As a key project in the Shenzhen side of the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone, the East Wing-1 project is driven by technological innovation. It aims to create a complex that integrates high-end retail, commercial office space, residential units, and public areas.
Cobe’s winning design for the new library of the University of Gothenburg proposes a light, clean volume, whose slightly curved facades are a nod to the pages of an open book. The Danish architecture studio translates the concept of knowledge as the heart of a library into the interior spatial configuration of the project, while the architectural image evokes the idea of a lighthouse. Featuring a transparent and open ground floor, the new repository of knowledge creates a strong connection with the surrounding park, becoming a mediator between the city and the university.
Are you interested in innovative and creative practices for the co-design of inclusive, cohesive and sustainable public spaces, through the use of games and digital technologies?
In anticipation of the 2021 Conscious Cities Festival this October, we are delighted to announce an open call for submissions for the yearly Conscious Cities Anthology showcasing the diverse and impactful thinking by Conscious Cities practitioners. We are soliciting submissions from festival participants, industry professionals, the general public, and anyone who feels their pieces fit the details below. See past anthologies in our open-access library.
Archasm would like to thank all the health workers for their unflinching commitment and devotion to save human lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Call for Articles and Cover Design Competition for Revista Ímpeto No. 11.
Revista Ímpeto is an annual publication organized by the Tutorial Education Program (PET) of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the Federal University of Alagoas. It features informative and reflective texts related to architecture and the city. In 2021, the eleventh edition of Ímpeto is structured around a thematic track, which aims to contribute to the debate on the theme: "Healthy Cities: urgencies, perspectives, and confrontations," and an Open Track, a space dedicated to diverse publications in architecture, urbanism, and related fields.
The World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize recognizes outstanding achievements in saving buildings emblematic of the groundbreaking modern movement that swept across the globe during the twentieth century. World Monuments Fund (WMF) established the biennial award in 2008 with founding sponsor Knoll to honor individuals and organizations that have revitalized modern built heritage through innovative architectural solutions. This year, the prize will recognize a project showcasing excellence in environmental sustainability and preservation that has a positive economic and community impact. The deadline for submissions is June 15, 2021 at 5:00 pm EDT.
The ability to develop new advanced solutions for architecture, construction, urban planning and design will be essential to respond to the challenges generated by the current crisis.
The commitment to innovation and the education of students and professionals towards new models represents a key element in developing disruptive change, offering tools to the professionals of tomorrow.
“The Urban Rhetoric” is a bi-annual initiative by Innovature Research and Design Studio [IRDS] to create a platform for discussion and act as a catalyst in recreating the future of urbanism and urban development in India. We aim to do so with the help of an academic magazine with essays that inspire the agenda for future urbanism.
Art Park Nikola-Lenivets (Russia, Kaluga region) announces an international competition for the best concept of an art object for Maslenitsa 2022. Artists, architects, designers, directors, programmers and all creative people are invited to participate. The winner's prize — 100,000 rubles (including taxes). The deadline for applications is June 6.
Notions of India is an international design competition for Architects, Engineers and students and to create an outdoor symbol/sculpture that articulates the essence of the nation and its journey into a glorious future.
Europan is a competition of ideas followed by implementation processes open to professionals of the architectural, urban and landscape design under 40 years of age. 9 European countries proposing 40 sites are participating to the Europan 16 edition on a common theme: Living Cities – Metabolic Vitalities / Inclusive Vitalities.
More info and registration on www.europan-europe.eu
ARKxSITE is pleased to announce the ‘SITE SHELTER’ international architecture ideas competition for architecture and landscape architecture students and young professionals with a degree in architecture studies or landscape architecture studies (≤ 40 years old).
ARCHITECTURE THESIS OF THE YEAR | ATY 2021
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The ability to develop new advanced solutions in architecture, construction, urbanism, and design will be fundamental to responding to the challenges posed by the current crisis. A commitment to innovation and the education of professionals and students toward new models represents a key element in driving radical change, providing tools for the professionals of tomorrow.
After seven years, revista empena resumes its reflections on the city and those who inhabit it. We present ourselves, once again, as a student journal entirely organized, curated, and edited by students from Escola da Cidade.
The Mayor's Office of Bogotá, through the Bogotá Urban Renewal and Development Company (ERU) and with the guidance and expertise of the Colombian Society of Architects (SCA), is launching an architectural competition to determine how the San Juan de Dios Hospital Complex (CHSJD) will be integrated with the surrounding neighborhoods and the city center, focusing on its public space and internal foundational gardens.
The Av. Del Libertador 498 Condominium Association, through its management company WAVES ARGENTINA SRL, has commissioned the Sociedad Central de Arquitectos (SCA) to organize and launch the "Torre Prourban National Preliminary Design Competition: Perimeter Enclosure and Outdoor Spaces," with the sponsorship of the Federación Argentina de Entidades de Arquitectos (FADEA).
Diverse housing, affordable housing, and workforce housing are pressing needs in Portland, Maine. Recent changes in the city’s ReCode initiative have expanded the potential for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to help meet those needs.
We are looking for open-minded students and young designers for the 11th edition of MEDS Silesia Revival 2021 workshops.
The City of Helsinki today announces a competition that invites proposals for the redevelopment of Makasiiniranta at South Harbour, the last old harbour area to be transformed for public use in Helsinki. The initial period for participant enrolment - intended for operators in the construction, architecture and real estate industry - covers a six-week timeframe, open until 21 June 2021, with the inclusion of a new site for the design and architecture museum as a vital aspect of the land use plan along the city’s shoreline.
Every design –big or small– begins as an idea. At IE School of Architecture and Design, we’re on the lookout for yours. We want to celebrate those flickers of creative light that shine the brightest.
