This guide covers a workflow that moves from project parameters to generated floor plans, 3D perspective views, exterior design exploration, and site context visualization, using AI tools in place of preliminary CAD and rendering work.

MAB20 CALL FOR DEMOS & POSTERS ONLINE EXHIBITION

The 2022 TAB installation brief operates in parallel to the "Edible" theme of Lydia Kallipoliti, Areti Markopoulou and Ivan Sergejev’s Curatorial exhibition. The installation competition is interested in how the Slow Food movement, a countercultural response to industrialized food production, can serve as an effective departure point for reimagining how and what we build.

Did you know that there is a city on 11 islands, riddled with canals in Russia? Kaspian goals, Volga Venice or South Petersburg.

Florenc is a neighbourhood situated about 1km to the east of Prague‘s Old Town Square. Its present character is shaped by transportation infrastructure including a bus terminal, a train station and the metropolitan arterial road, at the same time it is the largest brownfield in Prague‘s centre.

Bowen Island Community Hub

Capital city Podgorica announces public call for conceptual urban and architectural design for Golootočkih žrtava Square in Podgorica, Montenegro.

Vilnius city municipality, together with Lithuanian Railways (LTG), have just announced an open international architectural competition for reconstruction of Railway Station, Central Station Square and Public transport terminal in Vilnius, the capital city of Lithuania.

International Competition for the National Museum of Korean Literature, S.Korea
(http://www.nmkl-compe.org)

This Design Challenge offers student teams around the world the chance to design a concept for a real site in the 175-hectare Kalasatama neighbourhood near the centre of Helsinki, Finland.

The Chungcheongnam-do Government intends to construct 「Chungnam Art Museum」, an art power plant that opens up new imagination and future in Naepo New City.
In order to build a world-class contemporary art museum beyond the symbol of
the region, the winning proposal will be selected through an international invited design competition. Therefore, we hereby encourage you to submit Request for Qualifications(RFQ) for selection of the teams to be invited.

The RIBA has launched a competition for the design of a new mosque on a site near Preston in Lancashire on behalf of a local registered charitable trust.

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A+C Designs are launching a Design and Build Competition open to all!

Get your Passivhaus projects (and monitoring evaluation) ready! The 2021 UK Passivhaus Awards are open for entries.

Design "HER PLACE" an inspirational girls’ development centre that welcomes girls from Nepalese municipalities, spreading knowledge and support to rural areas and above all providing a safe environment for deeply vulnerable young women in need.

Art(e)facts is a project integrated into the Architecture and Territory area of Guarda’s bid for European Capital of Culture, curated by architect Andreia Garcia. As part of the programming for the Architecture and Territory sector of the Guarda 2027 European Capital of Culture candidacy, this Biennial of Knowledge invites artists, architects, and designers to submit projects for production in collaboration with local artisans through residencies in Fundão, Guarda, and Manteigas.

The National Gallery is seeking a multi-disciplinary design team to work with it on a suite of capital projects to mark its bicentenary, its 200th anniversary, with an initial phase to be opened in 2024.

The Award for Architectural Heritage Intervention’s 5th call, addressed to professionals related to interventions in architectural heritage –architects, historians, archaeologists...–, opens its online registration on Monday, December 21, 2020 and will remain open until March 12, 2021. On this occasion, any completed work, carried out or published in the European geographical area during the period between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2020, and which meets the requirements of the 4 categories of the award can be entered:

Qianhai Shenzhen – Hong Kong Plaza is the new benchmark for the planning and construction of Shenzhen as the pilot demonstrative area of socialism with Chinese characteristics, integrating the programs of creativity, industry, humanity and leisure of Shenzhen – Hong Kong, converging the cultural elements of Shenzhen – Hong Kong, building the urban showroom, and forming the urban new landmark that is most vigorous, frontier, humanistic and integrated.

The 5th edition of the European Award for Architectural Heritage Intervention, open to professionals involved in architectural heritage intervention—including architects, historians, and archaeologists—will accept submissions until March 12, 2021.

Tree House Park Design Competition for Young Architects

New urbanism for nature, activity and public space

On the 4th of August 2020, a massive explosion hit the heart of the city of Beirut. The Epicenter of this explosion was the main port surrounded by the historic center of the city. This scar left more than 300,000 people without a home, and destroyed hundreds of historical buildings. The area was also known to be an attraction to a majority of the Lebanese youth, an Art and Cultural Hub standing side to side with a Nightlife and culinary center. The area affected was part of a collective memory of generations and generations evolving organically with the passing years. It was a perfect example of how a historic area can intuitively evolve and keep up with the times without losing its features.

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On January 25th 2021, Vietnam Design Association – Ho Chi Minh City (VDAS) officially announced the "VinFast Global Showroom Design Competition 2021" (VFDC 2021) to find the most outstanding design idea that will be deployed for VinFast smart vehicle brand's showrooms globally. VFDC 2021 offers designers the opportunity to showcase their talents to the prestigious jury board from leading international architectural organizations and win prizes valuing a total of more than USD 60,000.

What Design Can Do is calling on designers and creatives around the world to join the No Waste Challenge, our third Climate Action Challenge in partnership with the IKEA Foundation.

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Archstorming is launching a new competition seeking designs for future schools for the NGO Abay Ethiopia, an organization founded in Spain in 2009 that operates in Walmara, Ethiopia, with the goal of fighting poverty and promoting equal opportunity, primarily through the development of education, health, and community support projects.