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"Your Project, Your City" Ideas Competition / Metropol-Parasol Chair

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.

Open Call: 3rd Collaborative Urbanism Projects Showcase

Open Call: 3rd Exhibition of Collaborative Urbanism Projects

6th Saint-Gobain Architecture Award - Sustainable Habitat: Submissions extended

How about ending the year with a chance to receive one of the most important awards in the field of architecture? The 6th Saint-Gobain Architecture Award – Sustainable Habitat has extended its registration deadline to November 28, offering another opportunity for those who have not yet submitted their projects. To participate, simply visit the website www.premiosaintgobain.com.br. The first five editions received over 2,000 entries, with 57% from professionals and 43% from architecture students.

1st Design Competition for the Repurposing of Mined Areas for Economic and Social Use

The competition aims to select and award the best projects that propose urban solutions or new activities with social and economic benefits for areas that have been or are currently being mined.

Registration open for the Minimum Competition "If this street were mine..."

The "If this street were mine..." competition, promoted by Minimum, is open to students and recent graduates of Architecture and Urbanism.

Submissions are open for the 6th Saint-Gobain Architecture Award

Already established as one of the leading awards in the architecture sector and one of the most anticipated events of the year, the Saint-Gobain Architecture Award – Sustainable Habitat reaches its 6th edition. Registration is open until October 30th via the website www.premiosaintgobain.com.br. Through this award, Saint-Gobain reinforces its commitment to fostering comfort in buildings, innovation, and sustainability.

Registration open for the "Reinventing the POA Book Fair Stalls" competition

The competition "Evolution is part of history: Reinventing the stalls of the POA Book Fair," promoted by Minimum, is open to students and recent graduates in Architecture and Urbanism, Graphic Design, and Product Design.

IBRAMEM 2025 Architecture and Wood Design Award - Call for Entries Open!

We are honored to announce the 2025 IBRAMEM Architecture and Wood Design Award, which aims to establish itself as a significant catalyst for the development of creative, high-quality projects, structures, products, and objects within the fields of Architecture, Urbanism, Engineering, and Wood Design in Brazil and across Latin America.

Call for entries open for the 2020 IBRAMEM Timber Architecture Award

We are honored to announce the 2020 IBRAMEM Timber Architecture Award, which aims to establish itself as a powerful tool for encouraging creative, high-quality projects in architecture, urbanism, engineering, and design using timber in Brazil and across Latin America.

Ideas competition for the 'Reserva' master plan, Mar Azul site in Villa Gesell

The intervention will take place on properties owned by the CAAITBA (Social Security Fund for Surveyors, Architects, Engineers, and Technicians of the Province of Buenos Aires), located in the town of Mar Azul, in the Municipality of Villa Gesell, commonly known as the "Engineers' Campground."

CICOP Chile Award 2020: Thesis Projects - Architectural Heritage Intervention

The CICOP Chile Award aims to foster interest in architectural thesis projects that involve areas or buildings of heritage value, contributing to their enhancement, and to highlight the best proposals developed in this field over the last few years.

Call for Entries: Healthy City, Healthy Home Competition

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to seek new ways of living and daily solutions. The economic crisis triggered across various sectors has made it essential to invest in initiatives that contribute to overcoming these challenges, ultimately reflecting on the well-being and health of all. In response, the Council of Architecture and Urbanism of Rio Grande do Sul (CAU/RS) has launched the "Healthy House – Healthy City" public ideas competition, which reinforces the role of architects and urbanists as essential agents in developing solutions for a healthier and safer society. Furthermore, CAU/RS believes that hosting competitions is a democratic way to identify quality proposals that benefit society as a whole.

Ideas Competition "COVID-19: New Opportunities for Sustainable Cities"

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Latin American cities to rethink their policies to address the new local reality and the challenge of maintaining a balance between economic performance and the social well-being of their citizens, especially those who are most vulnerable.

Chile Design Awards 2021

The eighth edition of the Chile Diseño Awards will recognize the capacity for adaptation to the new reality.

RETROACTIVE 2020. Fall '22 Call for Entries

30 proposals
30 jurors
3 winners

PALIMPSEST. Erased City [1521-2021]

Call for essays and graphic narratives reflecting on the architecture, engineering, and/or spaces that no longer exist in Mexico City, in commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the fall of Mexico-Tenochtitlan.

The Bicycle and Its Doubles: Sculpture / Assemblage / Upcycling / Design Competition

Are you a creative person who enjoys designing objects? Registration for the "The Bicycle and its Doubles" competition is open until September 18, with finalists to be featured in the Bicycle Architecture Biennale (BAB).

Call for Entries: "Alpine Hostel 2019" International Competition

Concursos AG 360 announces the "Alpine Hostel 2019" ideas competition, which will take place from January to April 2019. The project calls for the creation of an alpine shelter and a viewpoint on the slopes of the Nevado de Toluca, Mexico, intended to promote ecotourism development in the area. The entire site development must be based on sustainable and environmentally friendly principles.

National Ideas Competition: Buenos Aires and the River. Costanera Norte Park

The National Ideas Competition "Buenos Aires and the River: North Waterfront Park" has been open since October. Organized by the Faculty of Architecture, Design, and Urbanism at the University of Buenos Aires, the competition aims to strengthen the relationship between the urban and natural environments through a comprehensive project that revitalizes and elevates the 7.6-kilometer stretch of the city's northern coastline.

Competition for the New Regional Headquarters 5 of the Architects' Association of the Province of Córdoba / Argentina

Organized by the Regional 5 College of Architects in the city of Villa María, this design competition seeks ideas and proposals for the new headquarters of the Regional 5 Southeast branch of the College of Architects of the Province of Córdoba.

Nave Creativa Mendoza: National Design Competition in Argentina

Organized by the Mendoza Architects' Association (CAMZA), this competition seeks proposals for the repurposing, restoration, and enhancement of the Northeast Warehouse located on the grounds of the former General San Martín Railway (FCGSM), which once comprised the Mendoza Central Station.

The goal is to transform the site into a "Nave Creativa" (Creative Hub)—an artist incubator and public space designed to democratize tools and physical space for the development and promotion of growing local creative industries. This initiative aims to facilitate access through a multi-purpose innovation and experimentation space that brings together and promotes sector activities, empowering entrepreneurs in the fields of design, music, and visual and audiovisual arts.

International competition launched to redesign the Mercado Modelo in Montevideo, Uruguay

The international ideas competition "Mercado Modelo Montevideo: Thinking the 21st-Century City" aims to explore urban planning options for an area located at the geographic center of Montevideo.

In light of the planned relocation of the old market, the Mercado Modelo de Montevideo presents a historic opportunity to innovatively reimagine the future of the urban sector it occupies and its surroundings. This includes its large urban structures, public spaces, residential fabric, facilities, and services, as well as its extraordinary potential for transformation and the conservation of its tangible and intangible heritage.

Plaza de las Carretas: National Design Competition in Campana, Buenos Aires

Organized by the Colegio de Arquitectos Provincia de Buenos Aires (CAPBA D5), this national competition seeks proposals for the "Plaza de las Carretas" in Campana, Buenos Aires.

The initiative aims for the Plaza de las Carretas to function as a unifying space that provides connections to the surrounding axes, while also establishing itself as a true "public activity center" for continuous use in its own right.

Competition for the Facade and Party Wall of the National Ministry of Finance Tax Court Building / Argentina

Organized by the Sociedad Central de Arquitectos, this national competition calls for the preliminary design of the facade and the treatment of the right party wall for the new building that will house the relocated offices and archives of the National Tax Court.

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