On Wednesday, June 22, at 5:30 PM, the International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA), the Colombian Society of Architects National Presidency (SCA-PN), and the Colombian Architects (AC) initiative invite all architects in the country and their colleagues to learn about the "1x1 Colombia 2022 Collection" Open Call.
The Spanish Council of Architects (CSCAE) has launched a competition for the design of the sculpture to be awarded to the winners of the Architecture Awards. COMPAC, as the official sponsor of the awards, will provide participants with the materials to create the piece. The design must be original, and the competition is open to architects and multidisciplinary teams of artists and designers working in collaboration with architects. The deadline for submitting proposals is April 22. The winner will receive a cash prize of 5,000 euros.
One of Lima's major deficits is the lack of public spaces designed for children to develop their psychomotor, intellectual, and social skills during their early years. Design focused on early childhood seeks to foster a more attentive perspective toward the needs of the city's most vulnerable users: children aged 0 to 5, their caregivers, and pregnant women.
The image used in the poster corresponds to the proposal "La animita de nuestra memoria ciudadana, una rehabilitación desde los cimientos" (The roadside shrine of our civic memory, a rehabilitation from the foundations) by architect Santiago Rodríguez González, Chile. Winning project of the CICOP Chile 2020 Award.
CICOP Chile invites architects who graduated between October 1, 2019, and September 30, 2021, from any architecture school in the Latin American countries where the International Federation of CICOP Centers has national chapters—Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Chile, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay—to participate in the CICOP Chile 2022 Award. Entrants must submit final degree or thesis projects developed with a focus on the intervention of buildings, building complexes, or areas of heritage value, regardless of whether they are protected by national regulations.
The Paris Agreement is an international treaty on climate change. Adopted by 196 countries in Paris on December 12, 2015, it entered into force on November 4, 2016. Its goal is to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius—preferably 1.5 degrees—compared to pre-industrial levels. To achieve this long-term temperature goal, countries aim to peak greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible to achieve a climate-neutral planet by mid-century. This entails reducing domestic greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by 2030 relative to 1990 levels.
The Ciudades Cómo Vamos Forum is a space for discovery and discussion regarding the present and future of cities, promoted by Lima Cómo Vamos and Ciudades Cómo Vamos. It aims to share approaches, evidence, and proposals concerning the country's cities, and to facilitate the sharing of multi-stakeholder efforts aimed at improving urban areas in Peru.
In keeping with a tradition dating back to 1969, the Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile (Association of Architects of Chile) is calling for nominations for the 2022 National Architecture Award. This is the highest honor an architect or architectural team can receive in the country. According to the Regulations for Awards and Distinctions, the prize 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 execution, academic work, professional association involvement, public service, or public management."
Festival Fugaz, an urban intervention festival in Greater Concepción, seeks to recognize the territory as a space of diverse cultural expression and identity. Through a series of artistic activities, it promotes community occupation of public space, aiming to foster citizen participation in open cultural events and revalue the physical heritage of Greater Concepción as essential settings for urban life.
At ArchDaily en Español, we recognize the need to stay in constant contact with architecture students, who will be responsible for designing and building the cities of the future. For this reason, we periodically open a call for applications to join our editorial team through our internship program.
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The Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Colombia and the CEELA Project invite all Latin American academic institutions to participate in the 1st ALAS VERDES Exhibition of academic work.
Pad Jalisco: Intro al Diseño is awarding 10 grants of MXN$30,000.00 each for the development of a design workshop aimed at children and adolescents. The workshop must be held in a municipality in Jalisco, outside the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area.
Participate in the #DesafíoMODhabitar, an initiative driven by CTeC that seeks to design prototypes in the Antofagasta Region that meet high thermal and environmental standards, focusing on four key aspects: modular, sustainable, replicable, and scalable housing.
The Bachelor of Architecture program at the Universidad Intercontinental (UIC) invites entries for the 21st Academic Competition for Schools of Architecture, open to fifth and sixth-semester students from national and international universities.
Event organized by AMPIMM and Expo MEM Industrial with the support of the Di-Integra Association and ArchDaily.
The 8th edition of the Furniture Design Award (PREDIM) is an honor organized by the Mexican Association of Suppliers for the Wood and Furniture Industry (AMPIMM, A.C.) and the MEM Industrial expo, with the support of DI-INTEGRA and ArchDaily. The award is presented by industry specialists to students of industrial design, interior design, or architecture. It seeks to foster innovation and strengthen the connection between the student community and furniture manufacturing companies, contributing to both the development of the industry and the improvement of furniture quality nationwide.
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Open Call for the 5th edition of the Living Places - Simon Architecture Prize 2024
The Living Places – Simon Architecture Prize is an initiative by the firm Simon, curated by the Fundació Mies van der Rohe since its inception in 2016 to commemorate Simon's centenary. Since then, architecture firms from over 23 countries—including Mexico, Poland, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal, and Spain—have participated in the competition, reaffirming its international relevance. In the previous edition, the prize received 220 nominated projects.
The objective of this competition is to design a facade of variable thickness for a site in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. The project must address the facade's relationship with both interior and exterior spaces, its materiality, the connection between architecture and the urban environment, its habitability in relation to its uses, orientation, and environmental integration, as well as any other elements proposed by the participants.
The Ibero-American Biennial of Creation and Territory is a cultural event that centers on critical reflection regarding creation within regionalist contexts in Ibero-America.
The 4th call for entries for the AADIPA European Award for Architectural Heritage Intervention, aimed at professionals involved in architectural heritage, opened for online registration on Monday, December 17, 2018, and will remain open until April 5, 2019.
In the 1990s, Medellín was known as one of the most dangerous cities in the world due to a series of economic, social, and violent issues driven largely by drug trafficking and conflicts between communist guerrillas and paramilitary groups. Fortunately, today, things have changed. Thanks to the collaborative and comprehensive work of planners, urban designers, and policymakers, Medellín has taken a major step forward in reclaiming previously neglected areas of the city. The city has become a true laboratory for urban innovation and transformation, driven by sustained planning processes, inclusive policies that encourage participation, and successful institutional innovation schemes.