The deadline for the national public competition for the requalification of the Senac building complex in downtown Belo Horizonte has been extended to February 15. The competition was launched last December by Senac in Minas and the Institute of Architects of Brazil (IAB). Participation is open to professionals, either individually or as the technical lead of an architecture and urbanism firm. The competition guidelines are available at www.concursoarquiteturasenacbh.com.br

The Minimum Pavilion - M4 Competition is a team-based competition for students and recent graduates of Architecture and Urbanism.

The Council of Architecture and Urbanism of São Paulo (CAU/SP), in partnership with the Institute of Architects of Brazil (IAB), is launching a National Public Competition for Architecture and Urbanism projects to renovate its headquarters, located at 194 Rua Quinze de Novembro, in the city's historic Triângulo district. Registration is scheduled to open on November 7.

Registration is open for the National Architecture and Urbanism Competition in São Francisco de Paula.

The Organizing Committee, composed of members from Audium and Trisoft, hereby announces, through a specific call for entries, the schedule and rules for registration, selection, file formatting instructions, evaluation, and publication of works submitted for the 1st Trisoft National Design for Comfort Competition.

- Selected projects will be featured on the Arbo Platform, where public and private sector managers can discover best practices and urban transformations related to early childhood.

The largest interior design competition in Latin America has begun and will award the winners of each category with a sculpture by the renowned visual artist Yutaka Toyota.

Do you have ideas on how to improve existing social housing to change environmental conditions? Improve the surroundings. Expand the dwelling. Modernize the building envelope.

The 'Proyectar a Conciencia' 2.0 competition—scheduled for the second academic semester of 2018—is aimed at students and faculty, with the goal of addressing the contemporary initiatives of the Chilean Ministry of Housing and Urbanism (MINVU). Teams of 2 to 4 students may participate with a faculty advisor, and faculty members may advise more than one team.

The Colombian Society of Architects (SCA), with the support of the National Professional Council of Architecture and its Auxiliary Professions (CPNAA), has agreed to revive the regional architecture salons initiative, aiming to recognize and promote the work of architects in Colombia from a regional perspective.

The Bogotá Public Space Biennial (BEPBOG) is a biennial competition organized by the Mayor's Office of Bogotá D.C., represented by the Administrative Department of the Public Space Ombudsman (DADEP) and its Bogotá D.C. Public Space Observatory, in partnership with the Colombian Society of Architects, Bogotá and Cundinamarca regional chapter (SCA BC).

The curatorial team for the Spanish Pavilion at the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale, Uncertainty, invites the entire architectural community to participate in this open call, which will prioritize interdisciplinary projects that have demonstrated a positive and tangible social impact.

Visoren, a company specializing in social rental housing, aims to support ecological construction in residential buildings throughout Spain. To this end, the company is offering two scholarships—one full and one partial—for the Master in Advanced Ecological Buildings organized by the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC), beginning in October 2019.

All entries submitted within 15 days of this publication (October 18, 2019) that meet the requirements outlined in the attached competition brief will be evaluated.

The general objective of this ideas competition is to foster reflection, commitment, entrepreneurial spirit, and innovation among students and recent university graduates, while promoting a better understanding of the technical and management factors that add value and influence the dynamics of urban complexes dedicated to tourism, commerce, and leisure.

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To support young Spanish architects and promote the recognition of professional quality and competence, ASEMAS presents the 5th edition of the 2023 ASEMAS PFC Architecture Competition. The jury will evaluate the effort put into materializing the concept, the precision of the solutions, the quality of the work, the originality of the construction details, and the understanding of applicable regulations.

The 40th edition of the European Architecture Students Assembly (EASA) is ready! 600 architecture students and over 35 workshops will gather this year (July 25 – August 9) in Valga, Estonia, under the theme "APATHY."

Starting February 1, 2019, you can register for the 5th edition of the Arquia Grant for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Architecture 2019. The grant is intended for the development of a business project at the Factoría Cultural Creative Industries Incubator in Matadero Madrid. The project may encompass any field within the architecture profession.

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The Loja Urban Laboratory is a multi-stakeholder, creative, and innovative space that seeks to support and strengthen local public policy for the comprehensive improvement of neighborhoods and public space through a holistic and sustainable approach. The laboratory’s work contributes to building an inclusive, safe, and equitable city by strengthening an intervention model for peripheral urban neighborhoods, promoting planned and sustainable urban development while optimizing land use and occupancy. The core focus of comprehensive neighborhood improvement is based on the recovery, activation, and appropriation of public space through citizen participation, promoting universal access and enjoyment for all as an exercise of rights, and as a foundation for the right to the city.