Sergei Tchoban: Sections of the Mind

Comprising fantastic visions, idea competition submissions, personal manifestos, and depictions of buildings now under construction, all artworks presented in Sergei Tchoban: Sections of the Mind—an assembly of 30 freehand charcoal and ink drawings, watercolors, pastels, and prints—explore effective and imaginary use of the architectural section. Cutting through buildings, colonnades, domes, and whole chunks of cities, the architect not merely exposes his structures' spatial and material complexities but reveals hidden histories and meanings. In his drawings, Tchoban addresses clashes of extreme dualities head-on. He looks for the right balance between pragmatic and artistic, ordinary and spectacular, historical and contemporary, and offers his take on how to build more engagingly, responsibly, and ecologically.

Launch of the Moroccan Interior Design Awards (MIDA) – 1st Edition
Introducing the MIDA: a new stage for interior architecture and design in Morocco Casablanca, 25 March 2025. Archimedia Group announces the launch of the first Moroccan Interior Design Awards (MIDA), a biennial competition dedicated to interior architecture and design.
Long in the shadows, these professions are now enjoying remarkable growth, driven by a new generation of daring designers and a growing awareness of the importance of the living environment.
Interior architecture and design are shaping our spaces, transcending usage and revealing the identity of the places we live and visit.
MIDA is part of this dynamic, offering a new showcase for the different professions that are redefining the codes of interior design and decoration in Morocco.
A NEW STAGE FOR THE ‘MAKERS OF SPACES
In line with the Young Moroccan Architecture Awards (YMAA), the MIDA celebrates the men and women who, through their sensitivity and mastery, transform the environment in which we live on a daily basis.
This first edition will bring together architects, interior architects, designers, project developers and institutional and private players, thus affirming the fundamental role of design in enhancing living and working spaces.
AWARDS TO HIGHLIGHT THE BEST PROJECTS
With a range of 16 categories and three awards - Jury's Favourite, Audience's Favourite and the Archimedia Prize - the MIDAs will paint a striking portrait of contemporary interior architecture and design in Morocco. The aim of this initiative is to shine a spotlight on the professionals whose work is shaping the spaces of tomorrow, by offering them recognition matching their commitment.
Presided over by Lotfi Sirahal, architect and designer, the MIDA jury will bring together passionate experts to reward the talents redefining the way we design and inhabit spaces.
MIDA aims to become a benchmark event, a place where aesthetics, materials and expertise intertwine, where trends emerge, and where interior architecture is established not as a mere decorative art, but as an essential vector of well-being and emotion. This event is for all those who bring life to the places we live in, animate and share, by infusing them with harmony, character and meaning.

"Game of Goose," is a site-specific exhibition at Los Angeles's iconic Neutra VDL House by multidisciplinary artist Maayan Elyakim. Curated by Dan Handel, this marks Elyakim's first solo exhibition in the U.S., following his 2022 show at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

The Architect's Chair Competition offers architects and designers an exciting opportunity to showcase their creativity by designing a signature chair that embodies their unique architectural vision. Inspired by the tradition of renowned architects creating custom furniture as an extension of their work, this competition challenges participants to distill their design philosophy into a single, iconic piece.

Construmat is more than just a trade fair; it is the reference point for the construction industry, where ideas, solutions, and professionals come together to shape the future. With a clear commitment to sustainability, innovation and cross-industry collaboration, we are the place where architects, engineers, CEOs and consultants find the tools and opportunities to face the great challenges of the market.

The next generation of Sub-Saharan Africa’s green and inclusive cities is just around the corner, but only if designers embrace the opportunity. Can small-scale entrepreneurship drive new sustainable housing, or will the overburdened sector fail to meet the challenge of climate change?

DxD Block Party: César Pelli Day is an annual FREE public event that connects hundreds of students of all ages with local architecture, design, engineering, and construction professionals. This year's event will be hosted by Pasadena City College (1570 E. Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California, 91106) on Saturday, April 5, 2025, from 9 am to 2 pm.

A Visionary Platform for Innovation and "Common Sense" in Architecture

An international European cultural project “UREHERIT. Architects for heritage in Ukraine: recreating identity and memory” together with Architects Association of Lithuania (liet. Lietuvos Architektų Sąjunga ) launches a third conference on 11th April 2025 in Vilnius! This year's theme: “Reconstructing Ukraine: Heritage is home”.
Save the date: The third public UREHERIT conference, dedicated to Ukrainian architecture and cultural heritage, will take place on 9:00 11th of April at the National Gallery of Art in Vilnius. During the event, project participants will present the progress of the UREHERIT initiative, including completed and ongoing research, developed methodologies, and past and upcoming professional and community-focused activities—such as workshops, seminars, training programs, and educational initiatives for Ukrainian architecture schools.
The conference will address key topics related to the preservation, recovery, and adaptation of cultural heritage.
The conference will be held in a hybrid format – in person and live-streamed online. The streaming link will be provided later.
The event will be conducted in English and Ukrainian with simultaneous translation available (to/from both languages).
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Advances in Architectural Geometry (AAG) is a conference where both theoretical and practical work linked to new geometrical developments is presented. It involves architects, engineers, computer scientists, mathematicians, software and algorithms designers and contractors. We aim at connecting researchers from architectural and engineering practices, academia and industry. AAG has become a reference both in research and in practice and is supported by the direct participation of the most renowned architectural design and engineering offices along with research laboratories.

Each month, Friends of Residential Treasures Los Angeles (FORT: LA) curates a new self-guided trail, inviting Angelenos to explore the city’s rich architectural heritage. These immersive experiences highlight significant homes, hidden gems, and the designers who have shaped Los Angeles' built environment.

Shaping the Future of Architecture and Design

Superdesign Show celebrates an important anniversary: the 25th anniversary of the birth of Superstudio Più on Via Tortona, the historic venue from which the Fuorisalone phenomenon started.
It does so with a special theme: HAPPINESS, inherent in the products, evident in the installations, which it proposed as a challenge to those who wanted to participate in this edition.
With the participation of more than 70 designers from 10 countries, the involvement of 3 continents and the presentation of more than 20 projects, this year's choral and international event is once again confirmed as a must-attend event for anyone who wants to explore the latest trends and future visions of design. Project by Gisella Borioli, art direction by Giulio Cappellini.

How can major transit projects drive positive social change? Deconstructing TOD: Transit Roots playfully explores how transit can shape thriving communities, spur new housing, create public spaces, and support local businesses—while addressing the challenges that come with it.

55 Years of Earth Day: Where Do We Stand?

The Spring Scholars Series: Women + Architecture at Mather Homestead will take place on March 27, 2025. It will feature a discussion on the contributions of women in architecture and how their work is shaping the built environment today. The event will begin with a lecture by the authors of Women Architects at Work, honoring the legacy of Bertha Mather McPherson (1906-1993), one of Connecticut's pioneering female architects.

The design competition of the Small Lots, Big Impacts initiative gives designers, architects, and students the opportunity to propose how small vacant lots across Los Angeles should be converted into compelling, community-oriented, resilient housing developments that make better use of land that typically sits empty or accommodates just one housing unit. We call on designers everywhere to bring their ingenuity and compassion to the Small Lots, Big Impacts design competition with proposals that advance Los Angeles' legacy of multifamily housing design and offer housing ideas rooted in equity, resilience, and sustainability.