Architects and designers often struggle with questions such as how to win more work, how to leave behind unprofitable, ineffective marketing methods, how to level up their design firm, and to say yes to more fulfilling work, and more. One way of facing these challenges is through continuing education and training.
IE University's free online sessions of their Business of Design series feature outstanding guest speakers with tips to enable architects and designers to become better managers, business developers, and entrepreneurs.
The Saint-Gobain Group, a global leader in construction solutions, and the Brazilian Association of Architectural Offices (AsBEA) will host the 9th edition of the Saint-Gobain AsBEA Architecture Award on October 25 at 7:30 PM. The awards ceremony, which will be broadcast online, aims to recognize innovative architectural projects that combine comfort and sustainability, encouraging clean technologies and processes that prioritize the environment.
#XFORMAS of Doing Architecture (#XFORMAS de Hacer Arquitectura) seems to be as diverse and flexible as the project about which it is written, a project designed under self-imposed rules based on personal questions from its creators, Nicolás Valencia, Fabiola González, and Yair Estay.
Architectural projects have been growing in complexity at an exponential pace while delivery times have shortened. In response to these demands, specialized visualization studios have become essential to architects and firms with high demands and tight deadlines. Brick Visual, the Budapest-based high-end visualization studio, reflects on its 10 years in the industry and the current state of architectural visualization.
Brick Visualwas founded in 2012 by a few ambitious young professionals whose dream was to create visuals for the most reputed architecture firms around the globe. From a small downtown apartment in Budapest, the handful of visualizers worked to address the needs of its clients while building a culture of innovation and artistic excellence. Since then, the small Hungarian collective transitioned into an international team of nearly 100 experts, who are based in their loft headquarters in Budapest, and satellite offices in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and Verona, Italy.
Fabián Barros, an architect, academic, and Ph.D. in Advanced Architectural Projects, will lead the upcoming Atravieso Urbano—a walking tour organized by the Universidad Finis Terrae School of Architecture in partnership with the Nuestro Centro association—which explores the cultural, urban, and historical significance of the neighborhood.
The 4th Art, City, and Urbanities Meeting proposes a dialogue with the concepts of "borders" and "confluences" to foster reflection on the current urgencies and emergencies of art within urban space and the context of the geopolitical dynamics involving Brazil's North and Northeast regions. In doing so, we ask: what can we learn about urban contexts when we bring such diverse regions together? We know that, despite their diversity, cities face similar challenges. Political, economic, and environmental divisions increasingly reinforce separations, privileges, and dynamics of marginalization. Such conditions delineate and reinforce borders beyond the geographical, affecting the quality of life for humans and more-than-humans, as well as prospects for a collective future.
Following the warm reception of the first "The Value of Design" forum last year, the IBERO Design Department is once again presenting its second edition on October 26 and 27, 2022. Design is a discipline that significantly contributes to creating healthier, safer, and happier environments for people through products, services, and experiences that foster social well-being.
What Design Can Do México GNP 2022 returns to Mexico City with plenty of surprises in store: the event announces a new festival at the Colegio de San Ildefonso, the opening of the call for entries for its new "Make it Circular!" Challenge, and the "Make it Circular!" exhibition at the Franz Mayer Museum.
Dobrich is a city in the eastern part of Bulgaria, situated in the Eastern part of Europe. A city with a population of about 80,000 people, it aspires to building a central urban environment of modern, global standards. Pleasant, comfortable, safe and attractive, it prides itself in involving its citizens in defining its vision for development.
The transformation process must take into consideration not only the economic, social and cultural realities, but also the unique historical past and traditions of the city. Specific “urban heritage” must be the starting point for the development of an urban policy. By transforming the city we are indirectly transforming the lives of its citizens, and this is a process in which they cannot be indifferent.
This course is designed for participants to discuss and analyze the sustainability of building materials through a practical, interdisciplinary approach that combines social and environmental analysis. We focus on the production processes of local building materials that utilize both traditional and contemporary techniques.
The Butrint National Park Visitor Center International Design Competition is a global search for a dedicated and gifted architectural team to design a new visitor center for Butrint National Park, an exceptional UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS) on Albania’s Ionian coastline.
Prizes: First Prize: An $8,000 scholarship to Norwich University ($2,000 per year for four years) Second Prize: A $4,000 scholarship to Norwich University ($1,000 per year for four years) Complete Entry Submission: A $2,000 scholarship to Norwich University ($500 per year for four years)
ADF (NPO Aoyama Design Forum) is a non-profit organization established in Japan in 2009. We aim to train and improve the status of designers worldwide.
Jinan Cultural Sport and Archives, Public Center, Muchuan Xu, Minxi Cai, Xin Yan, Jingyi Zhao, Qijun Lu, Shangzhao Yang, Xiaofeng Li, Zhongning Zhang, Guanbao Ye / Vantree Design / . Image Courtesy of A' Design Award & Competition
The A' Design Awards - the world's leading annual international juried design competition - were established to promote and recognize the best design work in all countries and in all creative disciplines. The Award has 100 main categories, including Architecture, Building and Structure Design,Interior Space and Exhibition Design, and Furniture Design, in addition to others related to the world of Lighting, Landscape, Building Materials, and some "Super Categories" such as Good Industrial Design, Good Architectural Design, and more. Next year's edition is now open for entries; designers can register their submissions here.
A course shaped by journeys. The city is a space for constructing knowledge, and walking serves as the tool for a critical analysis of its conditions of existence. Cultural heritage is, above all, how we live, socialize, navigate, and think over time; it is about how we engage with what exists and what we produce for the future. Through four routes across different neighborhoods in São Paulo, the classes seek to deepen the analysis of the city through the lens of cultural heritage and explore the development of routes as a tool for inquiry. Cultural references, urban heritage, daily uses, the obsolete, politics, and the fetishization of cultural heritage will be the guiding themes of the activities.
