Text description provided by the architects. The Museum of Labor and the Worker will be built on a site of approximately 10,000 square meters, previously occupied by the old municipal market, adjacent to the São Bernardo do Campo Civic Center (Paço Municipal). The site will function as an extension of the Civic Center Park, within a garden where, amidst trees and flowers, machinery, instruments, tools, and artifacts will be on display—objects evoking the origins, experiences, and the very concept of labor throughout human history.

This “public garden of labor” extends beneath the elevated main volume of the museum, revealing a large central welcoming space. This street-like passage provides access and cuts through both the site and the building, connecting Armando Ítalo Setti Avenue and Vianas Street, thereby integrating the project into the urban fabric.

The national public call for entries issued by the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning, and Environment (MVOTMA) in Uruguay, under the title 'National Public Competition of Architectural and Urban Ideas for the site of the former Raincoop cooperative', aimed to redefine and develop an urban space that would address the high demand for housing in the Montevideo department, while fostering a high-quality, inclusive, and democratic public realm.

The jury awarded second prize to architects Jorge Gambini and Rafael Solano, in collaboration with Andrés Capurro, Emilio Garateguy, Sebastián Lambert, and Ignacio Trecca.

Explore the project below.

The team composed of architecture students Luisa Aponte Morales, Laura Núñez, and Elkin Espinosa Pahi was awarded first place in the eighth Colombian edition of the Alacero Competition. This year's brief focused on a nursery school and kindergarten, with the jury composed of María Mercedes Molina, architect at the Ministry of Housing; Federico Núñez, director of the Master's in Civil Engineering at Universidad Javeriana; and Iván Ruiz, civil engineer representing the Metaza company.

Second place was awarded to the Circus Nursery and Kindergarten project by Juan Cárdenas Chávez and Andrés Solano Solano from Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá. Third place went to the Hidroétnia Nursery and Kindergarten project by Roshel Berrío, Laura Guataquira, and María Pérez from Universidad de La Salle in Bogotá, while the honorable mention went to the team from Universidad del Valle, composed of Álvaro Pulido, José Martínez, and Juan Camilo Mejía, with the Brisas de Mayo Nursery and Kindergarten project.

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The team led by Francisco Moure, Pablo Saric, and Tomás Villalón won first place in the design competition for the corporate building of the Universidad Central de Chile in Santiago. 

The competition received 26 proposals, which were evaluated by the Review Commission, composed of the president of the Board of Directors, Ricardo Napadensky; rector Santiago González; the dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Urbanism, and Landscape, Ana María Lisboa; the director of the School of Architecture, Uwe Rohwedder; architect and alumna of the Universidad Central, Pilar Silva; representative of the Association of Architecture Offices (AOA), David Rodríguez; and Teodoro Fernández, 2014 National Architecture Prize winner and representative of the contestants.

In the same competition—decided last August—second place went to the proposal submitted by Pablo Talhouk and Andrés Briones, while third place was awarded to the firm Plan Arquitectos.

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Last week, we published the results of the competition for the Restoration, Modernization, and Expansion of the Museu Paulista, in the Ipiranga neighborhood of São Paulo. Below, explore the complete project by the winning team, led by the firm H+F Arquitetos.

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Last week, we published the results for the Restoration, Modernization, and Expansion of the Museu Paulista, in the Ipiranga neighborhood of São Paulo. The competition proposed the expansion of the building with new areas for reception, exhibitions, an auditorium, a shop, a cafe, and more. It was also necessary to adapt the building for its full operation, incorporating restoration, updated building systems, and universal accessibility. To meet these requirements, a multidisciplinary team was assembled to address the project's technical needs. Below, explore the complete proposal by the second-place team, comprised of the firms Pires Giovanetti e Guardia and Metropole Arquitetos.

FP Arquitectura has won first place in the preliminary architectural design competition for El Camino, a new operational unit for the care of older adults and people experiencing homelessness.

Commissioned by the District Secretariat for Social Integration (SDIS), the project will serve as a "high-quality social infrastructure to reduce the gap of inequality and discrimination" affecting these social groups. Through an innovative program and spaces of high architectural quality, this new operational unit will ensure the inclusion, protection, and recognition of this population within a prominent sector of the city.

The proposal by architecture firms Prieto Schaffer Arquitectos + OAB was named a finalist with their "Plaza Manquehue Building" project in the "Puerta Las Condes" competition, organized by real estate developer INDESA. The competition brief called for a high-density, mixed-use program with a significant amount of public space at the intersection of Apoquindo and Manquehue avenues (Santiago, Chile).

In late 2017, +Arquitectos and Sauerbruch Hutton became the winning team of the Puerta Las Condes competition with their project "Puerta los Andes City."

The competition brief, organized by real estate developer INDESA, called for a high-density, mixed-use program with an abundance of public space at the intersection of Apoquindo and Manquehue avenues (Santiago, Chile). With "Puerta los Andes City," +Arquitectos and Sauerbruch Hutton successfully integrated transportation infrastructure, retail, public space, offices, and housing into a new urban dynamic.

Smiljan Radic participated in the Puerta Las Condes competition, organized by the real estate developer INDESA. The competition brief required the development of a mixed-use program featuring a substantial amount of public space and high urban density at the intersection of Apoquindo and Manquehue avenues (Santiago, Chile).

The proposal by architecture firms Mobil Arquitectos + ARUP was named a finalist with its project "Apoquindo 6000" in the recent "Puerta Las Condes" competition, organized by real estate developer INDESA. The competition brief called for a mixed-use program featuring a substantial amount of public space and high urban density at the intersection of Apoquindo and Manquehue avenues in Santiago, Chile.

Organized by the Architects' Association of the Province of Córdoba, the 'International Ideas Competition for the Enhancement and Revitalization of the Central Area of Villa General Belgrano' aimed to envision urban transformations that would provide the town's central sector with new public spaces.

The jury awarded first prize to author Pablo Ferrario alongside collaborator Gonzalo Nicolau. Explore the complete project below.

The proposal by the firm Undurraga Devés Arquitectos was named a finalist with its project "Construir Ciudad" in the "Puerta Las Condes" competition, organized by the real estate developer INDESA. The competition brief required the development of a high-density, mixed-use program with a significant amount of public space at the intersection of Apoquindo and Manquehue Avenues (Santiago, Chile).

The joint team of Jaime Bendersky Arquitectos and GVAA has been awarded second place in the design competition for the future Chilean Army War Academy Educational Campus in Santiago, with first place going to Elton y Leniz Arquitectos.

"We have approached this architectural challenge by focusing on creating a renewed and powerful institutional image with an unequivocally martial character that reflects military values such as solidity, integrity, esprit de corps, order, and hierarchy," state the designers of the second-place project.

DLA Arquitectos, alongside Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), participated in the Puerta Las Condes competition, organized by real estate developer INDESA. The competition brief called for the development of a high-density, mixed-use program with a significant amount of public space at the intersection of Apoquindo and Manquehue avenues in Santiago, Chile.

Alonso Balaguer Arquitectos, Soto Arquitectos, and Espiral participated in the Puerta Las Condes competition, organized by the real estate developer INDESA. The competition brief required developing a high-density, mixed-use program with a significant amount of public space at the intersection of Apoquindo and Manquehue avenues (Santiago, Chile).

BL Arquitectos along with Arquitectónica participated in the Puerta Las Condes competition, organized by real estate developer INDESA in Chile. The competition brief required the development of a high-density, mixed-use program with a substantial amount of public space at the intersection of Apoquindo and Manquehue avenues (Santiago, Chile).

Gonzalo Mardones and b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos participated in the Puerta Las Condes competition, organized by the real estate developer INDESA. The competition brief required the development of a mixed-use program with ample public space and high urban density at the intersection of Apoquindo and Manquehue avenues (Santiago, Chile).