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Call for Papers: SIITUA III (International Seminar on Research in Territory, Urbanism, and Architecture)

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.

World Architecture Competitions: Iceland Bathhouse

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.

Movement as a Design Principle for Workplace Seating

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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.

From Salt Extraction to Architecture: A Journey Through History

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ALEA RESORT HIDEAWAY / Lighting by OLEV / PLAJER + FRANZ. Image © Ken Schluchtmann - diephotodesigner.de

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.

Jabal Umm Nuthaylah International Site Design Ideas Competition

Jabal Umm Nuthaylah International Site Design Ideas Competition invites architects, landscape architects, and urban designers worldwide to reimagine one of Madinah's most striking volcanic landmarks.

New Life for Old Spaces: Buildner Reveals Re-Form Winners as Edition 3 Opens

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Buildner has announced the results of its Re-Form: New Life for Old Spaces, second edition, an international ideas competition examining the adaptive reuse of small-scale existing buildings. The competition invited architects and designers to propose transformations of used, abandoned, or overlooked structures with an approximate footprint of 250 square meters, located anywhere in the world. With no fixed site or program, participants were encouraged to explore alternatives to demolition and new construction through reuse strategies grounded in contemporary social and environmental concerns.

Call for entries open for the third edition of the ON Prize: Oscar Niemeyer Award for Latin American Architecture

The Oscar Niemeyer Award for Latin American Architecture, or ON Award, was established as an initiative of the Latin American Architecture Biennials Network (REDBAAL), founded in Quito through a constitutive act signed on November 23, 2012, during the XVIII Pan-American Architecture Biennial of Quito (BAQ 2012).

Media Architecture Biennale 2020 in Amsterdam

At the Media Architecture Biennale 2020 in Amsterdam and Utrecht, we invite architects, designers, artists, researchers, engineers, educators, policy makers and industry professionals to share new ideas, explorations and critiques of how technology and digital media can bring out livable and sustainable city environments with vibrant public spaces.

Master's Degree in Comprehensive Projects, Quito Uisek

The development of architecture and construction increasingly demands that professionals address the needs of society with a global and interdisciplinary vision.

Exhibition 'Joaquín Vaquero Palacios: The Beauty of the Colossal. Asturias, 1954-1980' at the ICO Museum

Architect, painter, and sculptor Joaquín Vaquero Palacios (Oviedo, 1900–Madrid, 1998) was a total creator who approached the creative process holistically. The exhibition 'Joaquín Vaquero Palacios: The Beauty of the Colossal. Asturias, 1954-1980' at the Museo ICO focuses on the work he realized through a 30-year collaboration with Hidroeléctrica del Cantábrico, resulting in five Asturian power plants conceived as total works of art.

Architects and Families Unite to Build Social Housing in Peru: CITIES [in] VISIBLE

Placing five low-income families from a settlement in southern Lima, Peru, at the center of local and global design. That is the vision behind CIUDADES [en] VISIBLE.

CIUDADES [en] VISIBLE will be the flagship competition of MUTUO, and this is its pilot edition. MUTUO is a collaborative project dedicated to the dream of decent housing, founded in 2016 by Mar Layseca and Sebastian Paredes Smith, both architects who graduated from the School of Architecture of the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas.

The competition focuses on designing homes for five low-income families within the 3 de Diciembre settlement in Lurín. The Acarraz, Huamán, López, Salazar, and Teccse families will be the protagonists of this architectural challenge.

CINECOAR. Film and Architecture Series: Contemporary Prophecies

The eighth edition of the CINECOAR Film and Architecture Cycle is taking place, organized by the Fundación Cultural de Arquitectos de La Rioja in collaboration with the Filmoteca Rafael Azcona. As in previous editions, we aim to examine various themes related to the city and our role as citizens.

III International Forum on Urban Interventions 2018 / Lima

The 3rd International Forum on Urban Interventions: Public Space: From Citizen Action to Urban Policy is one of Latin America's most significant events focused on public space and urban interventions. It brings together citizens, collectives, academics, public officials, business leaders, and international activist networks dedicated to reclaiming public space and its usage, ultimately contributing to an improved quality of life in cities.

UAM Design: Workshops, conferences, forum, panels, and seminar

Throughout 2018, World Design Capital CDMX has presented a program divided into formal events, as well as a local agenda featuring academic activities such as the Inter-University Circuit, which aims to foster academic interaction and create a collaborative platform among universities, schools, and design educational institutions throughout the year.

7th National Congress of Heritage Communities: 'The Resistance of the Territory'

Under the theme "The Resistance of the Territory," the 7th Congress of Heritage Communities will take place on June 15, 16, and 17, 2018. This event invites organizations mobilized for the defense and development of cultural and natural heritage from across the country to gather at this Congress, coordinated by the AntofaPatrimonial Sociocultural Collective.

Registration is now open for the course in Florianópolis – International Contemporary Architecture

Registration Open: International Contemporary Architecture Course in Florianópolis

Lecture "Mass timber skyscraper: the timber revolution reaches industrial architecture"

The construction of timber buildings will be the subject of a meeting at the Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP) next Friday (March 23), from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM. Open to the public, the "Wooden Skyscrapers" event will feature international architects Andrew Waugh (England), Cazu Zegers (Chile), and Wolfgang Winter (Austria).

'Designing the City', a talk by Pez Estudio at MINI Hub

MINI Hub, MINI's space for innovation and urban culture in Madrid, resumes its programming in 2018 by addressing the theme of creativity applied to architecture and urbanism. The session will be led by members of the Pez Estudio team, a creative cell of architects formed in 2006 that has not only held exhibitions, lectures, and workshops at artistic and educational institutions throughout Spain, but also across Europe, North America, and Latin America.