Architects and architecture students from Latin America and Europe are invited to participate in the "Zen Lighthouse Hotel" Ideas Competition, to be developed on the shores of Lake Valle de Bravo, Mexico. The competition aims to encourage the preservation of natural resources. For more information, please consult the competition guidelines.
The 4th call for entries for the AADIPA European Award for Architectural Heritage Intervention, aimed at professionals involved in architectural heritage, opened for online registration on Monday, December 17, 2018, and will remain open until April 5, 2019.
The 8th edition of the Furniture Design Award (PREDIM) is an honor organized by the Mexican Association of Suppliers for the Wood and Furniture Industry (AMPIMM, A.C.) and the MEM Industrial expo, with the support of DI-INTEGRA and ArchDaily. The award is presented by industry specialists to students of industrial design, interior design, or architecture. It seeks to foster innovation and strengthen the connection between the student community and furniture manufacturing companies, contributing to both the development of the industry and the improvement of furniture quality nationwide.
Publications that disseminate new knowledge related to the themes addressed in the 14th BIAU in the fields of architecture, urbanism, and territory will be awarded. The prize recognizes two types of media:
• Books (both printed and digital)
• Periodicals: Magazines, newspapers, or fanzines (both printed and digital). In this case, the periodical should be registered only once, specifying the issues published during the 2024–2025 period.
An honorary award recognizing the professional trajectory of Ibero-American individuals or collectives who have made significant contributions to the field of Ibero-American architecture and urbanism.
REDBAAL, meeting the expectations of Latin American architects and following five successful editions, is now accepting entries for the Sixth Edition of the Oscar Niemeyer Award for Latin American Architecture—the ON Grand Prize—which will be presented on October 2 of this year at the Buenos Aires International Architecture Biennial.
The best of architectural production, already recognized at prestigious Latin American Biennials, will take center stage in this international competition, which serves as the "Biennial of Biennials" for Latin American architecture.
We continue to bring together our professionals and their outstanding work, which reflects diverse realities while serving as the result of highly valuable collective social efforts.
The Interceramic Architecture and Interior Design Award was launched by Interceramic 13 years ago to recognize, promote, and disseminate the values and contributions that architecture and design professionals bring to their work. The award recognizes projects that best reflect originality, composition, structure, harmony, conceptualization, and all attributes contributing to the successful execution of any architectural or interior design project.
DETAILS:
Title: London Creates 2026
Organiser: Archisource
Dates: 17th - 26th July 2026
Entry: Free
Venue: The Truman Brewery, Elys Yard, London E1 6QR
Where Calgary’s Creative Community Comes Together
Design Week Calgary is a city-wide festival celebrating the talent, creativity, and impact of Calgary’s design community. Through talks, exhibitions, workshops, installations, screenings, tours, and social events, the festival invites the public to explore how design shapes the places we live, the experiences we share, and the future of our city.
Created by designers, for designers, Design Week Calgary opens the doors to creative practice and invites everyone to participate in conversations about architecture, urbanism, fashion, interiors, technology, public art, film, sound, and the built environment.
2026 Theme: In Tune
This year’s theme, In Tune, explores the rhythms of the city around us—its sounds, spaces, people, and everyday experiences. Through diverse programming, Design Week Calgary examines how design helps us notice what is often overlooked, revealing new connections between the built world and the lives we lead.
What to Expect
* Talks and panel discussions with designers, artists, architects, and city builders
* Workshops and hands-on learning experiences
* Exhibitions, installations, and public art activations
* Film screenings and storytelling events
* Studio tours and behind-the-scenes experiences
* Networking events and community gatherings
* Opportunities to engage with Calgary’s creative industries and cultural leaders
In 2026, Barcelona will become the global epicenter of architecture as it is named the World Capital of Architecture by UNESCO and the UIA. This recognition reinforces the city's role as an urban laboratory for innovation, sustainability, and contemporary design. Against this backdrop, pursuing a master's degree in architecture in Barcelona offers an opportunity for architects and industry professionals looking to specialize and connect with the trends transforming the discipline.
The Swiss Finance & Property Group (SFP Group) invites students of architecture, urban design, landscape architecture, spatial planning, and related disciplines to participate in the Walzwerk Student Design Competition, an international ideas competition exploring the future of one of Switzerland's most distinctive former industrial sites.
Each month, Friends of Residential Treasures Los Angeles (FORT: LA) curates a new self-guided trail, inviting Angelenos to explore the city's rich architectural heritage. These immersive experiences highlight significant homes, hidden gems, and the designers who have shaped Los Angeles' built environment.
How can the mycelial structure of fungi shape the future of architecture and design? Can mycelium-based materials replace existing materials or give rise to entirely new categories and forms of industrial material production? This book brings together leading international experts to examine the potential of mycelium for resource-efficient biomaterials. From building materials to textiles, scientific, technological, and practical approaches demonstrate the new perspectives that mycelium, a living material, can offer. Essays, case studies, and interviews report on current developments, address challenges, and explore how renewable materials can be integrated into circular and sustainable design practices.
Invitation to participate in the III International Seminar on Territory, Urbanism, and Architecture Research (SIITUA III), an international event promoted by Revista U.Llaqta. The seminar is aimed at students, faculty, and researchers in architecture, urbanism, and related disciplines who wish to present their research in an academic forum with a global reach.
International architecture competition for the design of a contemporary thermal retreat located at the Blue Lagoon (Iceland). The project will serve as a tourist attraction focused on offering an immersive experience amidst water, rock, steam, and incredible landscapes.
Artificial intelligence has evolved from an emerging technology into an everyday tool. Architects and interior designers are integrating it into their workflows, shortening the time between an initial idea and its realization. In the field of visualization, AI has naturally integrated into existing tools and processes, working alongside software such as Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Enscape, or Twinmotion.
Against this backdrop, Render AI was launched over three years ago with a clear goal: to integrate into the creative process quickly and intuitively. It is an AI-powered rendering tool designed for architecture, design, and interior design firms, capable of transforming sketches, 3D models, Revit screenshots, drawings, or photographs into client-ready presentation images.
For decades, professionals have accepted an uncomfortable reality: hours spent at a desk often result in stiff backs, constant shifting, and creeping mental fatigue. While conventional ergonomic seating has sought to improve comfort through adjustable mechanisms, it has largely continued to assume that effective sitting depends on maintaining a stable posture. Growing understanding of the relationship between movement, physical well-being, and cognitive performance suggests a different approach, one in which motion becomes an integral part of the seating experience rather than something to be minimized.
Architecture often draws on the history of a place, translating local narratives into contemporary forms, materials, and spatial experiences. Located in the spa town of Bad Orb near Frankfurt, ALEA RESORT HIDEAWAY follows this approach, taking inspiration from the site's history of salt extraction.
Designed by PLAJER + FRANZ studio, the 5,200 m² hospitality project references the geometry of salt crystals through its architectural language while using lighting solutions from OLEV to shape the atmosphere of its interior spaces. In this interview, architect Alexander Plajer discusses the project's relationship to its context, the design process, and the role of lighting.