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National Public Architectural Ideas Competition for the Indigenous Women's House (CAMI)

Until March 19, architecture firms from across the country can submit proposals for the Indigenous Women's House (CAMI). This public competition, commissioned by the Ministry of Women (MMulheres), aims to create appropriate, humanized spaces to support Indigenous women who are victims of gender-based violence. The initiative is the result of an agreement between the Ministry and the Women, Architecture, and Territory Laboratory (LAB Mulheres) at the University of Brasília's Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism (FAU-UnB), and is being organized by the Institute of Architects of Brazil – Federal District Department (IAB-DF). The official call for entries was launched on January 26 during a ceremony at the University of Brasília's Multicultural Center for Indigenous Peoples (MALOCA/UnB) in Brasília.

Call for Entries: Urban Furniture Ideas Competition Focused on Early Childhood in Salvador

The Institute of Architects of Brazil (IAB), in partnership with the Urban95 initiative, announces the opening of registration and proposal submissions for the National Public Ideas Competition for Urban Furniture focused on Early Childhood in the City of Salvador. The competition will gather ideas from architecture and urban planning professionals from across Brazil.

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.

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.

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.

Open Call: 3rd Collaborative Urbanism Projects Showcase

Open Call: 3rd Exhibition of Collaborative Urbanism Projects

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.

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

CBCA opens registration for engineering and architecture student competitions with a R$ 10,000 prize

CBCA Opens Registration for Architecture and Engineering Student Competitions with R$ 10,000 Prize

Ideas competition for social housing and urban facilities for Comuna 2 in Medellín

In the 1990s, Medellín was known as one of the most dangerous cities in the world due to a series of economic, social, and violent issues driven largely by drug trafficking and conflicts between communist guerrillas and paramilitary groups. Fortunately, today, things have changed. Thanks to the collaborative and comprehensive work of planners, urban designers, and policymakers, Medellín has taken a major step forward in reclaiming previously neglected areas of the city. The city has become a true laboratory for urban innovation and transformation, driven by sustained planning processes, inclusive policies that encourage participation, and successful institutional innovation schemes.

Timeabu Kindergarten: Designing a Classroom in Ghana

Radefoundation and the Madanfo Project are launching the "Timeabu Kindergarten" architecture competition, an ideas competition aimed at creating a space where young children in Timeabu, Ghana, can attend classes.

Call for Entries: "Hotel ZEN Lighthouse" Ideas Competition

Architects and architecture students from Latin America and Europe are invited to participate in the "Hotel Zen Lighthouse" Ideas Competition, to be developed on the shores of Lake Valle de Bravo, Mexico. The competition aims to encourage the preservation of natural resources.

Call for Entries: International Ideas Competition: Hotel Zen Lighthouse, Mexico

Architects and architecture students from Latin America and Europe are invited to participate in the "Zen Lighthouse Hotel" Ideas Competition, to be developed on the shores of Lake Valle de Bravo, Mexico. The competition aims to encourage the preservation of natural resources. For more information, please consult the competition guidelines.

Innovative Ideas Competition for the Design of Learning Spaces in Latin America and the Caribbean

This competition, promoted by CAF—Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean—and the Pan-American Federation of Associations of Architects, seeks to promote innovative architectural proposals in line with the state of the art in the field of education, using an approach centered on student learning.

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).

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.

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.

Competition for the Scenic Garden Project, Chapultepec Forest, Mexico City

The "Scenic Garden and Pavilion" ideas competition aims primarily to reorganize and comprehensively recover the area known as the "ecological parking lot," facilitating the integration of the Centro Cultural del Bosque (CCB) into the Chapultepec Forest itself. In other words, the project seeks a design that incorporates reforestation, architecture, and landscape for this territory—currently a parking lot—which must be reintegrated into the urban forest and contribute to strengthening the performing arts ecosystem represented by the CCB. The project includes the design of a Scenic Pavilion as a permanent space featuring non-intrusive, harmonious architecture that blends with the forest environment, creating an interconnection point between the performing arts ecosystem and the visual arts ecosystem toward the Zoo and the Museum of Modern Art.

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.

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