Tropical Configurations
Lecture by Felipe Mesa, Principal of PLAN B Arquitectos.
Felipe Mesa is the founder and principal of PLAN:B Architects, a design practice based in Medellin, Colombia. During the last 20 years, he has built over 50 buildings, with different programs and scales: public spaces, sports, and educational buildings, hotels, offices, houses, and art installations. PLAN:B's work has been selected and exhibited in various venues: Colombian Architecture Biennial, Ibero-American
Architecture Biennial, Chicago Architecture Biennial, Biennial of the Americas, Pamplona Latin American Architecture Biennale; and has been published and disseminated in specialized magazines and digital websites: A+U, Architectural Review, Lotus, Domus, Abitare, Arquitectura Viva, Archdaily, Architizer,
Designboom.
www.planbarq.com
Mesa is an Associate Professor in The Design School (Architecture Program) at the Arizona State University. Before this appointment, he was an Assistant professor in the architecture programs of some Universities in Colombia: Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB) in Medellin; Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ) in
Bogota, Universidad de Los Andes in Bogota; and he was Ivan Smith Eminent Visiting Professor at the University of Florida School of Architecture (SoA) - 2014.
Felipe understands the architectural project as a provisional pact, a permeable configuration, and a positive expression of the eco-social constraints surrounding us. His projects and research topics related to the practice and teaching of architecture have been published in four books by Mesaestandar Editors: Acuerdos
Parciales (2005), Awaiting Architecture (2007), Permeability (2013), Architecture in Reverse (2017); one book by AR+D Publishing: 12 Projects in 120 Constraints (2021); and one book by ORO Editions: Design Build Studios in Latin America (2023).

The international architectural competition "Reinterpreting Tradition: Contemporary Insights Towards Buttoned Houses' Technique," is organized in collaboration with the INTBAU Grassroots program, Antalya Bilim University, and the Mediterranean Freelance Architects Association.

Lithuanian Airport and Arhchitects Association of Lithuania invites architects to participate in an open international architectural for the future development of the Vilnius Airport arrivals terminal. The link to the Competition documents: https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/702465-2024

The IE and JLL Design Wonder Award—a three-year initiative by JLL Project and Development Services (PDS) and IE School of Architecture and Design—fully funds nine students each year for the Master in Interior Design at IE in Madrid.

NEW CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR MONU #38 - INCLUSIVE URBANISM

Volume Zero and Tiny House Architecture Competition would like to express our gratitude to everyone out there for sharing some amazing support. This is to bring to your notice that the deadline for registration and submissions has been pushed a little ahead thus giving you more time to work on your entries.

Project Hyperion invites visionaries, architects, engineers, and social scientists to collaborate on a groundbreaking challenge: designing the habitat for a generation ship. This concept of long-term interstellar travel relies on a spacecraft capable of sustaining human life for centuries, requiring innovation in architecture, engineering, and societal organization.

Pioneering Biomaterials Symposium & Exhibition 2025

The Daxi Wood Art Ecomuseum (hereafter referred to as the Ecomuseum)is pleased to announce the opening of submissions for the 2nd Daxi International Wood Furniture Craft and Design Competition. Entries are welcome from now until February 3, 2025. The competition calls on creators worldwide to reimagine the potential of wooden furniture design through the lens of “storage.” This theme highlights the harmonious blend of traditional woodworking craftsmanship and contemporary design innovation, celebrating the distinctive aesthetics and functionality of wooden furniture. Designers from around the globe are warmly invited to engage in this dynamic and creative journey.

Future Plastic Design Award
We are seeking creative and original concepts for furniture elements that blend functionality with contemporary design. These products should be manufactured using injection molding with a single mold, ensuring an optimized production process and reduced unit costs. The products will be sold disassembled to minimize packaging dimensions and should be designed for quick and intuitive assembly, allowing users to easily put them together.
You are invited to propose a single piece of furniture or, if preferred, a collection of furniture elements designed for home use in both indoor and outdoor contexts.
The product categories include:
1) Furniture (chairs, tables, shelves, etc.)
2) Objects/accessories (for desk, kitchen, bathroom, etc.)
Unleash your creativity and present ideas for a collection that embodies innovation, functionality, and exceptional design quality.