The Minergie basic course offers the opportunity to understand the building as an interdisciplinary project and to navigate the comprehensive certification process, from planning through execution to building operation.

This week, the Lisbon Architecture Triennale will be hosting the first Annual Summit of Open House Europe, an international cooperation project co-funded by the European Union. The summit will feature a public programme on December 15–16 related to this year’s theme, Building Futures Together, focusing on sustainable practices in our built environment.

The rendez-vous of International interior designers and décoration editors

Pivot door design has evolved significantly in the past years, skillfully uniting design innovation and precision engineering to create a new type of door. In light of this, FritsJurgens' Best Pivot Door Contest awards the best designs in the field, which has just wrapped up its 2023 edition. With over 130 submissions worldwide and an esteemed jury panel, the following winners have been selected.

Vila Plural, the country's first creative entertainment hub, is hosting its first Belca Collage Art Workshop on Thursday, December 14, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Tickets are R$350.00 and are available for purchase on the Sympla platform. The activity is an immersive, hands-on experience led by the artist, with a focus on each participant's creative journey and personal interpretation of art.

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At the center of the new edition of the biennale svizzera del territorio (October 4th and 5th, 2024), to promote its participatory spirit, have been launched two important calls:

Young architects and designers are invited to submit work to the 2024 Architectural League Prize competition. Projects of all types, either theoretical or real, and executed in any medium, are welcome. The jury will select work for presentation in lectures, digital media, and an exhibition in June 2024. Winners will receive a cash prize of $2,000.

The MICROHOME Kingspan Edition invites participants to conceptualize an off-grid modular dwelling that would accommodate a hypothetical young professional couple. This scenario serves as the benchmark family size for the competition. The total floor area of the structure should not exceed 25 m2, thereby encouraging participants to push their creativity and innovate within these parameters.

Organized by the Lakshmi Mittal South Asia Institute at Harvard University in collaboration with the Architecture Foundation, this conference aims to create a forum that helps architects reflect upon the breadth of work undertaken in the South Asia region collectively. The conference will put theoreticians/academics and practitioners in dialogue with each other - bridging the schism that exists between the academy and practice. This is hoped to lead to some productive insights on both ends of the spectrum to help better inform the question: What is the ‘architecture’ of practice, that is relevant and effective for the South Asia region, that continues to be characterized by acute transitions?

Best in Design is an international contest for young designers. There are not only financial rewards from 200 € up to 1 500 € in the game, but it’s also a great opportunity to get a feedback, to compare yourself with young designers from all around the world, to show people what you can do and maybe to start your career. The only thing you need to enter the contest is your talent and courage

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🔖 One building, any kind of drawing, a single illustration! The RE-DRAW Competition is back! In it’s sixth edition the building you will have to digest to create a completly new illustration is The Villa Savoye, designed by Le Corbusier. How would you represent this iconic building?

Adèle Naudé: A Form of Practice celebrates the architect’s forty years of practice and teaching. In notable academic leadership positions, Naudé taught across many locations globally, and her practice followed to new locations around the world. A Form of Practice is the first comprehensive monograph presenting the work and academic contributions by Naudé—from South Africa and Chile to Japan and the United States.

Aiming to rethink the legacy of the German-Venezuelan artist Gego and its historical significance within a contemporary context, LA ESCUELA___ invites participation in "Reticulárea colectiva: cartografías comunes" (Collective Reticulárea: Common Cartographies). This participatory project, conceptualized by artist Miguel Braceli, proposes building a space for encounter and learning centered on collaboration, networking, and the formation of affective bonds regarding art and territory, while addressing themes of diaspora and migration.

The Latin American Master in Architecture [MLA] is a postgraduate program that provides students with advanced disciplinary training in the study and application of contemporary design methodologies, tailored to Latin American environmental and cultural conditions, while seeking an emancipatory and sustainable vision of architecture.

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The biannual International VELUX Award for Students of Architecture returns for its 2024 edition, inviting students from all over the world to innovate on the theme of daylight in architecture, specifically, to envision the "Light of Tomorrow." This broad theme has encapsulated the award since its launch in 2004. Since then, over 6,000 projects from 130 countries have been submitted that adopt an open-minded, experimental approach to daylight in the built environment.

If you happen to be in Copenhagen this week, we will be happy to receive you in our cozy office (Frederiksgade 1, 4. th) for the book launch of ‘100 Copenhagen Typologies: Re-use, Adaptation and Mixed-use Architecture.’ The author, Martin Marker, as well as the Danish Architectural Press’ Editor-in-Chief, Kristoffer Lindhart Weiss, will present the book and share some drinks in an informal discussion.

Sydney Build Expo is Australia's largest construction & design show!

This annual event features professional readings of five developing plays. Each reading is followed by a post-performance discussion in which patrons offer feedback.