The Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) of NACTO and Lemoine Editores have announced that the Spanish translation of the Global Street Design Guide is now available. Originally published by the GDCI under the Island Press imprint in 2016 with funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the guide was translated into Spanish with the support of the Mayor's Office of Bogotá, Colombia, through the District Secretariat of Mobility.

Metsä Wood’s Hybrid City initiative is searching for ways to make construction more sustainable while maintaining efficiency using current building methods. Improving sustainability is imperative: construction alone uses 50% of the world’s resources. However, the transition will only happen if construction companies can maintain efficiency. The world needs a Plan B.

This event is postponed until further notice.

With Coventry designated as the UK City of Culture for 2021, and with many of its post-war architectural masterpieces under threat of redevelopment or destruction, printmaker Paul Catherall thought this was a timely chance to create a body of work that reflected on the unique beauty of his hometown.

TerraBrasil 2020 will be held in the southern region of the country for the first time.

Portobello, a leader in ceramic tile retail, is hosting the third and largest edition of its Archtrends Summit content forum through its trends and reference platform, Archtrends, on March 9 and 10. The event takes place in parallel with Expo Revestir and will feature prominent figures in design, architecture, and other creative fields. It will be held at Um Rooftop, a new event space designed by architect Ruy Ohtake.

A partir do Centro is a cultural project consisting of a series of debates, workshops, interviews, and an exhibition. It will take place in cultural venues in downtown Vitória, aiming to promote the appreciation of both memory and the future. The opening event will be held on March 12 at 7:00 PM at the Palácio Sônia Cabral, featuring architect and urban planner Paulo Archias Mendes da Rocha as the keynote speaker.
The project will address contemporary urban themes through a cross-disciplinary approach, using the historic center of Vitória, ES, as its starting point. Among the scheduled events are three debates on March 25, 26, and 27 at 7:00 PM at the Sesc Glória Cultural Center, with workshops and an exhibition planned for May.

The 8th edition of the Timber Chair Final Degree Project (PFC) Competition awards the final degree project that, through its quality, innovation, originality, or creativity, highlights the use of timber and sustainability in an architectural project.

Festival Castro Abierto announces its second edition for March 28 and 29. This free cultural event in the Chiloé archipelago aims to become a benchmark for the mediation and dissemination of architecture, landscape, and heritage, with the goal of promoting community participation in the construction of their environments.

The Wind Pavilion is a space covered by over 500 square meters of lightweight fabric that moves in response to wind generated by various fans, controlled by an Arduino digital system.

The 2020 UK Passivhaus Awards are free to enter for all certified Passivhaus & EnerPHit schemes that not only have architectural ambition but can also prove their impeccable eco credentials. We’re looking for ground-breaking schemes that will prove the Standard can tackle the climate crisis and create healthy environments.

This progressive competition is being led by the McEwen School of Architecture (MSoA) in collaboration with the Greater Sudbury community. It is a competition that offers the opportunity for entrants to think creatively about a city’s complete urban core. The goal of the Urban Design Ideas Competition is to explore a wide range of options and opportunities for the evolution of the city’s urban core and to ultimately set out urban design principles, that will guide its future development.

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The Open International Competition for the Development of a Master Plan for the Territory Adjacent to the Samara Arena (total area: 360 hectares) was announced on 26 February at the TASS information agency (the major Russian news agency) in Moscow.

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The Multi Comfort Student Contest is an international competition based on the principles of Saint-Gobain's Multi Comfort Program. It was organized for the first time in 2004 by Saint-Gobain Isover in Serbia and became an international event in 2005. Today, it attracts more than 2,200 students in 35 countries.

Description via Amazon. Guide map to Modernist architecture across San Francisco and the Bay Area. This two-sided folded map with original photography by Jason Woods is edited by Mitchell Schwarzer, Professor at California College of the Arts, and author of numerous books about architecture. The guide features over fifty influential examples of Modernist and Brutalist architecture from Berkeley and Oakland to Palo Alto and San Mateo. Details for individual buildings are supported by an introduction to Modernism in the Bay Area by Schwarzer. Architects featured include Vernon de Mars, Beverley Thorne, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, Pier Luigi Nervi, Mario Ciampi, Kevin Roche and John Dinkeloo and many others.

Throughout its history, the Taller Max Cetto has been characterized by its rich reflection on and development of architectural and artistic thought. Various activities take place within the framework of the Taller, including the "Viernes del Cetto" program, which features lectures by prominent professionals. Past editions have included architects and firms such as Jorge Ambrosi, Oscar Hagerman, Tatiana Bilbao, Frida Escobedo, Benjamín Romano, Palma MX, Michel Rojkind, Isaac Broid, and many others.

As part of its outreach activities, Empresas Melón is organizing this competition to invite individuals over the age of 18 residing in Chile—who are not currently or formerly affiliated with any of the company's divisions—to participate in the creation of a logo for the product "FullColor," in accordance with these terms and conditions.

Architectural rendering and visualization have become crucial tools in the art of communication. From client presentations to internal design reviews, showing your 3D models in lifelike, beautiful environments can convey both practical information about the project’s development, as well as the feeling and experience of a space.

Estonian Centre for Architecture announces the curatorial competition for the 6th international Tallinn Architecture Biennale (TAB) 2021. Tallinn Architecture Biennale (TAB) is an international architecture festival which addresses relevant issues in architecture and delves into the present and the future of the field. TAB is intended for both experienced and young architects as well as members of the general public interested in architecture.