situated within the logic of painting that is specifically verified in museums.

The Ministry of Education of Ecuador, through the New Educational Infrastructure Project Management office, is implementing the "Support for the Quality and Inclusion of the Ecuadorian Education Sector" program, funded by the French Development Agency.

The Ministry of Education of Ecuador, through the New Educational Infrastructure Project Management office, is currently executing the "Support for the Quality and Inclusion of the Ecuadorian Educational Sector" program, funded by the French Development Agency.

The objective of this competition is to generate a conceptual proposal for a circus for acrobats and trapeze artists located at Plaza Dr. Escudero in the Parque Saavedra neighborhood of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.

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The international Architecture and Design festival of Logroño, Concéntrico, is establishing a new collaboration for this edition with the Métropole de Rouen Normandie (France) and its monumental art biennial, La Forêt Monumentale.

The 17th Architecture Biennale will take place in Venice from May 23 to November 29, 2020. The Patronato Cultural del Perú is currently in the first stage of its open call to select the project that will represent the country at the Biennale.

In this competition, we will help Assa, a Mozambican teacher, build a center for children with disabilities and those affected by social exclusion, with the support of the Estamos Juntos Initiative and the NGO Somos del Mundo. ·

The call for entries for the urban intervention festival 100 en 1 día Santiago, which invites citizens to carry out actions in public spaces over the course of a single day, is open until August 18.

Archstorming has launched the Tulum Plastic School, a competition seeking designs for a school built from recycled plastic in Tulum. The winning proposal will be constructed, and a cash prize of up to €20,000 will be awarded to the winners.

The Calli Competition is now open. The theme addresses a social issue common to major cities worldwide, where we frequently observe that urban polarization leads to a decline in quality of life, resulting in saturated transportation systems, high rental costs, and long commutes to work.

Ideasforward aims to provide young creatives worldwide with the opportunity to express their perspectives on the future of society through innovative and visionary proposals. We are an experimental platform seeking progressive ideas that reflect on emerging issues.

The Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) Conference Series, founded and organized by the international organizations iiSBE, CIB, UN Environment, and FIDIC, is one of the world's most significant international conference programs concerning sustainability, the environment, and construction.