Technical trip takes architects and students to Copenhagen and Paris

AsBEA-PR has just launched the Agisa Todeschini Ideas Competition, open to architects, urban planners, and students throughout Brazil. The goal is to award the best design for a habitable module to be donated to the Lar Infantil Sol Amigo, an organization in Curitiba, Paraná, that supports vulnerable children.

How about ending the year with a chance to receive one of the most important awards in the field of architecture? The 6th Saint-Gobain Architecture Award – Sustainable Habitat has extended its registration deadline to November 28, offering another opportunity for those who have not yet submitted their projects. To participate, simply visit the website www.premiosaintgobain.com.br. The first five editions received over 2,000 entries, with 57% from professionals and 43% from architecture students.

The Municipality of Conde (on the South Coast of Paraíba), a city of 25,000 inhabitants integrated into the metropolitan region of the capital, João Pessoa, launched its first National Competition for Urbanism and Architecture this Thursday afternoon (9). The competition seeks a design for the requalification of the city's central area, which serves as the hub of the region's urban life and hosts key public facilities.

The competition aims to select and award the best projects that propose urban solutions or new activities with social and economic benefits for areas that have been or are currently being mined.

The first competition for architecture and urbanism students and recent graduates, organized by MINIMUM, aims to foster participants' ideas and creativity. Consequently, the challenge is to design a space in front of the Iberê Camargo Foundation in Porto Alegre. The central theme is open, provided that teams adhere to the fundamental premise of creating movement, animation, and activities to reconsolidate the Foundation and its immediate surroundings within the city throughout the week.
The five highest-scoring projects will be presented by their teams on September 1st of this year at the Foundation's headquarters.
Confirmed jurors include the general director of the Iberê Camargo Foundation, Emilio Kalil.
Registration is now open and can be completed until August 9th on the official Minimum website (www.minimumpoa.com.br), where the full competition brief is also available.

Arquiforma (www.arquiforma.com.br) is hosting its first national competition, Arquifólio, which will award the best architecture student portfolio of 2019.

The Municipal Government of Ribeirão Preto hereby provides information regarding the public competition for the preliminary architectural design of the Ribeirão Preto Administrative Center, as detailed below.

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The Instituto Tomie Ohtake Leroy Merlin Design Award is not restricted to specific categories; rather, it aims to explore the relationship between design and other fields, such as architecture, biology, engineering, and social sciences. Aimed at university students from all disciplines, each edition will propose a challenging theme to inspire innovative solutions that address contemporary issues, exploring our social, political, urban, and housing landscapes, as well as technological demands, new equipment, publications, and digital media.

Registration is open until October 3 for the National Public Competition for the Preliminary Study for the Requalification of the Public Space of the Monumental Axis of Maringá. Project submissions are due by October 26.

The "If this street were mine..." competition, promoted by Minimum, is open to students and recent graduates of Architecture and Urbanism.

Ten Brazilian students will be selected to participate in the UIA2020RIO Summer School.

On Monday (March 11), the City of Conde launched the call for entries for a National Public Competition to select the architectural design for a Basic Health Unit (UBS) in the Gurugi quilombola community. Registration is open from March 11 to April 12 on the City of Conde’s website (conde.pb.gov.br/concursos) or by clicking the banner on the homepage.

The Institute of Architects of Brazil - São Paulo Department (IABsp) is pleased to invite students to the TROPHY DESIGN COMPETITION for the "IABsp 2018 Awards - 75th Anniversary Special."

Participation is open to all undergraduate students of architecture, interior design, graphic design, and industrial design across the country.

The 2025 Urban Contribution Award (Premio Aporte Urbano) is an annual distinction that seeks to recognize and highlight built works and initiatives in Chilean cities that make a significant contribution to urban development and well-being.

The Presidente Riesco Construction and Real Estate Company and the Villa San Luis Evictees Foundation, with the sponsorship of the Chilean Institute of Architects (CA) and the Association of Architectural Offices (AOA), and with the Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage acting as guarantor, have announced a national architectural design competition for the adaptive reuse of the existing Block 14 of the former Villa San Luis as a Memorial Museum. The site, along with its protected perimeter, has been a National Monument in the Historic Monument category since 2017.

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Encaixe Soluções Alternativas is offering two full scholarships for the 2018 Bioconstruction with Bamboo Techniques Course!

Already established as one of the leading awards in the architecture sector and one of the most anticipated events of the year, the Saint-Gobain Architecture Award – Sustainable Habitat reaches its 6th edition. Registration is open until October 30th via the website www.premiosaintgobain.com.br. Through this award, Saint-Gobain reinforces its commitment to fostering comfort in buildings, innovation, and sustainability.

Submit your project that features ceramic tiles in a significant way. If selected as the winner, your work will be featured as the cover story in the October 2019 issue of TILE Brasil. This issue will also be distributed at Cersaie 2019 in Italy.

The competition "Evolution is part of history: Reinventing the stalls of the POA Book Fair," promoted by Minimum, is open to students and recent graduates in Architecture and Urbanism, Graphic Design, and Product Design.

The Ibero-American Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism has announced the call for entries for the 11th edition of the event, the XI BIAU. The Biennial will be held in Asunción, Paraguay, this October, and will showcase ways of inhabiting Latin America through the lens of everyday life.

The Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), in the exercise of its authority, announces the opening of a PUBLIC COMPETITION for the complete Basic Architecture and Urbanism Project and its complementary preliminary designs for the construction of the architectural complex intended for the headquarters of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (FAU-UFJF). This competition will be held in two stages. Both stages will follow the conditions established in the official call for entries, as follows:

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In keeping with a tradition dating back to 1969, the Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile is calling for nominations for the 2024 National Architecture Award. This is the highest honor an architect or architectural team can receive in our country. According to the Regulations for Awards and Distinctions, the award 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 design, academic work, professional association involvement, public service, or management."