Patrick Bateman (American Psycho); Carrie Bradshaw (Sex and the City); Travis Bickle (Taxi Driver); Fleabag; Thomas Magnum (Magnum, P.I.); Sinterklaas; Batman; Theodore Twombly (Her); Automat (Edward Hopper); Zaha Hadid; Mary Poppins; Bridget Jones; L. B. "Jeff" Jefferies (Rear Window); Coco Chanel; The Scream (Edvard Munch); Amélie Poulain; WALL-E; Wanderer above the Sea of Fog (Caspar David Friedrich); Yayoi Kusama; Whoopi Goldberg. Image
When I recently found myself flooded, during the ever-expanding shopping frenzy of the so-called Black Friday season, with offers branded as Singles' Day deals, it struck me: singles have become a remarkably powerful force in our societies. The prominence and intensity of Singles' Day—a celebration that began among students at a Chinese university in the early 1990s and has since grown into one of the largest global shopping festivals—underscores that singles are no longer just a demographic statistic, but a transformative presence reshaping cities and economies worldwide. That is why we aim to investigate, with this new issue of MONU entitled "Singles Urbanism", how singles transform cities and to understand the spatial consequences of life lived alone, and the growing prevalence of living outside the traditional structures of coupledom and family, and its urban influence.
Call for Action Launch - 6th biennale svizzera del territorio
The 6TH biennale svizzera del territorio, organised by the Istituto Internazionale d’Architettura in Lugano, is launching a call for action on the theme “handle with care”. The call is open to professionals of all ages and from all over the world. Building, demolishing, building again... that is easy. But caring for things, making them last, keeping them alive, repairing them. That is a difficult task. You have to observe, listen, pay attention. Study, understand. Recognise what exists, even if it’s fragile, even if it’s not perfect. You need allies. It’s a task for those who know from experience the consequences of destruction, who know the price of maintenance, who know a thing of beauty is a joy forever. If you can handle it, caring is power. Proposals can be of many kinds, ranging from installations, constructed or transformative interventions, to performances, artistic works, or architectural visions.
The Institute for Public Architecture (IPA) welcomes applications for the 2026 Independent Project Residency based at the historic Block House on Governors Island.
The GAD Academy is a post-graduate certificate program where young architects can get hands-on experience in a professional architecture office while learning computer skills, theory and history.
Winter Stations is an international design competition held annually in Toronto, Canada. We're calling artists, designers, and architects from around the world to submit public art proposals for the 2026 exhibition 'Mirage', exploring the boundary of what is seen and what is real in the age of AI.
Epistle announces the second edition of the Epistle Writing Prize, following its launch in 2024. The prize is an annual competition dedicated to recognising outstanding writing on design, architecture and environment. Celebrating the power of the written word, participants are invited to inform, intrigue or persuade readers by presenting novel arguments or interesting narratives on the built environment. Stemming from Epistle's mission to democratise architectural discourse, the prize seeks to highlight compelling voices and stories from the Global South, bringing attention to previously unheard perspectives.
Join the next “modern conversation”: we examine the relationship between time, modernity, and architecture, searching for traces of time. We aim to reflect on the connection between the built environment and the regulation of time, whether through obvious examples like clock towers or less obvious ones such as religious and industrial buildings. What is the relationship between the regulation of time and modernity? How has the introduction of certain structures and typologies shifted our understanding of time and the way we quantify it? What constitutes architecture that is strongly connected to time, and what is truly timeless? What ruptures occur that challenge such architecture?
Manchar Lake Art Residency is offering an opportunity for four emerging artists working in any medium; and one for mid-career practitioner or collective of upto three people, for a site specific installation. If you are a visual practitioner interested in indigenous communities, climate activism, and heritage, this is your chance to participate in this funded opportunity. Heritage Cell-Department of Architecture and Planning NED University (HC-DAPNED) started the documentation of the Mohanna houseboats through Endangered Wooden Architecture Programme funding in 2022. The project further grew with the support from Cultural Protection Fund–UK for restoration of 44 galiyo (houseboats), and also respond to wider concerns of ecology, environment, culture, and heritage. The art residency builds on this work, offering artists a platform to engage with these interconnected themes.
ADAM | Mediterranean Archive of Architectural Drawings seeks to investigate the practice of the architect through drawing as the privileged medium for translating ideas into projects.
Call for Papers: Media Architecture Biennale Bangkok 2025
We invite you to submit your contribution to the Media Architecture Biennale 2025 (MAB25), which will take place on 18 - 23 November 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand.
In this issue of Dearq "Latin American Housing: New Models of Governance and Management in Housing Production" invites contributions that, from different research perspectives, examine contemporary or historical governance and management models capable of producing housing relevant to diverse population groups in Latin America or in contexts with transferable experiences.
Ocean Futures Conference 2025: Smart Technologies and Sustainable Coastal Living
Join us at the forefront of change for the Ocean Futures Conference 2025. Proudly presented by the Institute of Smart City and Management (ISCM), College of Technology and Design, UEH University alongside our global and local partners, this year we set our sights on the vast potential of the Blue Economy - a theme that redefines how technology and design interact with our planet's most vital resource: its oceans. The blue economy is not only a driver of economic growth, but it also plays a crucial role in safeguarding sovereignty, ensuring national security, and promoting sustainable development.
Michel Foucault, in La volonté de savoir (1976), described how the mechanisms of the examination of conscience belonging to the pastoral tradition of the 17th century progressively extended to all areas of society, marking the threshold of a biopolitical modernity. Here, the 'will to knowledge' is not the subject's drive for research, but the injunction to bring into the field of knowledge-power those borderline domains of life that had been previously excluded from it: death, birth, sexuality. This process of the adherence of knowledge to bodies entirely invests our time and urges us to reflect on the figures of the 'will to knowledge' in the new millennium: the questions of surveillance, of the constant and widespread mapping of life in its social and biological dimension, of ubiquitous visibility, of the collapse of the limits between inside and outside, between inside and outside of work, of wakefulness, of private life, are explored by artistic and design forms. 'The will to knowledge' also carries a more straightforward, primary meaning: here we encounter the sphere of the desire for knowledge and its challenges, a theme constantly evoked today – above all, that of finding orientation within a hypertrophic labyrinth of information. Thus, a few years after Foucault's work, we encounter another text on the inexhaustible drive towards knowledge, its infinite resources of seduction, its lethal traps. With The Name of the Rose (1980), Umberto Eco constructs a thriller whose origin lies in the will to knowledge, with a book at its centre and, surrounding it, the desire of the aspiring initiates in opposition to the strenuous defence mounted by the custodians of tradition. The 'will to knowledge' evokes both the symbol of infinity, to express the limitless scope of knowledge, and the labyrinth, to indicate its intricate structure and the countless possible paths through it.
The National Pavilion UAE has launched an open call for proposals to curate the United Arab Emirates’ Pavilion at the 20th International Architecture Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia, set to take place from May to November 2027 in Venice, Italy.
THE RIGHT TO THE PORT is a multi-layered initiative about the Beirut Port — a space of connection, labor, memory, and future possibilities; a vital space that has long been disconnected from the city.
Our aim is to open the debate pertaining to the Beirut Port and it's relation to the city under the three themes: PRESERVE, REPAIR, SHARE.
In this issue of Dearq "Perennial: Architecture's Timeless Dimensions" we are particularly interested in the relationships between materials, architectural elements, spatial and formal arrangements, as well as the instruments and methods we use to describe and classify these connections in order to better understand what stands the test of time and what does not.
Submissions are open until April 28 for proposals for the Exhibition and Activities of the 14th São Paulo International Architecture Biennale - Extremes: Architectures for an Overheated Planet.
MEDS Workshop 2025: Rijeka – CITY OF TEXTURES We are excited to introduce MEDS Workshop 2025: Rijeka – CITY OF TEXTURES, an international gathering of over 200 young architects and designers from 50+ countries. This inspiring event will take place from August 3 to August 18, 2025, in Rijeka, Croatia. MEDS (Meeting of Design Students) is a global network dedicated to transforming spaces through creative, hands-on workshops. This year, Rijeka—known for its rich industrial heritage and cultural diversity—will be the hosting city. In its 14th edition, MEDS Workshop invites international participants to explore Rijeka's fascinating history, vibrant culture, and evolving urban landscape through the lens of its unique textures. Get ready to engage with the city's stories and immerse yourself in an inspiring creative journey!
The Institute of Smart City and Management - University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH - ISCM) cordially invites scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to submit your explorations on innovative strategies for "Smart Adaptation" in Asian urban contexts, which shall be shared in the seminar "Asian Urbanisms: Smart Adaption". The focus of the seminar will be on sustainable and resilient urban design strategies amidst rapid urbanization and environmental challenges. Participants will discuss case studies, theoretical frameworks, research by design and practices in adapting Asian cities to future uncertainties, fostering livable and sustainable urban environments.
