We live in an increasingly urbanized world. Housing, hospitals, schools, and roads –the foundations of everyday life– require strong, durable materials. The AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) industry therefore relies heavily on cement, the main component in concrete, to build these elements. Yet for architects, the versatility and resistance of concrete don’t always go hand in hand with sustainability credentials. 

This event aims to examine contemporary architectural production in Guadalajara, tracing the work of key figures from Luis Barragán to the present. To this end, the event brings together the most significant established and emerging practices within Guadalajara’s architectural scene. The event will serve as the foundation for an international publication in collaboration with Jesús Vasallo, a specialized writer and professor at Rice University.

Design, Art, and Culture at Pavão 2023

Aiming to highlight the material and cultural heritage of Brazilian furniture, Galeria Teo is hosting the exhibition "Celina Decorações: Público, Indústria e Madeira," curated by Ethel Leon and Eduardo Costa, from November 8 to February 29, 2024.

The TRANSFER Architecture Video Award is an independent award, launched in 2019, to recognise the most creative and innovative short films in the field of architecture, city or landscape worldwide.

The TRANSFER Architecture Video Award is an independent prize, launched in 2019, to recognize the most creative and innovative videos in the fields of architecture, the city, and landscape internationally.

The third edition of the Paradyż Designers competition is now open for submissions with a new international scope. The competition will focus on the use of TRI-D sintered stone to create modern, innovative spaces. This year's jury will be led by Jürgen Mayer H., who together with the rest of the jury will revise the entries by designers, architects and art students in several categories concerning space designing using TRI-D sintered stones. The prizes amount to EUR 40,000 and include a trip to Salone del Mobile in Milan, all of which is organized by Polish tile manufacturer Ceramika Paradyż.

Feeding ourselves requires a colossal effort that has a greater impact than anything else we do. Observing the world through the lens of food can help us understand the interrelation between a host of factors that shape the city and influence our lives: large-scale infrastructure dedicated to mobility and transport, energy, climate change, health and the obesity epidemic, the power of major production, distribution, and retail multinationals, urbanization...

The call for academic papers for the upcoming 21st issue of rita_ journal is now open. Submissions in Spanish or Portuguese are invited from faculty, graduate students, and professionals holding a master's or doctoral degree.

The series Non-Structures presents London –and cities in general– as a spectacle of constant conflict, negotiation and flux. Capturing key moments in the life of diverse buildings, the images reveal a condition of transience, trapped as these buildings and sites are between the boundaries of architecture and ruin, planning and chance, process and product. The term Non-Structures alludes to anthropologist Marc Augé’s influential work Non-Places; this boundary condition, defined by an absence of identity, has lent its name to the series.

The 2023 Guatemala Architecture Biennial brings to the forefront the need to build a city without walls, integrating public spaces that foster a sense of belonging, unity, and identity. In this interview, the Biennial's general coordinator, Esteban Borjes Castillo, discusses the significance of this year's edition.

“The development of this book was motivated, among other factors, by the following: initially, by my own twelve-year tenure at the SCEE (School Building Construction Society), during which I had the opportunity to meet José Aracena, who passed away in 1971; subsequently, by a desire to explore the life of Gustavo Mönckeberg, father of fellow architect Hernán Mönckeberg Barros, who served as president of the SCEE from 1969 to 1970 and kindly provided me with the remnants of his father’s archive; and finally, by the goal of documenting their complete and valuable body of work—spanning residential, civil, educational, religious, and funerary architecture—while tracing the natural evolution of the masters who preceded them in the city's development.” - Alfredo Jünemann Gazmuri, 2021.

On November 15 at 7:00 PM, Arquitectura en Corto invites you to the Fundación Arquia in Madrid (Tutor, 16) for the screening of "Picapedrers: Paisajes de Basalto," a documentary produced by the Barcelona-based architecture and landscape firm scob and directed by filmmaker Kike Barberà.

“Map Room” opens on November 7
The Instituto Cervantes presents an exhibition by Spanish artist Pablo Sycet at its Rio de Janeiro headquarters

Upholstery is at the heart of every living space, providing comfort both physically and visually. It’s the basis for an interior to grow and evolve, setting the tone for a wider 360-degree landscape. To create a truly dynamic foundation, it usually takes a few different sofas or armchairs, but pairing them up to create the desired harmony between color, texture, form and function can be a challenge without experiencing them side by side in space.

Thirty guests, extensive dialogue, and a wealth of learning—now, it is time for Mariana Bunn, host of the live series Accessibility from North to South: All the Voices of Brazil, to share her personal journey with accessibility.

Concéntrico, Logroño International Festival of Architecture and Design, celebrates its tenth edition with a major transformation in which we want to visualise the future of the festival and share the learning acquired about the city by incorporating new formats, integrating audiences and meeting challenges that explore time as a factor of change in urban and social design. The new edition will be held from April 25 to May 1, 2024.

The INTERNATIONAL DOMUS AWARD RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION - 9th Edition - built projects division is event that aims to reward and highlight architectural restorations that have consciously interpreted the preservation principles shared by the scientific community, including the use of contemporary forms of expression.
The Award is open to individual designers, temporary groups, architecture-engineering studios, and construction companies that have successfully completed the submitted project.
The total prize for this edition is €13,000. Beside the money prize, the Sponsor Fassa Bortolo s.r.l. will invite the awarded professionals in Ferrara, Italy, to present their work to a wide public within the framework of the “Restoration and Cultural Heritage Days - VI edition” in March 2024 and widely published in magazines and scientific journals.