2024 Robert Z. Shuman Lecture: Masafumi Yukimoto
ARCH 104, Tyler School of Art and Architecture and virtual on Zoom

The Water as Leverage Multilevel Climate Action Programme (WaL) proudly presents the City Champion Challenge - an initiative designed to drive innovative solutions for the most pressing water-related climate challenges in urban environments, such as flooding, drought and pollution. Urban stakeholders and cities who have developed initiatives that promote just, and sustainable water and climate resilience are invited to submit their initiative. The Challenge offers a unique opportunity of collaboration between leading cities and stakeholders, gaining international visibility and contributing to addressing critical water-related challenges through inclusive and integrated solutions.

Alfredo Thiermann, architect and Assistant Professor for History and Theory of Architecture at the École polytechnique fédéralein Lausanne, presents new book Radio-Activities at UCLA AUD.

The city of Kharkiv stands as Ukraine's second-largest city and has been considerably affected by the ongoing conflict due to its proximity to the border with Russia. During the first conversation between the Kharkiv Mayor and Norman Foster in the United Nations' Second Forum of Mayors, the Mayor underscored the importance of creating a new landmark for the city. This ideas competition seeks to inspire local and international experts to propose design solutions for an iconic building in Kharkiv—the Regional Administration Building—as well as for the public realm of the adjacent Freedom Square. The proposals should offer a holistic intervention that envisions a prosperous future while enhancing the historical significance and identity of Kharkiv. This competition is part of the larger Kharkiv concept Masterplan project: a local and international initiative of the Kharkiv City Council, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) within the framework of the UN4UkrainianCities initiative, the Norman Foster Foundation and Arup among others.

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The Chamber of Architects Kayseri Branch has been organizing the Kayseri Architecture Festival since 2022, and the third edition will take place in Kayseri, Türkiye, on October 3-5, 2024, with the theme "Retell the Story". This year, the festival is curated by Sevince Bayrak from SO? Architecture and Ideas, who co-curated the Turkish Pavilion at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennial, where they presented their project, The Carrier Bag Theory of Architecture: Ghost Stories. The festival's theme, 'Retell the Story,' which she proposed, builds on their recent research, broadening the focus from adaptive reuse to retelling architectural narratives from diverse perspectives. The event will feature both local and international speakers, including Christele Harrouk, Editor-in-Chief of ArchDaily. Other notable speakers include Ahmet Sezgin, Cem Sorguç, Chen-Yu Chiu, Elif Çelik, Hayriye Sözen, Kadir Uyanık, Kim Seunghoy, Melis Cankara, Melis Varkal, Merve Gedik, Mucip Ürger, Nevzat Sayın, Zeynep Eres, and Zeynep Hagur, who will share their insights on retelling the stories of built and unbuilt environments.

Public Call for Educational Proposals - IAB-RJ Compartilha 2024/2025

The 49% Architect, 51% Entrepreneur: A Blueprint for Entrepreneurship in Architecture inspires both established and aspiring architects. It offers insights into the visionaries of the past while looking toward the future of the profession—addressing sustainability, the planet, and issuing an urgent call for global stewardship of our fragile world.

Every year, the Festival is visited by a large public. In 2024, it received 13,000 visitors and has been widely published in France and abroad.

Do you have a visionary idea that pushes the boundary of what's possible? The Forge Prize from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), challenges architects, educators, and students to create design concepts that embrace innovations in steel as the primary structural material--and $25,000 in prizes.

As human beings constructed buildings that enacted bold social experiments, they connected body and architecture through elements such as gesture, scale, proportion, and sensory dimensions. Dearq Journal invites the international academic community to submit original and unpublished research or reflection articles that address this relationship between architecture and the body, perception, and movement.

We are thrilled to announce the “AI in Practice Competition,” a prestigious event sponsored by Studio Tim Fu, where architects and designers from across the globe will explore the intersection of AI and architectural design🚀

Premise:
In a world where urban populations are rapidly expanding, space is becoming a limited and valuable resource. High land prices, increasing density, and growing environmental concerns have led to the urgent need for innovative compact living solutions. This competition calls for a redefinition of urban living, where the challenge is to create livable, functional spaces within constrained footprints. Participants are encouraged to explore the potential of compact design to address housing, education, and overall city planning in ways that prioritize both efficiency and quality of life.

Architecture in Spain has emphasized the revitalization of buildings and historic centers, fostering more balanced urban development. This approach reflects an architecture aimed at a sustainable future, promoting the densification of urban cores and the recovery of existing structures through remodeling, reuse, expansion, or renovation. In this context, we are pleased to announce our collaboration with ICEX. Together, we seek to highlight and recognize the innovative work of Spanish architects, whose proposals inspire new and better practices in urban remodeling.

On October 2nd, the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) will host its Open Day, offering an immersion into the world of design and fashion. The event is an opportunity for those interested in undergraduate programs in fashion, product, service, graphic, and digital design to participate in workshops led by the institute's faculty.

SAU—the Academic Week of Architecture and Urbanism—is an event organized by students, for students. Its core principle is to provide and consolidate knowledge for those interested in architecture. It takes place annually at the UFF Niterói, Praia Vermelha campus, featuring various workshops and lectures centered around the event's thematic focus.

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The call for entries for the Arquitectura Film Festival Santiago 2024 has closed, drawing significant global participation that showcases a broad spectrum of cinematic perspectives on film, architecture, and emotions.

Migration has been a constant phenomenon throughout human history and has played a fundamental role in the formation and development of cities. While it may not appear to be a particularly novel approach at first glance, there are few topics more relevant today than migration, which is intersected by political, geostrategic, economic, environmental, and urban issues. Today, new structural factors are driving it with greater force than ever before. Instability in the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, the war in Ukraine, climate change, poverty, and population growth only serve to increase the flow of people seeking a better place in the world.

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