The Mayor's Office of Bogotá, through the Bogotá Urban Renewal and Development Company (ERU) and with the guidance and expertise of the Colombian Society of Architects (SCA), is launching an architectural competition to determine how the San Juan de Dios Hospital Complex (CHSJD) will be integrated with the surrounding neighborhoods and the city center, focusing on its public space and internal foundational gardens.
The Architecture Film Festival London, in its 2021 edition, addresses a variety of topics related to contemporary architecture. In particular, the role of housing—from the history of housing estates to the current global housing crisis—is a prominent theme.
The Architecture Film Festival London, in its 2021 edition, addresses a variety of topics related to contemporary architecture. Special film events include the UK premiere of The New Bauhaus (2019, dir. Alysa Nahmias), a film dedicated to the vibrant life and legacy of the artist László Moholy-Nagy.
The Architecture Film Festival London, in its 2021 edition, addresses a variety of topics related to contemporary architecture. In particular, the role of housing—from the history of housing estates to the current global housing crisis. Thus, this critical topic will provide the basis for the festival’s opening film, PUSH (2019), directed by Fredrik Gertten.
The Architecture Film Festival London is excited to present its third festival edition, which will take place from 2–27 June 2021. Since its first edition, the Architecture Film Festival London has aimed to discover and promote original ideas, conversations and art forms at the intersection of Architecture + Film. Considering the current situation in the UK and abroad, this year’s festival will be held online, offering a combination of ticketed, free and off-line content.
The festival’s International Film Competition [OPEN CALL] received over 270 submissions from 40 countries worldwide, competing for awards across six different categories. From this group, 18 shortlisted films will be featured during the festival, and awarded films will be announced in an online ceremony on June 25, 2021.
Pioneer. Innovator. Multifaceted. The Basque Institute of Architecture inaugurated an exhibition this Thursday, May 27, dedicated to the Irish architect and designer Eileen Gray. Focusing on her first and most significant work, the E.1027 house on the southern coast of France, the Institute aims to highlight the figure of this pioneer of the Modern Movement.
Heritage Day at the Association of Architects of Chile
Designated a National Monument in 2010, the National Headquarters of the Chilean Association of Architects (Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile) is a 1920 masterpiece by the prominent architect Luciano Kulczewski García. This Art Nouveau icon originally comprised two residences, each featuring a grand double-height hall illuminated by large windows, with five commercial spaces on the first floor.
The Av. Del Libertador 498 Condominium Association, through its management company WAVES ARGENTINA SRL, has commissioned the Sociedad Central de Arquitectos (SCA) to organize and launch the "Torre Prourban National Preliminary Design Competition: Perimeter Enclosure and Outdoor Spaces," with the sponsorship of the Federación Argentina de Entidades de Arquitectos (FADEA).
The third issue of Revista Pliego explores in depth the final projects from the architecture studios at the National University of La Matanza. The content is diverse, ranging from innovative technological research to new design models.
Diverse housing, affordable housing, and workforce housing are pressing needs in Portland, Maine. Recent changes in the city’s ReCode initiative have expanded the potential for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to help meet those needs.
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View of Makasiiniranta and Helsinki’s wider South Harbour area and archipelago
The City of Helsinki today announces a competition that invites proposals for the redevelopment of Makasiiniranta at South Harbour, the last old harbour area to be transformed for public use in Helsinki. The initial period for participant enrolment - intended for operators in the construction, architecture and real estate industry - covers a six-week timeframe, open until 21 June 2021, with the inclusion of a new site for the design and architecture museum as a vital aspect of the land use plan along the city’s shoreline.
Every design –big or small– begins as an idea. At IE School of Architecture and Design, we’re on the lookout for yours. We want to celebrate those flickers of creative light that shine the brightest.
Our world has shifted. Just over a year ago, campuses across the U.S. shuttered in response to a pandemic that disproportionately impacted vulnerable pockets of our population: the elderly, the disabled, those with compromised immune systems, and underserved racial and ethnic minority groups. With the pandemic as the backdrop, the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and others focused another spotlight on the racial profiling and police brutality that has pervaded society in the United States. It has jarred us awake to systemic inequities and highlighted disparities within our communities. College students were, and still are, at the forefront of a wave of people demanding justice and lasting change.
Bolsa 360°! invites you to explore every corner of this iconic corporate building, as well as the history of Chile's main stock exchange. A visit to our heritage without leaving home.
IF it is an international platform for competitions that aims to connect ideas from different areas of society in order to help transform cities and make them increasingly self-sustaining, efficient and green. We are looking for innovative ideas and new ways of thinking. In a global emergency period, it is increasingly important that we think globally. IF is the space. Here, you can try and experiment, everything is possible!
Pura Arquitectura: International Congress of Latin American Architecture takes place within the framework of Rumbo a la BIALIMA, the pre-biennial event of the Lima International Architecture Biennial - BIALIMA 2021, organized by the CAP Regional Lima.