The Technological Center for Construction Innovation (CTeC), in collaboration with the Technological Development Corporation (CDT), invites you to the International Seminar: Innovating Construction, taking place on November 21 and 22 at the Chilean Chamber of Construction (CChC) auditorium.

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

The Projetar.org portal regularly hosts idea competitions for students and recent graduates. These hypothetical academic exercises aim to stimulate creativity, promote professional development, and contribute to the critical growth of young professionals regarding current issues. The results serve as a showcase, highlighting proposals and facilitating the discovery of new talent.
Although the 29th architecture competition from the Projetar.org portal takes place in the context of the fire that destroyed the National Museum, the starting point of this contest is not the tragedy itself. The inspiration for addressing this delicate subject was the "Museu Nacional Vive" (National Museum Lives) campaign, launched in September of this year.
On the campaign's website, it is possible to follow the continuation of research, graduate classes, and outreach activities. With approximately 2 million items from its collection preserved, the National Museum remains among the most important museum institutions in Latin America.
In a letter sent to the presidential candidates, the Director of the National Museum, Alexander Kellner, stated that despite having lost a significant portion of its collection, the National Museum "has not lost its capacity to generate knowledge."
Although the palace that housed the National Museum is in ruins, it is evident that the people who kept it alive, even under conditions far from ideal, are more committed than ever to ensuring the institution continues to promote the country's scientific and cultural development.
In honor of the strength, resilience, and determination of every professor, student, and researcher at the National Museum/UFRJ, the Projetar.org portal proposes an academic exercise: to imagine a space dedicated to the survival of the National Museum while its permanent home is being restored.
If, as the National Museum stated, "being alive is more than surviving: it is resisting, it is fighting, it is re-existing," we could call this space, set amidst the lush nature of the Quinta da Boa Vista, the "Gallery of Re-existence."
Given the relevance and complexity of the proposed theme, the Projetar.org portal is introducing a new feature for Competition 029: allowing the formation of multidisciplinary teams, composed of students and recent graduates in architecture and other fields.
By bringing future and young professionals closer to the theme of national cultural and scientific heritage, we hope to make a small contribution to the education of Brazilian citizens and professionals, who hold the power to prevent such disasters from recurring. The Projetar.org portal also commits to donating 10% of each registration fee to the Association of Friends of the National Museum.

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INSÒLIT is a festival of ephemeral interventions in the courtyards of Palma de Mallorca, Spain, that aims to promote the city's rich architectural heritage through creative, ephemeral actions.

INSÒLIT is a cross-disciplinary event that uses cultural action to address and connect three key aspects of the Mallorca region: culture, heritage, and creativity. The festival focuses its efforts on Palma's Old Town, where these three factors converge.

The Institute of Architecture and Urbanism at the Faculty of Architecture and Arts of the Universidad Austral de Chile invites submissions for the Marta Scheu Torres Award. Now in its third edition, this award recognizes a woman who has made a significant contribution to the fields of architecture and urbanism through social work, disciplinary practice, innovation, or other areas of interest that have been meaningful to the development of the country's southern region.

The call for papers for the 6th Docomomo São Paulo Seminar is open until June 27. The event will take place from September 24 to 26 at the campus of the Institute of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of São Paulo (USP) in São Carlos.

Dwelling, living, and [re]existing in cities will be the theme of the upcoming Academic Week of Architecture and Urbanism at the Instituto de Educação Superior da Paraíba. Each year, the event seeks to discuss the social role of the profession through its various lenses. In 2019, the central focus of SAAU’s debates will be housing.

Maquinar, in partnership with Ladrilho - Urbanismo e Arquitetura, is pleased to present the Ideas Competition: Chalets for Community Tourism in Cumbe. Recognizing local demand and the community's integrated relationship with the natural environment, this competition aims to foster debate among architecture and urban planning professionals and students regarding the design of lodging alternatives for community-based tourism.

The Jose Cuervo Foundation, in collaboration with the Graduate Programs in Sustainability at the ITESO Department of Habitat and Urban Development, as part of the 2nd International Congress on Sustainability in Habitats,

The second 2018 installment of the renowned "La Ciudad y Las Palabras" series, in which writer Andrés Neuman will present his new novel, Fractura. The event will feature commentary by writers Matías Celedón and Andrea Jeftanovic.

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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.

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.

The Embassy of Mexico in Colombia invites you to the forum "Architecture and City: The Experience of Mexico and Colombia," which will take place at the Rogelio Salmona Auditorium of the Gabriel García Márquez Cultural Center on Thursday, June 21.

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.

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.

Building on the success of the 2017 inaugural “inHAUS LAB – Design Your Modular House” competition, Casas inHAUS is launching a second edition. We want to acknowledge the overwhelming response to the previous edition by increasing the prize money. The “inHAUS LAB – Design Your Modular House” competition is a Casas inHAUS initiative created to foster creativity and innovation in architecture. It aims to promote new ways of practicing architecture among students and recent graduates from all schools of architecture and related disciplines, rewarding those who stand out for their creativity in seeking new modular housing solutions.