Applications opened yesterday, Thursday, September 29, for the competition of ideas for the exhibition to be presented at the XXII Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism of Chile, co-organized by the Association of Architects of Chile and the Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage. The call for entries will remain open from September 29 through October 24, 2022, with the event scheduled to take place between December 2022 and January 2023.
The Illustrious Municipality of Santa Cruz invites students and architects from across Chile to present and develop ideas for the intervention of the former Santa Cruz departmental government building, located at 74 Diaz Besoain, to transform it into the future House of Culture.
The Presidente Riesco Construction and Real Estate Company and the Villa San Luis Evictees Foundation, with the sponsorship of the Chilean Institute of Architects (CA) and the Association of Architectural Offices (AOA), and with the Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage acting as guarantor, have announced a national architectural design competition for the adaptive reuse of the existing Block 14 of the former Villa San Luis as a Memorial Museum. The site, along with its protected perimeter, has been a National Monument in the Historic Monument category since 2017.
In keeping with a tradition dating back to 1969, the Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile is calling for nominations for the 2024 National Architecture Award. This is the highest honor an architect or architectural team can receive in our country. According to the Regulations for Awards and Distinctions, the award recognizes individuals "whose career and ethical and professional performance have set an example for all architects, in any manifestation of professional practice, whether in the field of architectural design, academic work, professional association involvement, public service, or management."
More than half of the global population currently lives in cities, presenting a challenge for urban planners and professionals in urban management and design. One of the most significant elements of this landscape is public space—including parks, plazas, esplanades, boulevards, and streets—where everyone has the right to be and move freely. These spaces function as meeting points where cultural, social, economic, and informational exchanges converge.
Countless women around the world have contributed to the development of the built environment and the habitat, as well as to the advancement of architecture as a profession; however, much of this work remains unpublished and unknown. This invitation to join the 1x1 Collection of the International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) seeks to make the contributions of all women architects visible so that the record of their work does not disappear, taking their valuable stories with it.
If your company is creative, innovative, and technology-driven, apply to Corfo's new "Factoría Creativa" program. The initiative features two calls for entries—Factoría Inicia and Factoría Escala—offering co-financing for up to 80% of the total project cost.
September 22 marks the launch of the Architectural Skins competition: timber envelopes for existing buildings. This invitation from WoodArch is sponsored by the AOA (Association of Architecture Offices) and the Chilean Institute of Architects.
The Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage, in collaboration with ProChile and the Directorate of Cultural Affairs (DIRAC)—both part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs—announces the launch of the Curatorial Project Competition for the Chile Pavilion at the 2023 London Design Biennale. The event will take place from June 1 to 25, 2023, in London, United Kingdom.
The trajectory of design is inherently uncertain. Hands and minds, engaged and restless, seek new scenarios where process and exploration take center stage.
“Outdoor luminaire design representing a new lighting solution”
“¿Qué luz quiere México?” (What light does Mexico want?) is open to students, as well as established professionals and those early in their careers. Proposals from all disciplines are welcome, including, but not limited to, artists, industrial designers, lighting designers, architects, and engineers.
The theme is open to broad interpretation. This is an opportunity for participants to explore their creativity and present their vision for an outdoor luminaire that offers a new lighting solution.”
THE TABASCO COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTS (COLEGIO DE ARQUITECTOS TABASQUEÑOS A.C.) INVITES ALL ARCHITECTS RESIDING IN THE STATE OF TABASCO TO PARTICIPATE IN THE XIII TABASCAN ARCHITECTURE BIENNIAL 2018.
I. OBJECTIVES.
To identify the best architectural works by architects from the State of Tabasco, as well as publications, research, and theses. To recognize their authors. To disseminate the most relevant works to allow, through analysis and critique, a reflection on responsible contemporary architecture and sustainable solutions.
II. PARTICIPANTS AND CONDITIONS.
All architects residing in the State of Tabasco who hold a professional degree and license and who practice in the state with national or international work may participate individually or in groups. Eligible entries include built works, research papers, publications, theses, and academic projects (see note in classifications) completed during the biennial period from May 2016 to May 2018. Works that have been presented in previous Biennials are not eligible. A work may compete in only one classification.
In accordance with National Assembly agreements: Only works that have previously participated in their LOCAL AND/OR REGIONAL BIENNIALS may be registered for the FCARM National Biennial.
Tabb Architecture, in collaboration with the Instituto Sonorense de Cultura, invites you to participate in the first edition of an architectural photography competition dedicated to the 'Parque El Rebote' project, located in Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico.
Organized by IESARQ, this competition is open to students of architecture, urbanism, and design, as well as Mexican architects, urban planners, and designers up to 35 years of age, participating individually or in teams of two or three members. The second edition of the Félix Candela Award invites participants to reflect on architecture as an autonomous discipline within the cultural context of Mexico.
Xignux and the University of Monterrey invite students from universities in the Monterrey metropolitan area to form multidisciplinary teams and participate in the competition.
The University of Monterrey and the company Xignux invite students from universities in the Monterrey metropolitan area to form multidisciplinary teams and participate in the competition.
CENTROmx, with the support of INDAJO and the Government of Tlajomulco, announces the 2018 Mictlán Pavilion Competition. Open to students and recent graduates (28 years of age or younger) in Architecture, Industrial Design, Interior Design, and Urban Planning from the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, the competition invites participants to design and intervene in a pavilion at the San Juan Evangelista pier on the shores of Cajititlán, offering the opportunity to imagine and propose a space that interacts with the community during the “Mictlán Festival 2018,” held in celebration of the Day of the Dead.
Last year, with "Anual Arca," we questioned the ephemeral nature of exhibitions in a creative way. This year is no different, except that we have decided to do something radical: redirect the resources that an exhibition of this kind would require toward something transcendent—education.