Dwelling: Natures and Forms in Diverse and Adverse Contexts

The purpose of this competition is to select the best proposal for the renovation of the former "Divino Maestro" school building into the Cultural Center for the municipality of Los Molinos in Madrid, Spain.

Since 2016, the Municipality of Quito, through the Metropolitan Institute of Urban Planning, has been developing a participatory process for the "Quito 2040 Vision." A key theme of this vision is the formulation of a New City Model based on various components, including a new approach to territorial organization.

Abouthaus is an online platform designed to assist self-promoters and self-builders in their training process, decision-making, and in finding high-quality home designs.

The purpose of this competition is to select the best proposal for the remodeling of the Plaza de los Belgas in Collado Villalba, Madrid, Spain.

This competition is open to all architects and civil engineers who possess full legal capacity and are not subject to any prohibitions or incompatibilities regarding contracting with the Administration under current regulations. Professionals legally authorized to practice in Spain are defined as those holding the corresponding degree—whether Spanish, legally recognized (degrees from the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland), or officially homologated in Spain. Prior registration with a professional association is not required to participate in the competition, though it will be necessary to sign and certify the project once it is developed.

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The project involves creating a pedestrian promenade along the western side of Av. Cuauhtémoc, connecting the Hospital and Metro Centro Médico with Plaza Delta.

The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) invites architecture and exhibition design professionals to participate in the competition to select the architectural and exhibition design project for the Brazil Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, to be held from October 20, 2020, to April 10, 2021, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The competition is hosted by Apex-Brasil and organized by the Institute of Architects of Brazil, Federal District chapter (IAB-DF).

With the III International Forum of Urban Interventions just a few months away, the event organizers have launched an open call inviting the public to intervene in the official poster by creating their own version. "We want this forum to reach as many citizens as possible and involve them in reclaiming their public spaces. Intervening in the city is a duty, in order to make it a better place. We are offering the poster as one more opportunity for citizens to participate in this event," stated Mariana Alegre, Coordinator of Lima Cómo Vamos, a citizen observatory that organizes this urban forum through its initiative, Ocupa tu calle.

BID CitiesLab is an international university competition seeking creative solutions and innovative ideas for urban challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Módulo Arquitectura journal at the Universidad de la Costa (Barranquilla, Colombia) is pleased to announce that the call for scientific papers is now open. The journal is a publication of the Department of Architecture and Design at the Universidad de la Costa, with submissions slated for publication in the first and second semesters of 2018, corresponding to Issue 18 (Vol. 1 and Vol. 2). Frequency: Semiannual (two volumes per year).

The Consorcio València 2007 is launching an ideas competition for the design of a skatepark and its surrounding urban development, aimed at teams with experience in designing public spaces and skateparks. Interested parties can access the necessary documentation at www.lamarinadevalencia.com.

The purpose of this competition is to select the best proposal for the construction of a Biomedical Sciences building at the Getafe Campus of the Carlos III University of Madrid.

Registration is now open for the 2018 IBRAMEM AMATA Timber Architecture Award, with categories for both professionals and students. Students of engineering, architecture, and urban planning, as well as professionals in these fields from all Latin American countries, are eligible to apply.

The European Manuel de Solà-Morales Prize recognizes the best university research in the field of urbanism leading to a doctoral degree (PhD) every two years. The prize honors the memory of professor and architect Manuel de Solà-Morales i Rubió (1939–2012), a master of urbanism understood as an intellectual and creative activity committed to improving cities through what he called "an insistent search."

The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) is pleased to present the new Master in Robotics and Advanced Construction (MRAC), along with the scholarships and professional internships offered by the Institute.

Architecthon is a competition-experience initiative where architecture students from various international universities gather for 24 hours to address an architectural challenge.

Aligned with the philosophy of the School of Architecture at the Universidad Europea de Valencia—where the university functions as a laboratory for thought and knowledge production by and for the city—the MUAh (Master’s Degree in Enabling Architecture) is launching this competition to (re)think shared spaces in the city of Valencia, in collaboration with the Valencia City Council (Department of Urban Planning).

Pasarelas San Borja is an international architecture and landscape ideas competition. It seeks to recognize—through a qualified, representative jury accredited by the sponsors—the best urban design ideas that contribute to defining intervention criteria and generating proposals for the recovery of the Pasarelas San Borja in Santiago, Chile.

The competition is open and international. Multidisciplinary professional teams (Chilean or international) may be formed, consisting of architects, landscape architects, civil engineers, and other professionals or specialists relevant to the proposed project. Professional teams must include at least one architect and one non-architect. International professionals or firms must partner with an architect licensed to practice in Chile.

Ideasforward aims to provide young creatives from around the world with an opportunity to express their views on the future of society through innovative and visionary proposals.

Ideasforward is an experimental platform that seeks progressive ideas reflecting emerging themes. Ecological design, sustainable architecture, new materials, concepts, and technologies are pressing issues for the societies of the future, and the participation of the entire community is essential. In an era of globalization, where communication has been dominated by the technological revolution, there is a need to rethink cities and how people relate to one another in a global world, as well as to rethink the economic, social, and cultural patterns of contemporary societies.

Weird Space is a series of workshops scheduled for October 2018, designed to explore the city through the production of urban dinners in unconventional spaces across the Community of Madrid. Each workshop is conceived as a collective, pedagogical investigation into a unique space and its context, culminating in its formalization as a dinner-installation.

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Located between China and India, Nepal stretches along the entire length of the Himalayan mountain range. Its high mountains offer magnificent landscapes, featuring 8 of the world's highest peaks. Nepal benefits significantly from mountain tourism, which accounts for approximately 10% of its GDP. While this sector is fully exploited, the surrounding environment also presents challenges to development due to its rugged topography and unique climate. The seasons dictate the rhythm of the country's activity, with dry winters and summers marked by heavy monsoons.

The Social Housing in the Center ideas competition is open to undergraduate students of Architecture and Urbanism of any nationality. It is being held to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the portal and magazine concursosdeprojeto.org.

Ideasforward aims to provide young creatives worldwide with an opportunity to express their views on the future of society through innovative and visionary proposals.

The deadline for registration and submission of documents for the Monumento da Luz Design Competition has been extended to June 25, 2018. The deadline for inquiries has been extended to June 19, 2018 (Tuesday).