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Anne Lacaton, Co-Founder of Lacaton & Vassal, Winner of I Edition of Living Places (2016). Image Courtesy of Simon
The IV edition of the biennial Living Places – Simon Architecture Prize for architecture nominations and registrations is still open and will close on the 15th of September via www.simonprize.org. Inscription and participation are entirely free of charge and the winning teams receive a cash prize of 10.000 €. The vocation of this recognition is to distinguish those architectural projects (including interiors, public spaces and landscaping) whose excellence enhances the capacity of the spaces to ensure the comfort of its inhabitants. Architectures that turn into higher quality spaces for people in their day-to-day lives: to work, to learn, to wait, to play... Architectures to live in.
Courtesy of Space Coordinator. Designed by Mano Han
Space Coordinator, in collaboration with Seoul Metropolitan City, Korea, is inviting young architects from around the world to submit short films for the young architect competition Social Architecture: Open Political Spaces.
The Soutok project aims at the establishment and viable existence of the Soutok Periurban Park, which will ensure the coordinated development of the territory in economic, ecological, cultural and social terms. The subject of the competition is a landscape-urban concept for the revitalisation of the landscape of the confluence of the Vltava and Berounka rivers (approx. 1300 ha), including wider links with an emphasis on the landscape along the watercourses. The subject of the competition is also a more detailed elaboration of four sub-areas. Step 0 - registration in Tenderarena electronic tool (free, non-binding, but necessary) Step 1 - sending in a "Request for Participation" (basically a one-pager with references and filled-in forms) Step 2 -get selected by the jury, deliver the best design & win the competition
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Calle de los Negros (starting point of 1871 massacre) in Los Angeles, ca. 1876. University of Southern California.
The City of Los Angeles has issued a Request for Ideas (RFI) inviting artists, architects, designers, students, and other members of the public to submit ideas for a permanent physical memorial to a shocking but largely forgotten incident in Los Angeles history: the lynching of 18 Chinese at the hands of a vigilante mob in Los Angeles on October 24, 1871, the largest massacre of Chinese in California history and the largest mass killing of any kind in Los Angeles history (almost 10 percent of the city’s Chinese population at the time). Here is a link to the RFI.
Inscriptions: Architecture Before Speech presents a theory of contemporary architecture that spans the work of 112 practices in 750 images. Against the popular characterization of contemporary architecture as a centerless field where anything goes and everything is possible, this book argues that much recent work belongs to a collective undertaking. Underneath the impression of kaleidoscopic difference produced by the rapid circulation of design images is a shared mechanism, an agreement about how architectural objects emerge from the procedures of design. This mechanism, which we call inscription, manages to both offer fundamentally intelligible form to architecture’s audiences and advance the field toward novel outcomes. The ensuing work is nothing less than democratically optimistic in its wide appeal and challenging in its cuts against convention. Featuring essays by Catherine Ingraham, Lucia Allais, Stan Allen, Phillip Denny, Edward Eigen, Sylvia Lavin, Antoine Picon, and Marrikka Trotter, Inscriptions offers a broad array of critical perspectives on work that defines architecture’s second decade of the twenty-first century.
During the Call for Concepts we invite creatives from all over the world to submit a concept for a light artwork. Do you have an illuminating idea? Then join our call!
The 12th iteration of Design Core’s Month of Design will feature over 80 events spanning from exhibitions and installations to workshops, talks and tours, taking place September 1st through September 30th throughout Detroit. Events will take place across the city of Detroit and into the surrounding metro area at indoor, outdoor and virtual venues.
(left to right) Julie Bargmann, Joe Bargmann, Maura Rockcastle and Ross Altheimer - Photo courtesy TEN x TEN, 2015
“The day that I dedicated myself to call myself D.I.R.T., that was the day that I just stuck my flag in the ground, albeit being toxic ground, and I just said, you know, this is my life’s work ... And I think of Cornelia [Oberlander], and I think about her planting her flag in the ground. And how persistent she was in this kind of … dogged way. “I’m maybe not a savior, but I like to think maybe I’m an avenger. And I am leading a charge. But to have more colleagues plant their flag in the ground and go, really go, and unrelentingly, just believe in what you’re doing. Don’t get all distracted and fulfill the program of projects. You know? Have at it.” - Julie Bargmann, Inaugural Oberlander Prize Laureate The need for activist approaches to design is greater than ever given the scale of contemporary challenges, from climate change and biodiversity loss to racial and social equity. This one-day conference will showcase the ways that landscape architecture is taking the lead in these efforts. Speakers include: Jane Edmonds, Jane’s Way (Keynote); Sierra Bainbridge, MASS Design; Naomi Davis, Blacks In Green; April De Simone, Democracy by Design; Max Dickson/ Danielle Toronyi, OLIN Labs LGBTQ initiative; Gina Ford, Agency Landscape + Planning; Donna House, Ethnobotanist; Angela Kyle, Urbanist and kin-keeper; Marc Miller, Black Landscape Network; Chelina Odbert, Kounkuey Design Initiative; Lee Pivnik, Institute of Queer Ecology; and Maura Rockcastle, TEN x TEN.
International Exhibition of Contemporary Art “The Revival of the stones” Curated by: Stella Christofi The contemporary art exhibition “The revival of the stones” will take place at the Fortified of Troupakides-Mourtzinoi in Olda Kardamyli, Messenia in Greece, organized by the curator and the Ephorate of Antiquities of Messenia aiming to give a new life to the archaeological imposing complex around the concept of the revival of the Maniot landscape. Myths, historical events, memories, are all bound with the reference point. Kardamyli was mentioned for the first time in Homer, referred to as the dowry that Agamemnon would give to Achilles provided the latter would marry one of Agamemnon’s daughters; Kardamyli is the place of origin of Beautiful Helen. The house of Troupakides which belonged to a wealthy family in Mani whose political contribution was important, and provided Kolokotronis with shelter. Also, the archival research, landscape of natural materiality, the towers architecture that were shelters for heroes of the past, the norms of patriarchy participate in a dialogue with contemporary visual and theoretical concepts. New productions by Alexandra Roussopoulos, Theodoros Zafeiropoulos, Hara Piperidou, Pavlos Nikolakopoulos who creates in situ and side specific installations in the specific points of the space, inside and outside. Kostis Velonis, Maria Georgoula create new sculptures. Stella Christofi, Alexis Fidetzis, VASKOS: Vasilis Noulas-Kostas Tzimoulis, Andreas Ragnar Kassapis made new prints, sketches and paintings for the exhibition.
20th Edition of Building Materials, Architecture, Interior Design & Construction Exhibition & Conference in Indonesia. From 23-26 February 2023 in Jakarta Convention Center, in-conjunction with KERAMIKA Indonesia.
The University of Southern California School of Architecture delivers a compelling and diverse lineup of distinguished architecture, culture and art industry leaders for its Fall 2022 ARCHITECTURE ENGAGED series of events. ARCHITECTURE ENGAGED is a series of conversations, symposiums, creative talks, exhibitions and events in which USC Architecture engages the Los Angeles community and the global public in innovative thought, practice, and social impact - by connecting architecture thinking to systemic challenges for individuals, cities, and regions. The events host leading and emerging architects, designers and thinkers from around the world who present topics related to architecture, landscape architecture, urbanism, heritage conservation, building science and more.
Real-time visualization is an excellent tool for creating beautiful renderings and streamlining workflows within architectural and design projects. It plugs into your CAD, enabling you to visualize as you design.
On top of the high-quality renderings it produces, its speed and ease of use are some of the reasons why many firms have added it to their workflows. See how real-time visualization has benefitted these three firms.
Bergerheide / Iglesias Leenders Bylois Architects. Image Courtesy of Vectorworks
Architectural firm Iglesias Leenders Bylois Architects (ILB Architects) has begun to incorporate the use of building information modeling (BIM). The greatest advocate is architect Meindert Leenders, who believes every architectural office should be working with BIM:
“It doesn’t need to be a big project. Take an actual case, set yourself a few achievable goals, and try to work them out in BIM." ILB chose 'Bergerheide' as a trial: a project consisting of three park villas, designed in collaboration with the construction company Dethier. The rules for collaboration were clearly set out by project director Vlaanderen Bouwt vzw, providing the architects a sturdy framework for experimenting with BIM.
The A' Design Awards - the world's leading annual international juried design competition - were established to promote and recognize the best design work in all countries and in all creative disciplines. The Award has 100 main categories, including Architecture, Building and Structure Design,Interior Space and Exhibition Design, and Furniture Design, in addition to others related to the world of Lighting, Landscape, Building Materials, and many others. This year's edition is now open for entries; designers can register their submissions here.
Everything you need to know about curating and organizing an exhibition or a pavilion at the (Venice) Biennale. What is necessary to know about permissions, promotion, funding and more…to make a successful event.
