Lichee Garden model by Alisa Lau & Tina Lin. Nanking Tavern model by Lana Dang & Avory Lai
Through intergenerational storytelling with more than 200 community members, we invite you to explore how shared memory, imagination, and co-design can build community power. "Cold" memories anchor Chinatown in its legacy of anti-displacement organizing and mutual aid traditions. "Hot" memories celebrate Chinatown as an everyday, dynamic, and active space. Together, these memories honour Chinatown's past while reminding us that Chinatown's story is still being written every day.
Join DesignTO for 'DesignTO Talks:Net Positive’, a half-day event that brings together ten multidisciplinary experts to explore innovative responses to the climate crisis from a perspective of abundance. Speakers include Aaron Budd, April Barrett, Deepikah RB, Fran Erazo, Judith Wehmeyer van den Boom, Netami Stuart, and the Living Room Collective.
The Call for Ideas Is Open! We’re delighted to announce the six new mentors and open call for applications for the tenth anniversary edition of Forecast Mentorships.
"The Heart of LA: Memories, Resilience, and the Road to Recovery" is a free public conversation about the LA fires and recovery for the region, moderated by architecture journalist Frances Anderton. This public forum will offer an opportunity to hear testimonials, mourn the community's losses, and have a constructive dialogue about rebuilding. Topics include short-term needs and long-term plans, the squeeze on housing supply, the role of fire insurance, and how the design community can help Los Angeles build back with wisdom and resilience. Architects, builders, advocates, and other experts will discuss and answer questions. (Additional speakers to be announced.)
LAGI 2025 Fiji is open through May 5, 2025 with $200,000 in Awards. Seen here is Marou Village with the Vata Rua mountain at the top of Naviti Island in the background.
LAGI 2025 FIJI Climate Resilience for Island Communities
MEDS Workshop 2025 Rijeka: The City of Textures The 14th edition of the MEDS Workshop will take place in Rijeka, Croatia. This year, the theme of the MEDS Workshop invites participants to dive into the stories and experiences of Rijeka, exploring its rich history, culture and dynamic present through its unique textures.
"Optchá - The Road is the Destination" Katia Politzer presents new works inspired by Romani life; the solo exhibition opens on January 22 at the Centro Cultural Correios in downtown Rio.
"Igbá Odù: The Strong Arms of Memory" opens on January 22nd at the Centro Cultural Correios. A solo exhibition by artist Reitchel Komch explores questions surrounding the African diaspora in Brazil and Black heritage.
I-Park is soliciting applications for its fully funded General Residency Program. These onsite, multidisciplinary residencies are open to artists and designers working in the visual arts, creative writing, music composition, moving image, architecture, interdisciplinary practice and landscape design. The residency season runs from May 20 – November 24, 2025. All sessions are 4-weeks in duration except for the May session – 2-weeks.
The Theatre Architecture Competition (TAC), one of the three competitions during World Stage Design (WSD) 2025, is open for entries from students and emerging architecture practitioners worldwide. 'Theatre of Possibilities' is the motto for this issue of TAC and the competition invites innovative ideas for a performance space that can maximize the use and value of a cultural site. For this edition, the site is the courtyard of Bait Obaid Al Shamsi, a merchant's home built in 1845, located in Sharjah, UAE.
Overview: Select between two categories that embody ATX Design of the Year. Whether showcasing an academic project or a real-world solution, this competition emphasizes innovation, creativity, and architecture's impact on meaningful change.
Enter the Portugal Vez River SPA Architecture Competition now! 10,000 € in prize money! Closing date for registration: June 11, 2025
Located on the serene banks of the Vez River in northern Portugal, this competition invites architects to design a boutique wellness SPA that blends harmoniously with its natural surroundings. Nestled beside a historic watermill, the site offers a unique opportunity to create a space that reflects the tranquility and beauty of the region.
Sentinels, Iron Portals of Chicagoland. Billboard photographic series. Cédric Van Parys, Garofalo Fellow 2023-24. Photo credit: Cédric Van Parys.
The School of Architecture at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is now accepting applications for the 2025–26 Douglas A. Garofalo Fellowship. Named for the architect and educator Doug Garofalo (1958–2011), the nine-month fellowship provides emerging designers the opportunity to teach design studio and seminar courses and conduct independent research, culminating in a public lecture at the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts and an exhibition or public conversation at the school.
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Project: Mahón Model, from the '111 Casas inHAUS' catalogue. Architect: inHAUS Houses.
Architects from all over the world are invited to participate in the "Best House in the World"competition, a new international contest designed to discover and reward innovative residential architectural designs that have not yet been built and are still in development. The inHAUS brand, with the sponsorship of Geberit, Porcelanosa, Schüco, Joquer and S&P, presents the challenge of industrialized construction for the most daring and creative projects. These are real projects, with actual clients and real plots, designed by architects striving to achieve new standards of excellence and quality in their residential constructions. Dare to challenge the innovative off-site construction system by inHAUS!