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."

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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.

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 PAD Residency Program is a six-month program in which six creatives (open to designers of any discipline and architects) develop a socially focused design project involving research, development, experimentation, and prototyping. The program includes mentorship, oversight by the Department of Multidiscipline and Design, and designated use of the PAD (Plataforma Activa de Diseño) space located in the Arroniz Building (headquarters of the Jalisco Ministry of Culture) in downtown Guadalajara, Jalisco.

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.

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.

The USAT School of Architecture is organizing the 1st International Workshop: 2022 Architecture Lectures and Competition. "Memory, Time, and Landscape" is an event open to students and universities across the country, aimed at exploring and reflecting on current topics through proposals that foster creativity and multidisciplinary work.

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 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.

The Caja Municipal de Ahorro y Crédito has launched a call for entries for the "Architectural Design Competition: Institutional Headquarters of CMAC Huancayo S.A.," committing to the enhancement of heritage assets located within the monumental zone of Huancayo, which are currently capable of being restored and transformed into a testament to the past through new uses and functions.

OTIS and the Arquitectura y Sociedad Foundation are launching the eighth edition of this competition, conceived as a laboratory for testing creative solutions regarding mobility, accessibility, and movement that incorporate environmental and sustainability measures.

The CICOP Chile Award, now in its 7th national and 5th Latin American edition, aims to foster interest in architectural thesis projects and final degree projects that intervene in areas or buildings of heritage value, contributing to their enhancement, as well as to highlight and disseminate the best proposals developed in this field over the last few years.

The Faculty of Architecture, Construction and Design at the Universidad del Bío-Bío, Concepción Campus, invites national and international applicants to participate in the 2024 edition of the Master in Wood Construction [MCM].

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The Rogelio Salmona Latin American Architecture Prize 2024 was launched on Thursday, February 29.

We are honored to announce the 2025 IBRAMEM Architecture and Wood Design Award, which aims to establish itself as a significant catalyst for the development of creative, high-quality projects, structures, products, and objects within the fields of Architecture, Urbanism, Engineering, and Wood Design in Brazil and across Latin America.

We are honored to announce the 2020 IBRAMEM Timber Architecture Award, which aims to establish itself as a powerful tool for encouraging creative, high-quality projects in architecture, urbanism, engineering, and design using timber in Brazil and across Latin America.

Due to the rescheduling of the XVII EBRAMEM to March 2021, the 2020 IBRAMEM Timber Architecture Award will be held on NEW DATES.

The monster that ate seeds.

A room faces the metropolis. The volume is vast, completely empty, like a blank sheet of paper. Welcome to Andar 43, the penultimate floor of São Paulo's tallest building, the Mirante do Vale. What can sprout from here, at such heights?
Open to architects, set designers, illustrators, and dreamers, this manifesto is for those who enjoy building sandcastles in oceans of concrete. We invite you to envision a hybrid, modular space—a place for work, social interaction, and poetic refuge.

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The intervention will take place on properties owned by the CAAITBA (Social Security Fund for Surveyors, Architects, Engineers, and Technicians of the Province of Buenos Aires), located in the town of Mar Azul, in the Municipality of Villa Gesell, commonly known as the "Engineers' Campground."

Amid the health and socioeconomic crisis caused by the coronavirus, we have seen how prolonged physical isolation can affect citizen behavior and generate uncertainty about returning to the streets—that is, to the city itself. The emergence of this pandemic has cast public space as the antagonist in a real-life drama, exposing us to potential contagion. However, public space is also a central part of the solution. As we navigate the daily recovery and reopening phases of our cities, we face the challenging task of ensuring that daily activities are conducted under safe protocols.

This is a single-stage, open ideas competition. It is jointly organized by the Taller de Desarrollo Urbano (TaDU - Venezuela), the Peruvian Organization of Architecture Students (OPEA - Peru), and Más Ciudad Arq. (Peru). The competition is open to students and recent graduates (thesis students) of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, design, or any related field. Teams of up to 5 people may be formed, with the option to include a maximum of one recent graduate or bachelor (thesis student) who has completed their university coursework within the last two years.

The CICOP Chile Award aims to foster interest in architectural thesis projects that involve areas or buildings of heritage value, contributing to their enhancement, and to highlight the best proposals developed in this field over the last few years.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to seek new ways of living and daily solutions. The economic crisis triggered across various sectors has made it essential to invest in initiatives that contribute to overcoming these challenges, ultimately reflecting on the well-being and health of all. In response, the Council of Architecture and Urbanism of Rio Grande do Sul (CAU/RS) has launched the "Healthy House – Healthy City" public ideas competition, which reinforces the role of architects and urbanists as essential agents in developing solutions for a healthier and safer society. Furthermore, CAU/RS believes that hosting competitions is a democratic way to identify quality proposals that benefit society as a whole.

AREA (Asociación para la Reflexión Estratégica acerca de la Arquitectura) invites submissions for the ninth Bienal de Arquitectura Latinoamericana (BAL) 2025, which aims to highlight the work of emerging Latin American architects. As in previous editions, BAL seeks to showcase the work of emerging professionals in Spain, thereby fostering their professional reach both here and in their home countries. BAL 2025 will take place in Pamplona over the course of one week. The program will feature a variety of events linked to different geographic regions, including exhibitions, lectures, and roundtables that offer a global overview of the current state of Latin American architecture.