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EDGE Architecture Festival Budapest 2026

Rene Submissions — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:05:00 +0000

The second edition of EDGE Architecture Festival Budapest (EDGE Fest), organised by Építészfórum, will take place on 18-19 June 2026 in Budapest at Dürer Kert and the industrial venues of Hengermalom.

Bringing together internationally renowned architects, designers, emerging voices, and experimental practices, the festival explores how architecture can respond to ecological, social, and technological transformation.

Framed as both an international architecture conference and competition, EDGE Fest investigates the evolving role of architecture through lectures, discussions, while finalists of the EDGE Awards competition will present their projects live, culminating in a public jury evaluation.

What does it mean to build today —

EDGE Awards 2026 - Call for Application

Rene Submissions — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:05:00 +0000

EDGE Awards 2026 - CALL FOR APPLICATION

We invite architects and visionary creators from related disciplines to showcase their groundbreaking projects and concepts that push the boundaries of architecture and design. If your work explores the social, ecological, or theoretical challenges of today and tomorrow, we encourage you to apply. Submit your project to one of five award categories and join a community of forward-thinking innovators redefining the edge of the future.

The EDGE Award supports progressive and forward-thinking initiatives at both regional and International levels.

READY?MADE – BUILT ARCHITECTURE

This category welcomes completed buildings of any scale and function that seek and represent

EDGE Awards 2026 - Call for Application / Student Award

Rene Submissions — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:20:00 +0000

EDGE Awards launches with a new Student Award category

As part of the EDGE Architecture Festival Budapest (EDGE Fest – edgefest.hu), we are once again announcing the EDGE Awards, a platform dedicated to projects that redefine the boundaries of architecture and design. The competition aims to bring together the most exciting and progressive initiatives from the region and the international scene through live presentations and open professional dialogue.

This year, we are introducing a new Student Award as part of the EDGE Awards under the title FRESH MEAT – VISIONS OF TOMORROW. This category welcomes bold, imaginative, and forward‑thinking student works that

ArchDaily to Announce 2025 Next Practices Award in Copenhagen

ArchDaily — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 04:30:00 +0000

As the world grows in complexity, multiplying both its challenges and opportunities for innovation, so does the architecture profession. Positioned as mediators in a complex system, architects increasingly step out of the traditional office and into laboratories, town halls, and communities. They are developing new materials, reassessing urban policies, and responding directly to society's most pressing needs.

Insights from La Feria De Diseño Medellín: Well-Being, Innovation, and Global Design Perspectives

Enrique Tovar — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 06:45:00 +0000

Asking questions is the first step toward challenging what we take for granted and opening up new possibilities for planning and building. These questions, valuable in themselves, gain new strength when shared and examined through different perspectives. As they intersect with the experiences of professionals and brands, they weave together viewpoints that enrich the discussion. Design fairs and events around the world have become spaces where these conversations gain momentum, fostering connections and encouraging collaborative dynamics. In this landscape, Colombia has emerged as a hub, serving as a platform that promotes architecture and design across Latin America and the Caribbean while bringing the region's voice to the global stage.

Europe 40under40 Reveals the 2024–2025 Selection of Young Architects and Designers

Reyyan Dogan — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 06:30:00 +0000

The 2024–2025 edition of the Europe 40under40 Awards has announced its selected architects and designers, recognizing emerging professionals under the age of 40 working across Europe. Organized by The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum, the program highlights a range of built and conceptual work that reflects contemporary approaches to architecture and design. This year's selection brings together young architects and designers from Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Turkiye, offering a wide-ranging perspective on Europe's contemporary architectural discourse.

Winners of the EUmies Awards for Young Talent 2025 Highlight Reuse and Collective Resilience

Antonia Piñeiro — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 05:30:00 +0000

During the EUmies Awards Day in Venice, representatives from the Creative Europe program and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe revealed the four student project winners of the EUmies Awards Young Talent 2025. The award recognizes architecture projects for their capacity to respond to contemporary social, urban, and environmental challenges. The event was held within the context of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, inviting winners, jury members, and institutional representatives to engage in dialogue around four key themes, aligned with the Biennale's curatorial proposal: Artificial, Natural, Collective, and Intelligens.

EUmies Awards for Young Talent 2025 Unveils the Finalist Projects at the Venice Architecture Biennale

Reyyan Dogan — Mon, 12 May 2025 06:30:00 +0000

The exhibition "Intelligens. Talent. EUmies Awards. Young Talent 2025" has officially opened as a Collateral Event of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. Organized by Fundació Mies van der Rohe with the support of the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union, the exhibition presents the Shortlist and Finalist projects of the EUmies Awards in the Young Talent category. It brings together 12 master's thesis projects from 11 architecture schools across 7 countries, offering a comprehensive insight into emerging voices in architecture, urban planning, and landscape design.

Renovations in Buenos Aires: 10 Refurbished House Projects by Emerging Argentinian Studios

Paula Pintos — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 07:30:00 +0000

The city of Buenos Aires is vast in its area and has a heterogeneous and variable urban fabric in terms of scale. Much of the residential neighborhoods are made up of a mixed-use fabric, where the predominant constructions from several decades ago are the so-called "casa chorizo" and horizontally owned houses, commonly known as PH (Propiedad Horizontal). It is interesting to review how, over the years, these constructions have been modified due to changes in building regulations, which allowed the creation of new typologies, mainly responding to new ways of living within the city. The renovation of these constructions, many of which are used for residential purposes, has also been a conscious response to avoid overbuilding in an already densely populated city. While these projects have been a recurring practice in Buenos Aires for several years now, many young architects of new generations are taking on these challenges, thus generating a trend that seems to have no end and where we find new solutions in each renovation.

Spaces for Social Interaction: 5 Women-Led Argentine Practices Reflect on Community Life

Agustina Iñiguez — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 07:30:00 +0000

Creating spaces for social interaction involves design processes aimed at countering the individualization of people by fostering bonds and connections between them. While advancements in information and communication technologies provide new tools that optimize the development of certain activities and functions, their societal impact often tends to increase individual practices, such as remote work, virtual fitness activities through apps, or the digital consumption of goods, services, and events, among others. From architecture and interior design to urban planning, many emerging practices face the challenge of consolidating spaces for social interaction through design strategies, uses, and natural connections that prevent the replacement of physical space with virtual alternatives.

Revealing the Europe 40under40 Best Young Architects & Designers of 2023-2024

Maria-Cristina Florian — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 06:30:00 +0000

The winners of the "Europe 40under40®" program for 2023-2024 have been announced, celebrating promising talents in architecture and design. This recognition highlights projects from emerging professionals under the age of 40, including architects, landscape architects, urban planners, and industrial designers. The program, initiated by The European Centre, aims to showcase a new generation of designers who are poised to impact the future of living and working environments, cities, and rural areas.

Navigating Support Systems for Emerging Architects: Analyzing the Case of U.S. and Hong Kong

Jonathan Yeung — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 04:00:00 +0000

How do societies support and nurture emerging architects? Young architects are heavily influenced by their formal education and initial exposure to the industry. Various organizational systems across regions, whether passive through environmental factors or active via tangible benefits, are in place to assist them in entering the field. However, it's worth questioning how often we reflect on these established support systems. Are they effective in fostering well-rounded professionals, or do they unintentionally reinforce certain biases in how architecture is practiced?

World Architecture Day 2024: Mobilizing the Next Generation for Urban Transformation

Maria-Cristina Florian — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 06:30:00 +0000

On the first Monday of October, World Architecture Day offers an opportunity to reflect on the role that architecture plays in shaping our world and our communities. Established by the International Union of Architects (UIA) in 1986, this day was designated as a basis for the ongoing discussions on innovations in architectural practice, new approaches to the ever-changing role of architects and designers, and the varied responses to emerging concerns.

MCHAP Selects Natura Futura + Juan Carlos Bamba’s Community Production Center as its 2024 Emerging Practice Winner

Maria-Cristina Florian — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 06:30:00 +0000

The Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP) has announced the winner of the fifth MCHAP.emerge award: the Community Production Center Las Tejedoras in Guayas, Ecuador, designed by Natura Futura architect José Fernando Gómez and architect Juan Carlos Bamba. The project offers a hub for local women artisans, providing them with spaces to learn, create, and showcase their textile creations. The winner announcement was made at the Conference on Critical Practice held at Mies van der Rohe's S. R. Crown Hall, an inaugural event that brought together the four MCHAP.emerge finalists to open up conversations about the future of the architecture profession across the Americas.

Graham Foundation Announces 56 Grants for Individuals Expanding Architecture Ideas Through Interdisciplinary Work

Christele Harrouk — Thu, 30 May 2024 05:00:00 +0000

The Graham Foundation has announced 56 new grants to individuals, selected from nearly 600 submissions. Centered on publications, research, exhibitions, films, site-specific installations, and digital initiatives, the funded projects "expand contemporary architecture ideas through innovative rigorous interdisciplinary work on the design and the built environment." The projects are led by 84 individuals, including established and emerging architects, artists, curators, designers, filmmakers, historians, and writers.

"An Agent of Change": Lesley Lokko Recieves King’s Royal Gold Medal for Architecture

Nour Fakharany — Fri, 03 May 2024 05:30:00 +0000

On behalf of His Majesty the King, Ghanian-Scottish architect Lesley Lokko has been officially awarded the 2024 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture. Held at RIBA London headquarters, the medal was presented by RIBA President Muyiwa Oki, acknowledging Lokko’s dedication to promoting diverse perspectives in architectural practice and education. As the curator of the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale, she has been working to explore the overlaps between architecture and race, while shifting focus to Africa and its diaspora in the industry.

“Champion of Equity and Inclusion” Lesley Lokko Receives the 2024 RIBA Royal Gold Medal

Maria-Cristina Florian — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 04:30:00 +0000

Ghanaian-Scottish architect, academic, and curator Lesley Lokko has been announced as the recipient of the 2024 Royal Gold Medal by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), becoming the first African woman to receive the award. Lokko is not a practicing architect, but as a teacher, writer, and curator she has fought to widen access to the profession and to bring forward voices that have been disregarded for far too long. As the curator of the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale, she has shifted the focus to Africa and its diaspora, exploring the complex themes of decolonization and decarbonization. For all her contributions to the profession, Lesley Lokko will be formally presented with the medal in May 2024 by Muyiwa Oki, RIBA’s first black president.

Graham Foundation Awards 64 Grants for Architecture and Design Projects with Critical Perspectives in 2023

Nicolás Valencia — Fri, 19 May 2023 04:30:00 +0000

The Graham Foundation has announced the award of 64 new grants to individuals exploring innovative and interdisciplinary ideas that contribute critical perspectives on architecture and design in 2023.