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Festival des Architectures Vives 2027 in Montpellier: Call for Applications

AIA South Korea, one of six regional sections established under AIA International to connect local members more closely with the global community of the American Institute of Architects, is pleased to announce the second annual AIA South Korea Design Awards program.

The exhibition "Ezologia — Porous Body of Tbilisi" is now open to the public, presenting the first phase of an interdisciplinary research project on Tbilisian Courtyard, initiated by the multidisciplinary studio NWDS and the Tbilisi-based non-profit Ubani — Tbilisi Cityscape Research Center.

The Ministry of Housing and Urbanism (Minvu) has launched an open call for architects to design a future flora conservation center to be located in the Metropolitan Park (Parquemet).

Titled "Architectural Design and Specialties for the Chagual Botanical Garden," the competition is organized by Minvu in partnership with the Chagual Botanical Garden Corporation. The goal is to select proposals for the buildings that will define this new space.

The three main pedestrian walkways in the historic center of Santiago, Chile, are set to be remodeled. The Municipality of Santiago announced this with the launch of a public competition seeking proposals for the Ahumada-Puente, Huérfanos, and Estado-21 de Mayo walkways.

This initiative marks the 40th anniversary of the transformation of Ahumada Street into a pedestrian walkway—an artery that currently sees over two million people pass through daily and connects Santiago's Plaza de Armas with the Alameda, the Chilean capital's main east-west thoroughfare.

Oco is the name chosen for this residency—a name that carries the symbolism of bamboo, a central material in the experience, whose strength and lightness lie precisely in the void that constitutes it. It is from this hollow that sounds reverberate, flows pass through, and possibilities are born.

The Ministry of Cities, through the National Secretariat for Peripheries, announces the second edition of the Periferia Viva Award. In 2024, the award aims to recognize, value, empower, and reward projects and actions that contribute to addressing socio-spatial inequalities and promoting the sustainable development of Brazilian peripheries.

Emergency initiatives to combat the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic through architecture and urbanism are now eligible for funding from the CAU/SC. On Tuesday, May 26, the Council launched Public Call No. 01/2020, which allocates R$ 75,000 to projects benefiting families in socioeconomic vulnerability, specifically within the realms of Social Interest Housing and Education, Research, and Extension.

On April 18, the Brazilian Institute of Architects, Federal District Department (IAB-DF), launched the "CRP/DF Headquarters Competition." This single-stage competition aims to select and contract the best interior design, lighting, and visual communication proposal for the 450m² CRP 01/DF headquarters, located at the Brasília Rádio Center in Brasília, DF.

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Focusing on the selection of five architectural projects, the state government launched the second stage of the Iconicidades program on April 25. The initiative will select the best proposals for transforming public spaces into hubs for the creative economy.

The COURB Institute invites teams from across Brazil to submit projects for presentation at the 4th COURB - Collaborative Urbanism Meeting, to be held in Belém, Pará, on September 26 and 27, 2019.

Lima Cómo Vamos, an institution with over a decade of experience, is calling for submissions of progress reports and results from research and projects focused on our cities and their development. Selected research will be presented at the II Foro Ciudades Cómo Vamos, a platform for sharing approaches, evidence, and proposals with public authorities, private institutions, and the general public dedicated to improving the country's cities and the quality of life of their inhabitants.

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For 15 years, the Interceramic Award for Architecture and Interior Design has served as a platform for showcasing talent, recognizing, promoting, and disseminating the work of architecture and design professionals in Mexico, Guatemala, and China. The Interceramic Award honors projects that deserve recognition for their originality, complexity, and architectural and design proposals.

Mexico Interior Lab is a specialized interior design and architecture competition in Mexico, focused on video content production. With the high demand for content flooding digital media and social networks, video has gained significant importance, enabling a deeper and more immediate connection to a message or concept.

The Arquia Foundation, in collaboration with Barcelona Activa, is offering one Social Entrepreneurship Grant aimed at developing a sustainable business project with a strong social component. The goal is to foster and support the creation of business initiatives that aim to achieve a positive impact on society by addressing current population issues from a social or environmental perspective.

The Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF) announces the opening of a PUBLIC COMPETITION for the complete Basic Architectural and Urban Design and its complementary preliminary designs for the construction of the architectural complex intended for the headquarters of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (FAU/UFJF).

AsBEA-PR has just launched the Agisa Todeschini Ideas Competition, open to architects, urban planners, and students throughout Brazil. The goal is to award the best design for a habitable module to be donated to the Lar Infantil Sol Amigo, an organization in Curitiba, Paraná, that supports vulnerable children.

OTIS and the Arquitectura y Sociedad Foundation are launching the eighth edition of this competition, conceived as a laboratory for testing creative solutions regarding mobility, accessibility, and movement that incorporate environmental and sustainability measures.