The Richard H. Driehaus Architecture Competition is an international contest aimed at promoting the practice of architecture and urbanism that preserves and continues local traditions, contributing to the creation of a more beautiful, coherent, sustainable, and socially inclusive urban structure.

In 1926, Walter Gropius presented a housing density diagram that calculated the spacing between buildings in proportion to their height, ensuring that each housing block would receive an appropriate amount of light. Shortly thereafter, in 1931, Adams, Lewis, and Orton argued that the beauty of the Manhattan skyline was due to the 'mass effect': a collection of buildings of varying heights, forms, and facades located in close proximity to one another (Koolhaas, 1994).

According to some Latin definitions, "to speculate" means "to observe from a height," and a "speculator" can mean a spy or an explorer. In both cases, the speculator is capable of seeing ahead—someone who observes what is happening and concludes the probable scenarios that may result. Speculation, then, is an observation laden with accumulated knowledge that allows for a serious reading of possibilities, thereby anticipating what might occur.

Beyond the romantic content often ascribed to its political-social aspect, resistance is an ambivalent condition. Because it depends on an external entity, it is not an autonomous condition; that is, it only appears in relation to an outside. It does not exist without something to resist. It is an opposition to forces that, as such, implies taking a stance from which that opposition is exercised. Thus, there can be resistance to aspects as disparate as the status quo or change.

In this session, we want to discuss how to find a job if you know BIM. The event will be led by Rafael González del Castillo, Director of Editeca and instructor for various courses and modules in our BIM Master's program.

This third volume in the Compendium ARQ series is dedicated to buildings that shape the city, contributing to urban quality of life. The goal is to highlight projects that do not shy away from the complexities of the urban condition—from civic demands to those of the real estate market—but rather understand them as part of the richness to which architecture must contribute. In this sense, we aim to highlight what we see as a new attitude in architectural practice in Chile, characterized by a commitment to complexity and requirements external to the profession, moving away from an interest in self-referential architectures associated with unique commissions in locations exempt from the tensions of the contemporary city.

Over sixty years of professional practice, the firm founded by Abraham Senerman Lamas has amassed more than three million square meters of built space. Nevertheless, very little has been written about their work to date.
This prolific body of work—comprising over 200 designed and built projects, previously unpublished—is brought to light in this publication. Yet, this is not merely a retrospective. Instead, it is an account that signals the next steps for this notable architecture firm. As the title of this monograph suggests, ASL Arquitectos continues to develop.

In August 1981, the Italian architect, historian, and critic Manfredo Tafuri visited the cities of Buenos Aires and Rosario in Argentina, marking his only visit to Latin America. This book presents the conversations, interviews, and lectures Tafuri gave during his visit; among other topics, they discuss the role of criticism, his work in Venice, and even his historical research methods. Additionally, the book includes a series of texts by a group of Argentine scholars close to Tafuri, who reconstruct the political, social, and intellectual context of his visit and analyze his work and legacy.

Emergencies strike suddenly and without warning. They level cities to the ground and tear down buildings as though they were made of sand. In almost no time at all everything is destroyed and all that remains is the realisation that you have to get up and start all over again from scratch.
In recent years the occurrence of deluges and flooding have increased dramatically. Analogously, conflicts and financial crises persist and lead to the development of serious humanitarian emergencies which put the lives of millions of people at risk. Resolving an emergency of any kind means re-establishing peace and security. The crisis must be dealt with in a timely and coordinated manner that includes reception, sensibility, and awareness. What we are looking for, therefore, is the design of a structure that will house an EOC (Emergency Operations Center) and that can help to facilitate the humanitarian operations of international organisations, allowing them to act with the utmost efficiency. The EOC structure is intended to be a model which supports the countless humanitarian initiatives that international organisations implement in an effort to create a better world.
Architects, students, designers from all the world in individual participation or with a team having at least 1 members under 35.

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Land Art Generator Initiative and Burning Man Project have partnered to launch a multi-disciplinary design challenge—LAGI 2020 Fly Ranch—that will create the foundational infrastructure of Fly Ranch. The project is open to everyone everywhere and seeks creative solutions to systems of energy, water, food, shelter, and regeneration. You are invited to propose your regenerative artwork in this unique and stunning landscape. In 2021 selected design teams will be provided with an honorarium grant for the purpose of building a functional prototype on site.

Architecture can seem complicated, mysterious or even ill-defined, especially to a student being introduced to architectural ideas for the first time. One way to approach architecture is simply as the design of human environments. When we consider architecture in this way, there is a good place to start – ourselves. Our engagement in our environment has shaped the way we think which we, in turn, use to then shape that environment. It is from this foundation that we produce meaning, make sense of our surroundings, structure relationships and even frame more complex and abstract ideas. This is the start of architectural design.

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Organized by the American Institute of Architects’ Committee on the Environment Los Angeles (COTE LA) the third 2°C Symposium on Climate Change builds on Mayor’s Garcetti proposed LA City Green New Deal with actionable solutions in the Building and Urban Scales, supported by LA-grown NASA’s JPL findings. The day-long 2°C Symposium on Climate Change returns for the third year to DWP’s John Ferraro Building, Friday, February 7th, 2020.

On February 11, join d.talks for a conversation about storytelling and inclusion. At Let’s Talk About . . . Togetherness, our guest speakers will highlight the importance of stories in community building: Passed down over time, stories help shape people’s relationship to a place, to build community upon understanding and empathy . . . but, What happens when stories go missing, and some perspectives remain under the radar?

The Center for Architecture is now accepting applications for the 2020 Arnold W. Brunner Grant. This grant is awarded to mid-career architects for advanced study in any area of architectural investigation that will contribute to the knowledge, teaching, or practice of the art and science of architecture. The proposed investigation is to result in a publicly available written work, design project, research paper, or other form of presentation to be offered at the Center for Architecture. Previous topics of research have ranged from the impact of American architects on Cuba’s historic built environment to the importance of public restrooms in creating greater social equity. Projects are judged based on their engagement with contemporary local and global architectural issues and the usefulness of the research’s product.

A3/Archives of African Architecture and the Aga Khan Documentation Center, MIT Libraries are looking for people who are able to bring the general public in Africa and beyond to a mainstream understanding of architecture and its relation to culture through writing about built heritage. The recipients of this award will join the A3 – Archnet team in this project, starting with a fully funded weeklong trip to Boston, Massachusetts to work with the staff of the Aga Khan Documentation Center, MIT Libraries, to build a database on African Architecture.

Privatisation of public land is a growing phenomenon in cities such as London. More and more communal spaces are being sold to public bodies or developers, resulting in them becoming the primary makers of modern cities. This transformation has been giving rise to privately owned public spaces (POPS), a term to describe spaces open to the public, formed from deals between the city and the developer in return for zoning concessions. The areas around King’s Cross current development is one of the 50 POPSs in Central London.

From the beginning of time human as a species dream, dream about better safety, better food and best roof over their head. These dreams which transferred to reality by some enthusiasts in humans from time to time, make us different, make us what we are now. 

Students are the backbone of any society or nation. A nation’s progress is dependent on how much is the young generation educated. India is fortunate that more than 60% of its total population of the country consists young people and most of them are the students.