Open Call for Design Competition for Static Illumination & Beautification of Howrah Bridge and adjoining areas, Kolkata
The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata, formerly known as the Kolkata Port Trust, stands as a historic riverine port in Kolkata, India, boasting an illustrious legacy of more than 150 years. Positioned approximately 203 kilometers (126 miles) inland from the sea, this port, graced with two distinct dock systems, holds the honor of being India's oldest operational port. As one of the pivotal 13 major ports in India, it serves as the vital gateway to the Eastern region of the country. Notably, the Kolkata Port also bears the responsibility of stewarding the iconic Howrah Bridge. This bridge, which evolved from a Pontoon Bridge to the New Howrah Bridge commissioned in February 1943, is a testament to engineering prowess. In honor of the renowned Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore, the bridge was renamed Rabindra Setu on June 14, 1965. Noteworthy for its architectural marvel, the bridge once stood as the world's third-longest cantilever bridge during its construction and continues to hold the distinction of being the sixth-longest of its kind worldwide.
As indicated by the second word in its name “Sabbiadoro” – literally “Golden Sand” – the italian town of Lignano is characterised by its expansive shoreline featuring sandy beaches with a shiny hue. Famous for its crystal clear waters and evergreen pinewood forests, every season thousands of tourists from all over the world come to this renowned summer getaway.
For the second time at Frieze Masters—one of the most exclusive and significant global events—Galeria MaPa, founded by Marcelo Palotta, arrives with a heightened sense of responsibility. During the gallery's previous participation, the program earned MaPa the title of best curatorial project from the prestigious portal Art News.
Construction administration processes can pose significant challenges to project productivity. The processing of submittals and requests for information (RFIs—a necessary part of the project lifecycle) is a tedious and time-consuming task for most project teams. In the case of larger projects, teams can be flooded with thousands of submittals and hundreds of RFIs.
The AEC industry is moving at a lightning-quick pace, requiring architects and engineers to quickly process and resolve RFIs and submittals to maintain their tight deadlines and keep costs within budget, which poses an ever-present challenge for teams.
Mariana Bunn will be in conversation with architect Fernando Perea
Mariana Bunn, of Mariana Bunn Arquitetura e Acessibilidade, will be in conversation with Fernando Perea this coming Sunday, October 8, as part of her series, "Accessibility from North to South: All the Voices of Brazil."
ARQUISUR is an association of public schools and faculties of architecture in South America aimed at building an expanded academic space for educational, scientific, technological, and cultural cooperation within the field of architecture. Since its founding in 1992, ARQUISUR has been deeply rooted in university reformist thought, driving initiatives to promote essential university missions: teaching, research, and outreach.
The Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF) returns to Toronto, delivering a captivating cinematic experience that celebrates the world of architecture and design. With an impressive line-up of films and programming, ADFF invites audiences to explore the vibrant landscape of architecture and design, where visionary concepts, sustainable solutions, cultural narratives, and personal journeys converge. ADFF:TORONTO runs at the TIFF Lightbox, November 1-4.
Ancient stepwell in India. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock.
The World Monuments Summit brings together World Monuments Fund’s (WMF) global team of experts, supporters, partners, thought leaders, and guests for a series of discussions on heritage preservation at Rockefeller Center in New York City, home to WMF’s headquarters.
PLAYING MODELS aims to address the fundamental conceptual and technological shifts that AI and computational storytelling instruments have introduced to design and engineering disciplines and how they are transforming millennia-old traditions of architecture and design thinking. This conference is at the vanguard of artificial intelligence and design and aims to produce reliable and valid data about implementing new technologies in architectural design practice. The purpose of the conference is to compile experiences in implementing AI and computational storytelling instruments to create models of architectural design. The conference is intended to bring together researchers, practitioners, philosophers, and theorists across multiple disciplines to discuss new paradigms of architectural thinking and production.
The Claude Parent Archives and The Front are pleased to announce the opening of Claude Parent - Architectural Fictions on October 14, 2023 from 6-9pm, at The Front, 2207 N. Broadway in Los Angeles. This will also be a rare opportunity for collectors and architects to view and acquire Claude Parent’s visionary drawings before they are returned to the archive in Paris in November of this year.
“Gaetano Rapisardi Architetto 1893-1988” [“Gaetano Rapisardi Architect 1893-1988”] edited by Clementina Barucci and Marco Falsetti, published by Campisano Editore, will be presented Monday 16th of October at the Accademia Nazionale di San Luca in Rome.
