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.

The Colombian Society of Architects (SCA), aiming to strengthen the promotion of sustainable architecture in Colombia and with the mission of consolidating this effort through concrete incentives, is calling for project submissions for the "2nd Award for Excellence in Sustainable Architecture – Vidrio Andino."

In line with the commitment to territorial development in the Atlántico Department, the TECNOGLASS group—a national and international leader in the processing and commercialization of high-quality glass, windows, and facades—has decided to expand its reach in promoting city landmarks through a public art competition. The competition calls for the construction of two monuments aimed at reclaiming spaces in the municipalities of Puerto Colombia and Repelón, in the Atlántico Department. This initiative seeks to contribute to economic reactivation, tourism revitalization, and the strengthening of the inhabitants' sense of belonging.

The goal of this competition is to foster research and the development of academic content in the form of essays. These submissions should provide a historical account and analyze the urban and architectural evolution of the city from its founding to the present day, framed within the various categories established for this competition.

Call for Proposals: Constructing a Timber Health Clinic—Innovating Social Interest Architecture in Uruguay

Airzone, a leader in the manufacturing of HVAC control systems, has launched the inaugural "Airzone Awards 2023" to support its commitment to innovation, sustainability, and young talent. These awards are dedicated to promoting university projects that prioritize energy efficiency. The inaugural edition will recognize the best Bachelor's or Master's theses based on their contribution to energy efficiency and sustainability in building design.

We invite individuals interested in deepening their study of architecture through a historical-critical lens who hold a university degree to participate in the program. All are eligible to apply for the two half-scholarships to be awarded in the 2023 edition.

The Félix Candela Award is a two-stage international architecture ideas competition held in Spanish. Organized annually by the Spanish Institute of Architecture (IESARQ), it is open to all students of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, and design, as well as architects, landscape architects, urban planners, and young designers, participating individually or in teams of two or three members.

The Faculty of Architecture and Design at Universidad de los Andes announces the open call for Pabellón 2023, a three-day international conference (October 11–13, 2023). This open call seeks projects in various formats that capture the current state of creative practice, informed by plural perspectives as diverse as the world to which architecture and design respond. Submit your project by May 19, 2023, in one of the following formats: Transmedia, Performance, Exhibition, or Presentation, and receive academic validation.

With the intention of discovering and establishing new connections between peripheral initiatives, LA ESCUELA___ invites architects, researchers, educators, and community organizations to participate in the creation of programs and content that link architecture and education in Latin America.

Registration is now open for the 4th inHAUS International Architecture Competition: Design Your Modular Home.

Labi is proud to announce the launch of its first design ideas competition for a Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Center in downtown São Paulo.

We are already developing a new edition of URBANBATfest. This year, we invite you to join a collective reflection on the relationship between food and urban space, and how food shapes our cities.

The Latin American Master in Architecture [MLA] is a postgraduate program that provides students with advanced disciplinary training in the study and application of contemporary design methodologies, tailored to Latin American environmental and cultural conditions, while seeking an emancipatory and sustainable vision of architecture.

Architectural production is inherently linked to time, whether through the intent to endure or through a planned duration. However, the permanence of buildings is limited: elements wear out, are repaired, and are transformed, while users change their activities, integrate unexpected uses, and adapt spaces to their evolving needs. Similarly, projects with a set duration can extend their utility, travel to new spaces with updated programs, and generate new transactions. Even more paradigmatically, projects and construction are often carried out according to the rhythms of the community rather than a fixed schedule.

The Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism (BEAU) has announced the call for entries for its upcoming edition, which will open at the Royal Artillery Factory in Seville in September 2023.

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The submission period for the curatorial competition for the International Union of Architects (UIA) World Congress of Architects in Barcelona 2026 opened on June 28.

Project Name: Open Tender for Schematic Design of Shenzhen Polytechnic (Shenshan Campus, Phase I)
Project Location: Chishi Town, Shenshan Special Cooperation Zone
Application Deadline: 17:00, May 6, 2023

The Brazilian Center for Steel Construction (CBCA) has opened registration for the 16th CBCA/Alacero Architecture Student Competition 2023. Interested participants may register until July 17 and submit their projects by August 25. The first-place winner will receive a prize of R$ 10,000.00, to be distributed among the team and their faculty advisor. The winning project will also represent Brazil in the 2023 #desafioALACERO Steel Design Competition for Architecture Students, organized by the Latin American Steel Association (ALACERO).

The city of Alicante, the provincial capital and the fifth most populous city in Spain, boasts a privileged climate, an exceptional location, magnificent infrastructure, and extraordinary connectivity. With its airport—the fifth busiest in Spain by passenger volume—and its high-speed rail connection to Madrid, the city is a continuously developing technological and service hub that also hosts the European Union Intellectual Property Office, the registry for EU trademarks and designs.

Talca has uploaded a multi-million dollar tender for the restoration of the Central Market to the public procurement portal. The project has a budget of over 17 billion pesos for this historic national monument. Mayor Juan Carlos Díaz, along with Regional Governor Cristina Bravo, met this morning with the market's tenant board to announce the timeline for this process.

Idealism and materialism, those two antagonistic philosophical visions, are constantly perceived in architecture. Juan Gris said that a nail was made with the idea of a nail, while Braque thought that a nail was made with iron.

The Master's Degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Oviedo, through its Transportation Engineering and Infrastructure department, is launching its fifth international ideas competition for students to solicit proposals for addressing issues related to transportation networks. The competition is supported by the Mieres City Council, and as such, it focuses on interventions within its municipal boundaries.

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The Municipal Mayor's Office of Bucaramanga and the Colombian Society of Architects announce the launch of the 'Public Ideas Competition for the development of a land occupation model for the northern edge of the municipality of Bucaramanga.'

Labi is proud to announce the launch of our second ideas competition for the Bixiga Park and Zé Celso Theater School, located in the Bixiga neighborhood of São Paulo.