On Thursday, July 30, at 6:00 PM, Cosentino City Barcelona and ArquinFAD invite you to discover the finalist projects of the 2020 FAD International Awards, presented directly by their authors.

The recent health pandemic and resulting economic crisis have revealed deep socio-economic inequalities. Architects Akil Scafe-Smith and Gameli Ladzekpo from Resolve Collective and interdisciplinary designer Yinka Ilori discuss collaboration, social engagement and creating inclusive public realm spaces.

Saratov is a city located in the southeastern European portion of Russia, and a major cultural and economic centre of the Volga region. This open international competition will determine the best concept for integrated development of 5 sites in the central part of the city: the former Saratov-Tsentralny (Saratov-Central) Airport, the Park Pobedy (Victory Park) Memorial Complex on Sokolovaya Gora, Zeleny Island, Glebuchev Ovrag (Glebuchev Ravine) and the Pokrovskie Peski (Pokrovsky Sands) Island.

The Committee for the Protection of Yerevan’s Heritage has organized an idea competition for the urban revitalization of the District 33 in Yerevan, Armenia, to find alternative approaches to this valuable historic urban area.

Over the course of its history, this iconic structure has undergone several design changes to deter and prevent suicides. Most recently, a Task Force worked for more than a year to provide recommendations for a more effective, permanent solution to this ongoing and challenging problem.

As part of its annual Architecture Residency Program, the Steven Myron Holl Foundation and 'T' Space offers a Virtual Public Lecture Series, featuring practicing architects, scholars, and esteemed art professionals.

Min Peniche, creative director of Arkham Projects, will be in conversation with Juhani Pallasmaa to discuss the future of architecture and how it resonates with topics explored decades ago. The discussion will examine the similarities and differences between past and present thinking, architecture, and humanism.

Caracas is not only thought about by those who walk its streets daily, participate in its activities, or simply contemplate it from their windows. Those who have chosen to reside in distant latitudes or opposite time zones also keep it in mind, and in some way, it has become part of their new daily routines.

Description via Amazon. In a series of fascinating tales, Gene Kohn explains how he helped build one of the most successful architecture firms in the world, offering inspiring lessons on business leadership and design innovation that can be applied to many fields.

Architectural legibility requires both visual clarities of a building’s appearance such that its formal, spatial, and material compositions can be comprehended, as well as a certain clarity of its social, cultural, and political histories. While the term legibility carries a connotation of conclusiveness or objective qualifications, legibility in architecture is most often inconclusive and unresolved. Such unresolved legibility is particularly visible in houses, which are the source of inquiry in this project. This project proposes new understandings and interpretations of American residential architecture by investigating and graphically illustrating the forms, spaces, and histories of ten residential types.

Institute of Architects Pakistan-Karachi Chapter (IAP-KC) and the Board of Architectural Education (BAE-IAP) are excited to announce the webinar series, “Rethinking Architectural Education in South Asia” to be held every Saturday, 5pm PKT (+5 GMT), starting 18th July - 08th August, 2020.

New Investigations in Collective Form presents a group of design experiments by the design-research office The Open Workshop, that test how architecture can empower the diverse voices that make up the public realm and the environments in which they exist.

The 1st Biennial International Conference on Acoustics and Vibration (ANV 2020), will be held Online, at 23 – 24 November 2020. The Conference is organized by The Vibration and Acoustics Laboratory (VibrasticLab), Engineering Physics Department, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Surabaya, Indonesia. The theme of the Conference is “Sound of Indonesia” and will be held Online. The aim of the conference is to bring together students, scientists, and engineers who are involved in research and development of technology related to acoustics, vibration, and its application.

It takes more than creativity to create exceptional designs. Effective collaboration is an essential element in any successful project, as well as in day-to-day business. Using the right tools can help architects and designers overcome project obstacles and elevate their designs. Real-time rendering tool Enscape has introduced a collaborative issue-tracking feature, aptly named Collaborative Annotation, in their latest software version 2.8. This new feature promises to provide architects and designers with a more collaborative workflow.

Tuesday, July 21, at 8:00 PM: João Whitaker is the guest for the next Meia Hora com o BrCidades. Whitaker, a professor at FAUUSP and former Municipal Secretary of Housing for São Paulo, will discuss housing and the right to the city with Paolo Colosso and Tainá de Paula.

Social Urbanism is an urban intervention strategy created in Medellín that was fundamental in transforming the social reality of the city's impoverished neighborhoods. Brazil already has a success story in Recife: the Compaz (Community Centers for Peace). Drawing on these experiences and with the support of professors from Eafit Urban, the postgraduate program launched by Insper, Itaú Cultural, and Arq.Futuro aims to train managers capable of addressing the complex reality of vulnerable urban centers in Brazil.

The course brings together leading architectural photographers and their contributions across three historical periods: pioneers (1826–1900), modernists (1900–1950), and contemporaries (1950–present).

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