According to recent studies, there are currently more than 1,750,000 active podcasts available via myriad streaming platforms. Once occupying a small niche of the media, podcasting is now thoroughly mainstream; its meteoric rise has only accelerated thanks to the solitary production and consumption of media under the social isolation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Co-moderated by Mitchell Akiyama and Neil Verma, Hearing Stories: Narrative Audio in Isolation invites two leading practitioners, Jana Winderen and Kaitlin Prest, to speak to what it means to create sonic art in this moment. We will discuss how sonic practices can be used to create community, to tell stories, and to address pressing political issues.
To jumpstart the mainstreaming of additive manufacturing applications in architecture & other design related fields in Nigeria, this workshop starts by highlighting state of the art examples in 3D printing round the globe. It also aims to walk participants through the unique constraints of working in challenging contexts like Nigeria's but also navigating the terrain.
International Women's Day Online Forum by GRAPHISOFT
Women in Latin America play a pivotal role today in architecture and construction firms, providing a fresh and creative perspective that is essential for leading projects. At GRAPHISOFT, we recognize the impact of women in the industry; therefore, we have brought together five incredible professionals from various sectors of architecture. They will share their experiences, the challenges they have faced since the start of their careers, how the profession has evolved, the similarities and differences across regions, and how Archicad has served as a key tool in their success.
We would like to invite you to IE School of Architecture & Design first event in collaboration with The Developer UK, a publication for enlightened real estate developers working in the private and public sector along with their investors, local government, architects, placemakers and project teams.
AIA LA COTE is providing a conference that reflects the most relevant dialogues in society and has incorporated this thinking into a two-day split virtual symposium around Climate Action and Climate Justice. A diverse set of presenters will focus on a wide range of topics, inclusive of Carbon Neutrality, Healthy Building Environments, Resiliency, and Equity. Notable speakers include Farhana Yamin, an international environmental lawyer and activist, who has co-authored a number of international treaties on climate change, including the Paris Climate Agreement, will lead the days’ sessions. Also speaking is Ed Mazria the 2021 AIA Gold Medal recipient, and founder and CEO of Architecture 2030. This year he delivered the Roadmap to Zero Emissions to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Many others inspirational speakers will be featured throughout the course of the two-day event, as well as the opportunity to participate in Lunch Think Break Out Sessions, and a virtual exhibitor hall (hosted via Zoom and Whova Apps).
DEEP CITY Latsis symposium is gathering people from around the world to discuss and present written, built, coded, drawn, filmed, or modelled work around the topics of data, democracy and sovereignty. From digital tools for urban governance to AI and new forms of design and spatial agency, we will explore emerging negotiations between the technological, the ecological and the social.
Xu Tiantian is the founding principal of DnA _Design and Architecture. She has received numerous awards such as the WA China Architecture Award in 2006 and 2008, the Architectural League New York’s Young Architects Award in 2008, the Design Vanguard Award in 2009 by Architecture Record and the Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architect in 2019. She has built a number of projects, such as Songzhuang Art Center and Ordos Art Museum. In the past years she has been engaged extensively in the rural revitalising process in Songyang County, China. Her groundbreaking “architectural acupuncture” is a holistic approach to the social and economic revitalization of rural China and has been selected by UN Habitat as the case study of Inspiring Practice on Urban-Rural Linkages. Xu Tiantian received her masters in architecture and urban design from Harvard Graduate School of Design, and her baccalaureate in architecture from Tsinghua University in Beijing.
OVERVIEW The AIAS is looking for members to share their designs and renderings on Instagram to showcase the work our members do and to provide inspiration for those looking to enhance their skill sets. This competition is open to all years and skillsets – show us what you’ve got! Share your sketches and renderings of a parklet starting January 7th, 2021 via Instagram.
#n’ODS opens a category for students, whose proposals will become part of the #n’ODStudent contest. Students may submit any urban or territorial proposal that demonstrates that it is possible to build a future for the natural and urban environment by achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, through the modes of action of n’UNDO: Not Do, Redo and Undo. These can be theoretical, reflections and/or projects.
The National Gallery is seeking a multi-disciplinary design team to work with it on a suite of capital projects to mark its bicentenary, its 200th anniversary, with an initial phase to be opened in 2024.
The TERRAFIBRA Award is a global award in contemporary earthen and plant fibre-based architectures. Its objective is to promote the aesthetics, construction perks and environmental benefits of 40 sustainable buildings. For those outstanding buildings to be fully recognized by both professionals and the general public, every stakeholder involved in the process must be acknowledged as well. Indeed, the objective of the award is to shed some light on remarkable projects while praising the courage of clients who have chosen mineral and bio sourced materials, the creativity of designers and know-how of craftsmen and contractors.
Coffee plants grew in the wilderness in Ethiopia and were used by nomadic tribes for thousands of years, only until the 1400s when people figured out that they could roast its seeds. By the 1500s, the drink had spread to coffee houses across the Arab world. Coffee houses first appeared in Turkey, Syria, and Egypt as early as 1530. Since they became a hotspot for political discussions, they were banned repeatedly.
Young architects are being invited to participate in a design competition for Tipat Halav – early years centres – in Israel. “Between the Drops” is a collaboration between the Israeli Ministry of Health, the Bernard van Leer Foundation and the Department of Architecture at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, open to fourth- and fifth-year students and recent graduates in Israel and beyond.
On Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 live from 19:00 to 20:30 CET we will “visit” The Netherlands and meet two of its most remarkable architects. If you can’t make it live, save the link and watch it later.
With a background in landscape architecture, international development cooperation, and social impact measurement, Jia currently leads a research, analytics, and evaluation team at the City of Toronto's Parks, Forestry, and Recreation Division to provide decision-support to improve quality of life for the public. She has a special interest in community development through design, performance measurement, and socio-ecological resilience research. Jia is also a research collaborator with the University of Toronto, working on translating resilience thinking into practical policy and operational priorities.
Non Architecture Competitions aims to find unconventional and unexplored design solutions in the field of architecture. The second phase of competitions is structured in 9+1 themes: a Research Ecosystem with the purpose of exploring each theme from different perspectives. All competitions have their focus on tackling the big issues of tomorrow, by seeking nontraditional approaches in the architect’s work.
INTRODUCTION Metaphysics in Architecture is a 2021 Architecture Essay Competition, organized by Archiol. Architecture as a part of the physical world provokes metaphysical reactions such as feelings and thoughts in the individual experiencing the architecture. How can designs reach the metaphysical aspect of architecture? The competition, Metaphysics in Architecture is looking for essay submissions on the Metaphysical aspect in architectural design. • A write-up of 1500 words on metaphysics in architecture. • An Image supporting your essay (size 42cm X30cm) What can be submitted? • Text of up to 1500 words or less. (1000 words min.) • Image of size 42cm X30cm • Illustrations • Graphics • Diagrams
