The TRANSFER Architecture Video Award is an independent award, to be launched in 2019, to recognise the most creative and innovative short films in the field of architecture, city and landscape worldwide.

Video is becoming increasingly instrumental in analysing architecture and the human environment, and is directly related to the digital networks that underpin contemporary communication.

The Fundació Mies van der Rohe, together with BOZAR and UNINA, promotes the European project Artists in Architecture. Re-activating Modern European Houses. An initiative that aims to promote collaboration between artists, architects, students, professionals in the field of heritage and the public in general and at the same time opens an intergenerational and interdisciplinary dialogue that helps to define a contemporary vision and the future approach to conservation, restoration and reuse of a heritage as delicate and at risk as the single-family home.

We are calling for entries from now for final submission on May 16th, 2019, for projects that respond to the following themes:

The School of Architecture at Universidad Finis Terrae hosts monthly "Atraviesos Urbanos" (Urban Crossings), thematic tours of Santiago led by architects. This edition, titled "Paseo Bulnes: Tracing Our Civic History," will be led by architect Andrés Echeverría.

New Publics: Contemporary Architecture and the Public Sphere in Turkey

Arch Moscow, 15-19 May, 2019

The rapidly expanding urban context and real estate development activities in Turkey in the 21st century generated a series of important public buildings for culture, education, sports and public space with distinctive and exemplary architecture. This architecture is the focus of an exhibition entitled “New Publics: Contemporary Architecture and the Public Sphere in Turkey” to take place at the Arch Moscow 2019 XXIV International Exhibition of Architecture and Design to be held from 15 to 19 of May, 2019 at the exhibition hall “Manege”, on Manege Square in Moscow, Russian Federation.

The Union of Architecture Students (UEPA) and the Faculty of Architecture at the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (FAUAS), organized by EventPlus, will host their traditional "PERSPECTIVA" congress for the sixth consecutive year. This year's edition, titled "Space and Society," aims to center the discussion on emblematic topics within society and the construction field. The goal is to raise awareness regarding the importance of both interior and exterior spaces, fostering culture and social responsibility.

The School of Architecture at Universidad Don Vasco is celebrating its annual Architecture Week, which primarily consists of lectures by specialists in various branches of architecture and the development of a real-world project, for which four different proposals will be presented. In addition, the event includes exhibitions, competitions, workshops, and cultural and sports activities.

2016 Pritzker Prize laureate Alejandro Aravena and Rahul Mehrotra will participate in the International Urban Development Forum in Bogotá, held as part of the XV Expoconstrucción y Expodiseño 2019.

This year, the Bauhaus Summer School is offering over 300 students from Germany and abroad places in the programme - a programme which has proved to be a success since 1983. A total of 16 language and subject-specific courses taught from 4 to 30 August invite you to discover both the city of Weimar and the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and to familiarize yourself with the ideas of Paul Klee, Johannes Itten, and other world-famous Bauhaus artists. Registration for subject-specific courses is open until 1 May 2019. 
The two-to four-week courses in Architecture and Urbanism, Art and Design, Culture and Media, Engineering and Environment, as well as language classes focus on modern day challenges. »The range of courses offered incites expert discussions on central Bauhaus themes, while at the same time inspiring international and intercultural exchanges«, expresses Julia Rosenbusch, Bauhaus Summer School coordinator.

UPDATE: Application deadline expired for most of the courses - except Architectural Design, Community Engagement, Cultural Landscapes and Design Basics - until 15 May.

ARCHsharing proposes, in partnership with the humanitarian association TECHO Haiti, the construction of a rural school for the TE NWA community, north of Port-au-Prince. The project will have to meet many social, constructive and economic challenges while proposing solutions that improve educational conditions. The school will include 7 levels of classes and will benefit more than 50 children in the community. 

Participate in the ARCHsharing contest and come to build your first building with Techo Haiti. For the fifth edition, archsharing is in collaboration with Techo Haiti to build a school at 35 kilometers from port-au-Prince.

For its fifth competition, ARCHsharing is collaborating with TECHO Haiti to build a school 35 kilometers from Port-au-Prince.

Ideasforward is an experimental platform that seeks progressive ideas reflecting emerging themes. Ecological design, sustainable architecture, new materials, concepts, and technologies are pressing issues in the societies of the future, and the participation of the entire community is essential. In an era of globalization, where communication has been dominated by the technological revolution, there is a need to rethink cities and how humanity relates within a global world, as well as to rethink the economic, social, and cultural patterns of contemporary societies.

The course aims to introduce participants to theatrical architecture and its interdisciplinary context through an introduction to the history of global scenic architecture, exploring the languages that directly influenced the architecture and theatrical practice of Teat(r)o Oficina.

São Paulo, April 2019 – Seven major cultural institutions located on the city’s most famous avenue are uniting for the second time to offer a full Sunday of free activities on April 28: Paulista Cultural. This pioneering initiative, organized by Casa das Rosas, Centro Cultural Fiesp, IMS Paulista, Itaú Cultural, JAPAN HOUSE São Paulo, MASP, and now Sesc Avenida Paulista—which joins the team for this edition—encompasses activities focused on theater, music, visual arts, dance, literature, photography, and gastronomy, as well as cinema.

This year marks the third week of urbanism-related activities hosted by the TransLAB.URB collective. Once again, the event celebrates the transformative power of walking in partnership with the international Jane's Walk community. Taking place from May 3rd to 5th, the event honors the life and work of activist and urbanist Jane Jacobs during the 2nd Jane's Walk Porto Alegre.

“With love in our hearts, we prepare the invasion; full of joy, we enter our beloved city!”

Aiming to showcase contemporary Japan, whose architecture is internationally recognized, Japan House São Paulo, Arq.Futuro, and the Japanese Pavilion are hosting the debate series "Designing Cultural Institutions: Contemporary Challenges" throughout 2019, featuring renowned Brazilian and Japanese architects. The first session will take place on May 2nd at the Japanese Pavilion, featuring Vinicius Andrade and Hiroshi Sambuichi, who is visiting Brazil for the first time.
Curated by Natasha Barzaghi Geenen, Cultural Director of Japan House São Paulo, the series—which consists of four sessions—will address the current challenges of designing a cultural institution, taking into account new possibilities for space usage and the various media, platforms, and dimensions of contemporary artworks. A session featuring Brazilian architect Thiago Bernardes and Japanese architect Tsuyoshi Tane, who will have a solo exhibition at Japan House São Paulo in the second half of the year, is already scheduled for August.
The starting point for this series is how architecture responds to the daily challenges faced by cultural institutions, which have evolved into spaces where a wide variety of activities take place—from traditional exhibitions and art preservation to lectures, meetings, workshops, screenings, and performances, as well as spaces dedicated to cafés and restaurants. "These institutions play a fundamental and growing role as centers for social interaction. The versatility of these spaces must be considered from the moment the architectural project is conceived," comments Natasha, the series curator.
The question, "What are the premises and challenges of designing these institutions today? And what is the architect's role in this multidisciplinary work?" guides this series, which aims to debate these issues and present proposals, thereby creating a parallel and contributing to reflection on the subject.
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Cremme Furniture Publishing and the Oscar Niemeyer Museum open an exhibition on Le Corbusier