Dearq magazine, published by the School of Architecture and Design at the Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia), announces the opening of its Call for Papers on an open topic. We invite submissions of original and unpublished research articles, not under simultaneous submission, in either Spanish or English, that address topics related to architecture, the city, and related fields.
Habib Fida Ali, Shell House, Karachi, Main Elevation (1978). Ink, pencil and watercolour on paper, 41 x 92 cm. Courtesy of the Architect.
Qatar Museums will open a first-of-its-kind exhibition exploring the arts and architecture from Pakistan since the 1940s. Organized by the future Art Mill Museum and presented in collaboration with the National Museum of Qatar, "MANZAR: Art and Architecture from Pakistan 1940s to Today" presents the enormously diverse output of the painters, photographers, architects and others who have defined the array of narratives, histories, and contemporary perspectives of Pakistan’s cultures over the past eighty years. The artworks, programs and events extend from the gallery spaces to the courtyard of the Palace of Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani for a broad immersion in Pakistani art and architecture. The ground-breaking exhibition, designed by renowned architect Raza Ali Dada and unfolding across twelve sections, will reveal how artists responded to and reimagined international modernist movements.
The International Summer School on Mosque Design will take place in Istanbul from September 18-27, 2024, in collaboration with the Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Faculty of Architecture and the Taksim Mosque Foundation. The deadline for applications to this summer school, which offers a significant experience for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as young designers who want to shape the future of mosque architecture, is August 25, 2024!
NA Structures with AZD Architects and Hemphill Builders. Orchard Lake, Michigan. Image from Way Up Media
In the construction industry, light wood-frame offsite construction has emerged as a game-changing approach, promising faster build times, higher quality, and reduced environmental impact. Member companies of the Quebec Wood Export Bureau (QWEB) have launched a digital tool that harnesses the benefits and potential of prefabricated light wood-frame products for projects.
Three teams will be selected as winners of the WARMING HUTS COMPETITION: Arts + Architecture Competition on Ice from submissions of designs for a warming hut or art installation. Winning entries will be placed along the Nestaweya River Trail located on the Assiniboine and Red rivers in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A jury will select the winning designs based on their creativity in use of materials, providing shelter, poetics of assembly and form, integration with the landscape, and ease of construction.
The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has opened entries for the 2024 Brick in Architecture Awards. Judged by a jury of peers, awards entries are due by November 1.
The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has opened entries for the 2024 Brick in Architecture Awards, the leading international design competition featuring fired-clay brick. Entries are due by Nov. 1.
UNDIP is excited to announce EPOCH45: the multidisciplinary student and young professionals planning competition. EPOCH45 seeks design solutions for the next phases of development of IKN, the new capital city of Indonesia, Nusantara.
Volume Zero invites each one of you to participate in the 25th edition of our architectural competitions and the 5th edition of Tiny House Architecture Competition. This year’s Tiny House aims to celebrate individuality, reimagine sustainability and to exalt simple, innovative yet resourceful living. The Tiny House Movement is also a platform that not only explores the avenues of ‘mobile’ or ‘Off the Grid’ Living spaces but also the freedom and independence they would offer. Come be a part of this movement; join a new wave of habitat designers!
Bethel Woods Art and Architecture Festival: BuildFest Lineup Poster
BuildFest marks the third year of the Bethel Woods Art & Architecture Festival and begins a multi-year project to merge digital and analog fabrication pedagogies with creative notions of function and play, focusing on flexibility and adaptation.
The Ibero-American Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism (BIAU) is launching its open, public call for the 13th edition, which will be held in Lima during the first week of December. Under the theme CLIMATES: Actions for Good Living, this call for submissions seeks to recognize projects that, in the spheres of architecture, urban planning and related disciplines, offer alternative and innovative solutions for inhabiting and caring for the planet.
Registration is open from 1 July and will close in the first week of September 2024. In this edition, the usual categories of the Biennial – Works, Professional Achievement, Publications, and Teaching
Asia’s leading sustainable light festival will return for its 11th edition next year to showcase exciting light art installations at Marina Bay and its neighbouring precincts.
Announcing the NASA India Mohammed Shaheer Landscape Trophy 2024-2025
National Association of Students of Architecture India is pleased to announce the Mohammad Shaheer Landscape Trophy in collaboration with the Indian Society of Landscape Architects (ISOLA) for the 67th Year (2024-25).
Sails and Wood, 1974; courtesy of Newport Mansions
50 years after the pioneering exhibition, Monumenta, opened in Newport in 1974, The Preservation Society of Newport County will honor its anniversary with a symposium at Rosecliff. Monumenta was a groundbreaking event that showcased 54 large-scale outdoor sculptures across the Newport landscape by 40 artists, including Willem de Kooning, Robert Indiana, Louise Nevelson, Jules Olitski, Henry Moore, Barnett Newman, Richard Fleischner, David Smith, Christo, Claes Oldenberg, Barbara Hepworth and Alexander Calder.
In Mexico City, the iconic Casa Praxis(1975) by the renowned Mexican sculptor, poet, and architect Agustín Hernández Navarro became the main stage in "El Luchador" (The Wrestler), a short film produced by Simon anddirected by RA! Arquitectos alongside filmmakers René Batista and Tito Sánchez. The film marks the launch of the 5th edition of the Living Places-Simon Architecture Prize. Simon, a centennial family-owned company specializing in lighting, energy, and space management, is recognized globally for its commitment to architectural excellence.
The film’s story follows the journey of a young dreamer who enters the house to live out his greatest fantasy: to become a wrestler, while facing unexpected events. It highlights the power of dream spaces to make the wishes of their inhabitants come true, illustrating that behind every living space there is an architect with a story to tell.
