Courtesy of The American Institute of Architects (AIA)
The American Institute of Architects, Middle East Chapter, opens entries for its 11th Year-End Conference and Design Awards, set to take place in the vibrant city of Doha, Qatar, between the 22nd and 23rd of November, 2024. This prestigious event will gather thought leaders, professionals, and enthusiasts to explore the latest trends, innovations, and challenges in the design field with a focus on Qatar's remarkable development.
IFGA 2023 Education Collaborations Winner - Enfield Council with Jan Kattein Architects
Now in its fourth year, the Inspire Future Generations Awards, organised by Thornton Education Trust, highlights initiatives that place children and young people at the center of designing inclusive environments.
Model for reshaping Richmond, California, from Berkeley MUD first-semester introductory studio. Image: Courtesy College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley
Fifteen UC Berkeley Master of Urban Design students watched as farmers, small business owners, government agency officials, representatives from Indigenous tribes, and interested citizens filed into the exhibition hall in the John Steinbeck Center. For months, the students had been developing ideas for dynamic agritourism in California's Salinas Valley. But they never expected so many people to show up to listen to their presentations.
"They were eager to see our work. It was humbling, and empowering, to realize that we could have a real impact on people's lives through urban design," remembers one of the participating students.
Northcrest Developments has officially launched a global design competition for The Runway at YZD in Toronto. Formerly home to the historic Downsview airport, YZD is among the most ambitious and significant city-building efforts in North America. The Runway at YZD Design Competition will task cross-disciplinary design teams with transforming the historic 2-km (1.3-mile) airstrip into the cornerstone of the future series of mixed-use communities across the expansive 370-acre site.
In just one hour, more solar energy hits the Earth than the world uses in a year—and solar roofs are here to harness it. These sleek, high-tech panels are revolutionizing how we think about energy, generating clean electricity that can cut your carbon footprint by up to 80% and save thousands on energy bills. Not only are solar panels becoming more efficient and durable, but they also blend seamlessly into modern architecture, turning homes into power plants.
HouseEurope! will present its campaign and legal proposal at the HouseEurope! Assembly at Tempelhofer Feld. The event will include an introduction to the initiative, an overview of its goals, and a spotlight on international partners. Attendees will also watch The Demolition Drama, followed by a discussion with selected contributors from the film, including Lacaton & Vassal, Ruth Schagemann, Barbara Metz, and others.
Good design evinces a sensitivity to its users and their needs, often reimagining the user experiences of a given space to promote beauty and delight; nowhere is this sensitivity more essential than in designing for the youngest and most impressionable members of our societies. From birth and infancy through to adolescence and even early adulthood, the spaces we — by choice or not — place our children in or subject our youth to inherently structure their formative experiences of the world. We can come to think of design as an act of care, and consider how design and its related processes can form part of the responsibility of care we have towards the younger generation, whether intentionally or inadvertently designing for children.
Event poster, text overlay on a closeup photo of the University of Waterloo School of Architecture building, text summarizes event details
We are thrilled to invite you to celebrate a significant milestone, the 20th Anniversary of the University of Waterloo School of Architecture's Cambridge Campus!
grabowski.spork architektur is designing "The Change," Eschborn, Germany's first timber-hybrid high-rise office building, on behalf of PE Merhenthaler GmbH—a joint venture between Bauwens and Ampure, two of Germany's largest property development companies. The project's BIM process exemplifies how these smart digital workflows contribute to exceptional design outcomes.
Organized by Monaco Marina Management (M3), the 4th edition hosted on September 22nd & 23rd at the Yacht Club de Monaco, has brought together 250 maritime industry professionals alongside worldwide investors and innovators to encourage the development of virtuous marinas. With the common goal to modernize and make maritime infrastructures more responsible, this annual networking gathering demonstrates how sustainability is becoming a true driver of change by connecting the whole marina ecosystem and promote the development of efficient & attractive marinas.
The fourth annual World Monuments Summit brings together World Monuments Fund's (WMF) global team of experts, partners, thought leaders, and guests for a series of discussions on heritage preservation at Rockefeller Center in New York City, home to WMF's headquarters.
The feature films, short films, and architecture documentaries will be showcased at the 6th edition of the festival, running from November 28 to December 7, marking the second decade of this event, which began as the first of its kind in Chile and Latin America.
Open House Dublin 2024. Courtesy of the Irish Architecture Foundation.
Open House Dublin returns with a nine-day programme, taking place from October 12 to 20! With over 200 free events, including guided tours, workshops, exhibitions, and more, the festival offers a unique opportunity to discover Dublin city and county as a place of belonging for all.
The 2025 WInter Stations theme is "Dawn". Image Courtesy: Winter Stations.
Winter Stations has launched their 11th annual design competition and is looking for some fresh ideas from local and international design community to take the event into it's second decade.
The Architecture for Health Student Award honours outstanding master theses on the theme of Architecture for Health. This is intended to promote work in the field of healthcare architecture or architecture & urban planning for health and to encourage students in their motivation to engage in this important topic.
Enter the Museum of Emotions / Edition #6 Architecture Competition now! 10,000 € in prize money! Closing date for registration: March 27, 2025
It may not be your first instinct when entering a building to consider how it makes you feel, but architecture has always had a big impact on emotions. Different spaces are designed to make its inhabitants feel different things; offices can make you feel energised and productive, art galleries can make you feel thoughtful and curious, and museums can make you feel calm and intrigued. Each of these spaces are completely different from each other and are far more than just a building.
