IEREK is organizing the 2nd edition of the international conference on "Utopian and Sacred Architecture Studies (USAS)." The conference aims to discuss the history of Utopia, political and social sciences, art, and literature of various civilizations that happened over the past centuries. It also exhibits visual cultures, presented in gothic and monastic architecture, and displays works of historic architects. Moreover, the conference will address the misconceptions and misunderstandings of ancient Utopian cultures and their relation to modern religious ideas and futuristic Utopia. IEREK aims to provide scope for researchers interested in studying Utopian cultures to reflect on history, religion and development, and architecture of ancient cities and to find links between the past, the present, and the future.
The Global Challenge is calling for high-impact community architectural initiatives. Finalists will have the opportunity to win an award and connect to A--D partners to bring their community project to life
This summer, around 100 architecture students and young professionals from Europe (and beyond) will come to Slavutych, Northern Ukraine, to participate in SESAM 2021 - Poliklinika. After postponing the event for a year due to the global pandemic, and putting in place a series of Covid-compliant measures to ensure the safety of everyone involved, the event will take place over three separate cycles with a reduced number of participants. The dates for the new cycles are: 2-10 August 2021 / 12-20 August 2021 / 22-30 August 2021.
This workshop will take you from a beginner to an intermediate level where you can easily design your projects on Revit. Ar. Ayman teaches in a continuous, step-by-step manner and covers all the topics mentioned below in a very easy to understand manner.
New Urban Challenges Festival Poster. Image Courtesy of New Generations.
BACKGROUND The New Generations Festival is an annual event that brings together emerging architecture practices and professionals from various fields, creating a space for the contemplation and analysis of the architecture profession. Titled “New Urban Challenges”, the festival will take place this June 30th, July 1st & 2nd at the Royal Academy of Spain in Rome, in a hybrid format with a combination of virtual and public events.
2021 UK Passivhaus Awards Ceremony | 30 June | 15:00 - 17:30
The Oscars for building performance once again return! Much has changed since the previous UK Passivhaus Awards ceremony in 2018 – notably the declaration of a Climate Emergency and a sharpened awareness of the complexity, scale, and speed at which we need to act.
The Hong Kong Designers Association (HKDA) officially announced the kickoff of its Global Design Awards (GDA) 2021 through the public call for entries at the Press Conference cum Seminar held earlier. In order to encourage local and overseas designers to participate, the Awards will organize a series of Call for Entries Seminars (Hong Kong / Macau / Guangzhou) where a number of past winners will be invited to share!
In the Lokstadt (former industrial area of the SLM), a new versatile and sustainable part of the city is being created in the center of Winterthur. In this urban context, many new elements are being developed, from various residential forms, offices, co-working and hotel to gastronomy and retail. The organizer intends to complete the Lokstadt by the end of 2025. The new district, with around 800 apartments and 25'000 m2 of commercial space, will be a new home in the center of Winterthur for around 3'000 residents and employees. In the final step, Implenia will develop the Rocket & Tigerli buildings on site 4b. This consists of a 100 meter high rise building and a 23 meter high base building. A limited competition is being carried out for this in accordance with the SIA Order 143. According to the design plan, a total floor area (aGF) of 34'500 m2 can be realized on site 4b. The "Tigerli" base building comprises 17'500 m2 (aGF) space and may reach a maximum total height of 23 meters. A further 17'000 m2 (aGF) and a total height of max. 100 m are available for the construction of the "Rocket" high-rise building. The masterplan allows a residential share of 100 %. In the "Rocket" high-rise residential building, a large number of different rental apartments are planned in order to address as many target groups as possible in the greater Winterthur area. The "Tigerli" base building will contain non-profit housing with a focus on large and communicative family apartments. The "Tigerli" is also intended to serve Winterthur as an educational location with student housing. Furthermore, the hotel use of the Lokstadt halls is to be expanded into the "Tigerli" and by means of a covered industrial sky walk.
Image from “Outspoken: Is The Village Dying”, a 2013 documentary on the ongoing challenges facing Toronto’s Church and Wellesley Village.
From nightclubs to villages, bookstores to community centres, the 2SLGBTQ+ community has found safety, community and belonging in numerous visible and invisible spaces. These queer spaces have been a life saving haven for many, making room for a historically marginalized community.
The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia announces a new Scholarship Competition for the next edition of our online Master in Advanced Computation for Architecture and Design (MaCAD) giving our master’s applicants the chance to win three partial scholarships covering 20% of the tuition fee.
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EASA Reality Workshop Call, Author: EASA Serbia
EASA will take place from 1st to 15th August in Kragujevac, Serbia, on the territory of the abandoned military-industrial complex The Prince's Arsenal, under the theme of Reality. We hereby invite all potential tutors to register with their workshop. The workshop registration deadline is Tuesday, June 22nd at 23:59h (GMT+2).
Kurula Varkey Design Forum, Call for Entries is NOW OPEN
The Kurula Varkey Design Forum is an international student led forum organised at CEPT University, India. Since its inception in 2000, the forum has strived to critically question the discipline of architecture and its manifestations at the given time through student projects as take-off points. We invite undergraduate student projects from over 100 architecture schools across South Asia, of which a few are selected as generators of the discourse. Over the years, KVDF has had panelists like B.V. Doshi, Juhani Pallasmaa, Suhasini Ayer, Tatiana Bilbao, Gautam Bhan, Kevin Low, Jeremy Till, and more.
OPEN 2021 is an online exhibition of projects that reflect the varied design approaches of the University of Westminster's School of Architecture + Cities, its diverse students, and their place at the heart of London.
