Presentation of the work of prominent Chilean architect Teodoro Fernández, recipient of the 2014 National Architecture Award, at the XXI Chile Architecture Biennial.

Presentation of the work of Rama Estudio (Ecuador) at the XXI Chile Architecture Biennial, led by its three founding architects: Carolina Rodas, Carla Chávez, and Felipe Donoso.

The School of Architecture, Art and Design at Tec de Monterrey in Guadalajara, in partnership with the Japan Foundation, invites you to the lecture "Considering the Forgotten Margins" by architect Chie Konno (TECO).
TECO is an architecture firm founded and led by Chie Konno and Rie Allison. Established in 2015, the firm is known for developing social projects that address issues affecting Japan, such as an aging population and a lack of care facilities for both the elderly and children. The firm designs solutions that act as active agents in shaping community behavior. TECO takes a holistic approach to project development; consequently, their work also encompasses interior and furniture design.

The Daylight Award 2020, a dual prize for research and architecture, is now open for nominations. The Daylight Award is a great opportunity for the global community of architects and researchers to consider and nominate their colleagues who have expertise in advancing outstanding daylight research and the unique use of daylight in architecture.

Please join us for a talk by Deborah Berke, founder of the New York-based architecture firm Deborah Berke Partners and Architecture Dean at Yale University. She will explore the firm’s human-centered approach to design at all scales and across building types.

The 1930s were a pivotal decade for British avantgarde architecture. Despite the relative paucity of modernist buildings being commissioned, by 1937 the country had, for a brief moment, become the epicentre of progressive contemporary architecture in Europe.

ShopSmart on Redchurch is an ideas competition that will explore ways that placemaking and technology can bring character, activity, community and economic success to Redchurch Street in Shoreditch, London.

International Congress World Urban Parks 2019 takes place on the 18-20th of October in Kazan. The congress is organized by the international association World Urban Parks, the government of the Tatarstan Republic and supported by the Ministry of Construction of The Russian Federation. For the first time, the international congress World Urban Parks was held in 2015 in Ponte de Lima, Portugal. Every year the event attracts more and more people. In 2018 the congress was held in Melbourne, Australia, and there were more than 700 delegates, who represented parks and social spaces of more than 50 countries.

On October 5th, the Associated Project "Caixas de Boxe / Boxing Boxes" of the Lisbon Architecture Triennale will be inaugurated in the Portugal Novo District (Bairro Azul) in Olaias.

Boxing Boxes is an architectural installation that explores the different physical practices of boxing. The structure aims, in addition to encouraging the practice of sports in public space, to create a tool for spatial and civic activation.

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TRANSPARENCY: ON NATURE AND THE OUTDOORS.

HOUSE IN FOREST is pleased to announce its 6th annual international design competition: House In Forest 2020 - Wooden House. The competition is designed to challenge and seek creativity with ideas and concepts in architectural design, as well as landscape design and site planning. The aim of this competition is to promote our ideas of protecting the forest and its environment, as well as focusing on urban design problems, while simultaneously raising awareness of sustainability.

A special night to support DOCOMOMO US/New York Tri-State, honor the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice for the renovation of its landmark building, and celebrate the legacies of Kevin Roche and Dan Kiley.

The Portfolio Cycle continues at Simbiotika/Archmotion, a lecture series featuring "Made In Talca" firms and initiatives developed over the last few years in the Maule region and abroad.

The objective of this competition is to generate a conceptual proposal for a circus for acrobats and trapeze artists located at Plaza Dr. Escudero in the Parque Saavedra neighborhood of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.

São Paulo, like other global metropolises, faces significant challenges in managing its water resources, including diffuse urban water pollution and flooding—consequences of an accelerated urbanization process that often overlooks the biophysical potential of its natural landscapes.
In this context, Green Infrastructure is recognized as a landscape design method capable of mitigating and treating water pollutants through the creation of multifunctional landscapes. These integrate Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) for ecological source-control management and adapt gray infrastructure to the hydrological cycle, while simultaneously reducing flood risks, providing opportunities for the revitalization of urban watercourses, and delivering additional ecosystem services to society.

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The nexus between architecture and installation art has long been a topic worthy of exploration. Installation transforms space and interacts with the audience; it must be designed, constructed and installed and therefore relies on architectural components.

The Ibero-American Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism (BIAU) is an initiative of the Government of Spain in collaboration with various Ibero-American institutions. After ten editions, it has established itself as a key reference for understanding the current state and future prospects of architecture and urbanism within the Ibero-American community.

From the author of Soviet Bus Stops, an underground trip through the Soviet Metro