The Master's Degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Oviedo, through its Transportation Engineering and Infrastructure department, is launching its fifth international ideas competition for students to solicit proposals for addressing issues related to transportation networks. The competition is supported by the Mieres City Council, and as such, it focuses on interventions within its municipal boundaries.
To recognize the sustained efforts of thousands of individuals and organizations working within the public and private sectors, as well as citizen movements, on high-impact initiatives that benefit the country's cities, Lima Cómo Vamos is launching the call for entries for the 5th City Award for Urban Leadership.
The Spanish Association of Furniture Manufacturers and Exporters (ANIEME) invites you to Design Workspace Madrid 2024. This event is aimed at the professional office and contract furniture and equipment sector, featuring leading brands in the industry at the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid.
Considered the most important national forum for discussion, professional development, and the dissemination of technical-scientific information focused on wood-applied sciences, this 18th edition of the event will bring together researchers and professionals from Brazil and abroad who are interested in expanding their knowledge and seeking new partners in the timber construction sector.
The "3rd Seminar and 1st National Meeting of Experimental Construction Sites," to be held in São Paulo, Brazil, from May 27 to 30, 2024, aims to bring together professors, researchers, technicians, students, and communities involved in architectural production within Experimental Construction Sites at Schools of Architecture and Urbanism, as well as independent territories across Brazil and the world, to exchange experiences in teaching, research, and university outreach. With this in mind, the event seeks to create spaces for the exchange of ideas and debates regarding different pedagogical methods, objectives, and technologies, as well as procedures and action strategies for operating both within formal academic spaces and externally, through practical formative actions addressing the country's social needs in rural and urban housing, and the various public buildings still lacking in Brazilian society.
OBJECTIVES:
3rd Seminar
• Recover the history and origins of experimental architectural construction sites.
• Debate principles and issues relevant to experimental construction sites, including the current global socio-environmental crisis, with guests from civil society and professors from Brazilian and international architecture schools.
• Commemorate and reflect on the 25th anniversary of the FAU USP experimental construction site with the launch of a photographic exhibition.
1st RENACE Meeting
• Establish a national network by identifying existing construction sites in Brazil through presentation circles and exhibitions of teaching, research, and outreach work.
• Collaborate on the practical realization of independent architecture through collective construction workshops.
• Disseminate the dialogical pedagogical method to those interested in creating new experimental construction sites.
• Explore experiences through visits to nearby experimental construction sites.
The Brazilian Association of Landscape Architects (ABAP) will host the 7th International Landscape Architecture Congress (CIAP) in Curitiba on May 27, 28, and 29. In this challenging landscape, where communities struggle against floodwaters that invade their homes and destroy their lives, a unique opportunity arises to seek answers and inspiration for a more resilient and sustainable future.
In 2024, we are hosting the second edition of the Camacol Verde Congress, a forum designed to update the sector on sustainable construction through insights from key figures in both the international and national environmental landscapes.
The Open Day, hosted annually by the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED), invites eyewear retail giant Luxottica to this year's edition to teach the public how to prototype eyewear models as if they were for a new brand within the group. The experience will take place this Saturday, May 4, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the IED-SP campus, located at 617 Maranhão Street. The event is free and open to everyone upon registration on the website: https://ied.edu.br/eventos/open-day-o-futuro-pelas-lentes-do-design.
The International Congress on Higher Education Infrastructure (CIIES) is a pioneering event in Latin America, organized by the Infrastructure Directorate of the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (UTFSM). Since its inception in 2010, CIIES has established itself as a fundamental platform for discussing and developing innovative solutions in educational infrastructure. The event brings together national and international experts to address the challenges and opportunities facing educational infrastructure in an ever-evolving world.
The Architecture and Urbanism Student Day, which functions as a "mini" gathering, aims to promote interaction and dialogue among students in the field, reaching a wide spectrum of schools in the region where it is held. In the São Paulo Regional, this event is conducted through workshops, panel discussions, and networking opportunities, and is offered free of charge. It takes place in strategic locations throughout the state, over a single day, with a specific theme.
A recurring theme in the work of artist Lígia Teixeira, the female universe and its social questions and representations are currently on display in Rio de Janeiro in the exhibition “Confinadas” (Confined), curated by Osvaldo Carvalho. This body of work was one of three selected from 300 entries in the 6th Piccola Galleria Selection Program, which she presented at the Casa Fiat de Cultura in Belo Horizonte last year. For the exhibition at the Centro Cultural Correios, several new series were developed addressing ageism, as well as issues of race and gender—illustrated by Black and trans brides, among other works—totaling approximately 50 small-format paintings and one large-format canvas. There is also a series titled “Caladas” (Silenced), in which masked women allude to the persistent difficulty regarding the female voice in society.
Welcome to "Best House in the World," a new competition to discover and reward residential architectural designs currently in the development or bidding phase, prior to construction. These are real projects, with real clients and sites, designed by architects who aim to reach new standards of excellence and quality in the construction of their residential work.
The NYCxDESIGN Festival returns May 14-20, 2026, bringing together more than 163,000 designers, innovators, industry leaders, and enthusiasts for a week-long celebration of creativity, collaboration, and cultural exchange.
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The Dallas Architecture Forum, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing public education about architecture, design, public space and the urban environment, completes its 2025-2026 Panel Discussion Series on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. The Forum is pleased to present the Panel Discussion Halperin Park – Southern Gateway Deck Park. The panel will be held at the Angelika Film Center at Mockingbird Station. This program is FREE to the Public – There is no admission charge. Check-in and pre-Lecture Reception will begin at 6:15 pm in the lobby of the Angelika. The Panel will begin at 7:00 pm.
Have you ever traveled along such a coastline—where the mountains are low, yet cascade gently toward the sea; where the ocean is never far, yet unfolds anew with every turn? Have you ever noticed the villages scattered between bays and tidal flats, sustaining a slow and steady rhythm shaped by tides and monsoons?Have you ever truly seen the night sky— when artificial lights recede, and the sea and the sky nearly merge as one? Have you ever imagined, along this coastal road, a small station called "Zi · Pillowing the Stars"— and, stepping inside, what kind of encounter might unfold?
A journey through mountains and sea, unfolding alongside time—begins here.
The Dallas Architecture Forum, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing public education about architecture, design, public space and the urban environment, continues its 2025-2026 Lecture Series with The Rose Family Lecture on Thursday, May 7, 2026. The Forum is pleased to present 2025 AIA Gold Medal winner Deborah Berke, Founding Principal of TenBerke Architects and Dean of the Yale School of Architecture. This lecture will be held at the Angelika Film Center at Mockingbird Station. Forum members may attend for free. Tickets for non-members will be available at the door - $5 for Students (with student ID), $25 General Admission. Check-in and pre-Lecture Reception will begin at 6:15 pm in the lobby of the Angelika.
Bridging the gap between architecture and landscape, the Villa Medici Festival des Cabanes presents six original architectural creations in the historical gardens, designed by international teams of architects and architecture students, together with a program of summer events.