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.

New design competition on Desall.com: MetaFin and Desall invite you to propose a new concept for a green recreational area to be built in the near future, conceived as a gathering space for families, a playground for children, and an area dedicated to sports, culture, activities, and community events.

New industrial design competition on Desall.com: IRSAP and Desall invite you to design a family of electric radiators with a modern, minimalist aesthetic that can be perceived as decorative elements within their environments.

This edition of the Pan-American Biennial of Architecture of Quito (BAQ) proposes a discussion on architecture centered on the notion of transformation. Through a critical analysis of projects that achieve such interventions, the focus will be on studying the transformative capacity of architecture—from the discipline itself toward the environment and the city—questioning existing systems of relationships and exploring new approaches that bridge the gap between the ideal and the real.

The Association of Architects of Ecuador (Colegio de Arquitectos del Ecuador) invites submissions for the competition "Plural and Diverse Perspectives: Modern Architecture in Ecuador." Individuals or groups from around the world are invited to submit work regarding:

We climb endless stairs to mountains made of piles of stone. There, the stairs end and paths traced between the rocks begin, until they disappear and every route becomes invisible. We are climbing the hills of San Juan de Lurigancho.

“The machine is invented to respond to specific needs. Once in existence, the operator can far exceed its original capabilities: by breaking the rules imposed by the machine itself, creative results emerge that were unimagined before using the machine, before breaking its rules.”

As part of the implementation of a renovated public space in Villa El Salvador, Lima, a public call has been issued for artists, muralists, and the general public to participate, submit their designs, and apply to the Participatory Mural Competition. The winning design will be installed in the Edilberto Ramos area (VES).

Ideas Competitions: Design against war
New ideas competition on Desall: EMERGENCY, SOSDesign, and Desall invite you to design environments, products, and services to meet the needs and desires of daily life and care in territories affected by war.

Following the success of the 2017 Antalis Interior Design Award, which featured over 500 entries from 29 countries, Antalis is pleased to announce a new edition of the competition.

The XXI Chile Architecture and Urbanism Biennial invites students, architects, firms, institutions, publishers, and collectives to participate in the country's most significant event of its kind. This year, the event will focus on proposals geared toward the "everyday" public.

The purpose of this call is to create an artistic or expressive work that represents and gives form to the competition's interpretive scope.