Join Shannon Vos, Interior Designer, Renovator and one-half of 2014's 'The Block' winning team, at the DECO Innovation Centre for a conversation on the do's and don'ts of renovating.

EASA (European Architecture Students Assembly) is the largest non-for-profit decentralised Architecture Network in Europe, bringing together students and young creatives from the fields of Architecture, Urbanism, Arts and Design to collaborate in a horizontal learning process at the intersection of education and practice.

Beyond Housing invites us to consider the links between both the practice and theory of creative architectural design. Celebrating its fifth year, the exhibition showcases student work from the Design Studio Epsilon, the capstone design subject for undergraduate Bachelor of Design students majoring in Architecture.

The Basque Country Architecture Institute and Arc en Rêve Centre d'Architecture, with the support of the Department of Territorial Planning, Housing and Transport of the Basque Government, have announced the first edition of the European Collective Housing Award. This new award aims to highlight the value of collective housing as a cornerstone of the architectural heritage of an entire continent, and to promote innovation, inclusion and environmental responsibility in its design. Submissions are now being accepted until 7 May, 2024.

The aim is to showcase the architecture of collective housing constructions and their positive impact on society, while raising awareness of the importance of housing policies and their constant renewal. The European Collective Housing Award thus aims to generate a critical debate about housing, the right to quality domestic, everyday architecture, while also proclaiming the value of European-style collective housing, with a richness, diversity and multiplicity of options once more serving as the best possible tool to revitalize cities, policies and generational aspirations.

We want to bring to your attention an open international competition for the conceptual master planning project of Mongolia's new city, "New Kharkhorum." This project presents a unique opportunity for everyone to contribute innovative ideas to the city's development. We highly encourage you to visit our website to register and be considered for this exciting project.

Prize Fund: 6000$ + Construction

The Surface Design course, taught by Celso Lima, explores perspective, volume, surfaces, and color through exercises focused on creating projects across various grids, such as direct rapport, scar, circular, and counter-exchange for tiles, reliefs, textiles, and diverse standardized structures like openwork and cobogós, flooring for hospital, urban, and transport areas, biome research, and other segments. The course will also cover the history of surface design from the 18th century onward and include the creation of prototypes and models.
Celso Lima is a visual artist, researcher, and professor of the history of design and textile technology. He was a co-curator of the 2018 exhibition "Vkhutemas: The Future in Construction" at Sesc Pompeia, co-author of the book "Vkhutemas: Drawing a Revolution," and author of the biography of Aleksei Gan in the book Constructivism. He currently works on the creation and production of textile art using various techniques and researches the history of Russian and Soviet design.

This theoretical and practical workshop, led by Lebanese architect and artist Angèle Keserwany, is open to anyone interested in exploring the world of raw earth as a medium and its potential for transformation into a building material. The workshop will take place in a single session, covering everything from theory and references on vernacular architecture to a hands-on creative exercise using earth construction techniques.

The Architecture and Urbanism Student Day, which functions as a "mini" gathering, aims to promote interaction and dialogue among students in the field, reaching a wide spectrum of schools in the region where it is held. In the São Paulo Regional, this event is conducted through workshops, panel discussions, and networking opportunities, and is offered free of charge. It takes place in strategic locations throughout the state, over a single day, with a specific theme.

Lider, a furniture brand from Minas Gerais that combines artisanal woodworking with design, was a highlight of DW! São Paulo Design Weekend 2024, presenting key releases from its new collection with scenography by creative Jacimar Ferreira da Silva at its flagship store on Alameda Gabriel Monteiro da Silva. Now, the installation—adapted by the in-house visual merchandising team led by Raquel Nogueira—will travel to the brand's stores in other Brazilian capitals, which will also host exclusive events featuring the designers behind several pieces in the new portfolio. In total, 19 products make up this first-semester collection.

Hunter Douglas, a global leader in window coverings and architectural products, is participating in the 26th edition of Campinas Decor, the largest architecture, interior design, and landscaping exhibition in the interior of São Paulo state.

In the early 20th century, the Pinheiros River in São Paulo was a destination for water sports and leisure. However, subjected to the misguided urban planning of the 1960s, the river’s winding curves were straightened to accommodate roads along its banks, leading to frequent flooding, while the river itself became polluted by industrial discharge and urban sewage. Recent city and state administrations have worked to clean the river and establish a bike path, encouraging the emergence of kiosks and a temporary floating bar. Building on this momentum, the 2024 workshop will explore ways to further revitalize this space, investigating a new relationship with the city's rivers to create public space.
The surreal contrast between modern skyscrapers, a seven-lane highway, and the river’s green banks—complete with capybaras and polluted water—creates landscapes that resemble digital montages, even inspiring art installations. Expanding on this, students will learn to leverage the power of artificial intelligence to speculate on radical new aquatic landscape infrastructures, utilizing its capacity to generate a fluid fusion of natural and built structures. Led by Carlos Bañón, an expert in artificial intelligence applied to architecture, alongside specialists in landscape design and urban infrastructure, students will learn to translate some of this virtual exuberance into built form.

The video art project "Ruínas" (Ruins) delves into the emblem of urban ruins located in the city of Limeira, SP, exploring their symbolic function in times of crisis. As material remnants of political failure, economic speculation, and social decline, these ruins become essential to contemporary cultural narratives. The project is funded by the Paulo Gustavo Law through the Ministry of Culture, with support from the Limeira City Hall via the Department of Culture.

AIM OF THE PROGRAMME

AIM OF THE PROGRAMME

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Architect Jeanne Gang explores how the horticultural practice of grafting can inspire a fresh paradigm for sustainable design.

Surface preparation is crucial in ensuring the longevity and effectiveness of coatings in construction. In fact, studies show that up to 80% of premature coating failures can be attributed to inadequate surface preparation. These failures typically manifest in the form of peeling, blistering, and cracking, which diminish a building's appearance and compromise structural integrity.

Building façades are highly visible and exposed and bear the brunt of environmental factors. Poor surface preparation has a direct impact on the long-term performance and appearance of façade finishes, which can in turn suffer from accelerated degradation, necessitating frequent maintenance and repairs.