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DOMINIO: An Unfinished Visual Archive of Architectural Extractivism

Rene Submissions — Mon, 11 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Sand, stone, and earth are among the most extracted materials on the planet—yet their removal is rarely pictured, let alone understood as foundational to the built environment. In the exhibition DOMINIO: An Unfinished Visual Archive of Architectural Extractivism, on view in the Newmark Gallery at Art Omi from March 21–May 31, 2026, architectural photographer Onnis Luque traces these often-invisible origins of construction back to the raw landscapes from which they are born.

Contemporary Architecture and the Modern City

Gerhard W. Mayer — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 03:30:00 +0000

This article was originally published on Common Edge.

How Did the Evolution of Women's Role in Society Change the Built Environment?

Christele Harrouk — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 04:00:00 +0000

In theory and practice, in the modern era, the idea of spatial separation between home and work was related to the traditional sexual division of men and women, and of their role in life. Going back to the earliest feminist thinking in architecture, in western industrialized communities, we are elaborating in this article on women’s changing role in the 20^th century and its impact on the space we experience today.

Interpreting 20th Century European Urbanism

Rene Submissions — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 16:42:00 +0000

urbanHIST welcomes abstracts on the main theme of its second conference: Interpreting 20th Century European Urbanism. As an explicitly interdisciplinary project, we encourage submissions from urbanism, planning, and architectural historians; preservationists; geographers; museum curators; and independent
scholars. More information about the suggested tracks for abstracts is available in: www.bth.se/urbanhistconference.

Confirmed Keynote Speakers
Henrieta Moravčíková, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia
Luděk Sýkora, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Sasha Tsenkova, University of Calgary, Canada
Stephen V. Ward, Oxford Brookes University, UK

Submissions
The organizers invite proposals for individual presentations (20 minutes). Please upload your abstract and a short CV on the online submission platform. Abstracts should be

Fast Food Slowed Down: What's Behind the All the Redesigns - and Is It Enough?

Dima Stouhi — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 09:30:00 +0000

Some restaurants don’t need a review to get attention. You might know them for their longevity, their presence, or even just their advertisements. But most importantly, whether it’s their grand luminous logo, or the building’s prominent architecture and color palette, these franchises are more or less the same (the menu, the music, the interior design…), wherever you are, be it London, Lima, or Lahore.

The Characteristics of 12 Architectural Styles From Antiquity to the Present Day

Julia Daudén — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 07:00:00 +0000

History has often been taught in a linear way. This way of teaching has often left out grand historical narratives, and focused primarily on the occidental world.

Nominations Now Open for the 2018 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize

Rene Submissions — Wed, 02 May 2018 18:30:00 +0000

Nominations are now open for the 2018 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize. Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the prize recognizes architects or designers that have demonstrated innovative solutions to preserve or save threatened modern architecture.

The singular, biennial award was established in 2008 to raise awareness of modernism’s contribution to contemporary life and the influential role that architects and designers play in preserving modern heritage. The first prize was awarded to Brenne Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH for its restoration of the ADGB Trade Union School in Bernau, Germany (1930). Designed by Hannes Meyer, second director of the Bauhaus, and Hans Wittwer

Louis Sullivan's Pilgrim Baptist Church Will be Renovated Into the Nation's First National Museum of Gospel Music

Lindsey Leardi — Sun, 29 Apr 2018 13:00:00 +0000

When architects were asked to re-imagine Chicago’s neglected buildings for an exhibition, Dirk Lohan designed a revitalization plan for Louis Sullivan's Pilgrim Baptist Church. Soon Sullivan’s landmark building will become the nation’s first National Museum of Gospel Music, complete with a cafe, retail store, event space, research and listening library, and a 350-seat auditorium.

Call for entries MEDS Workshop 2018 - DiverCity

Rene Submissions — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:58:00 +0000

MEDS workshop “Meetings of Design Students” is an international workshop that takes part each summer in a different country, focusing on various issues, themes, topics and settings that will help any designer expand their expertise. It is a chance to get in touch with diverse approaches to design, different building techniques, traditions and skills. MEDS workshop is both practical and educational because it focuses not only on creative theoretical designs, but actually compels participants to execute these designs during the 2-week span of the workshop. You can apply to MEDS as a tutor or as a participant.

A 21st century approach

Call for Submissions: Glass in Architecture, Archglass

Rene Submissions — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:57:00 +0000

The Union of Architects of Russia calls for submissions to the Sixth "Glass in architecture" awards for 2018. It will be held on April, 18-19, 2018 within the framework of the Forum of the architectural glass industry, "ArchGlass 2018," in Moscow at the Central House of Architects.

Bee Breeders Announces Winners of Modern Collective Living Challenge

Lindsey Leardi — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 06:00:00 +0000

Bee Breeders announced the winners of the Modern Collective Living Challenge, one part of their Global Housing Crisis competition series. Participants conceived new types of accessible housing for rural China’s relocated farmers. China’s fast-paced urbanization is causing millions of rural folk to move to cities. With no designated site, successful projects need to be versatile enough to work in a variety of sites and even be adopted as a standard for addressing relocation. Winning projects were held to a high standard in their answering of the question: how can we create modern community living situations where relocated individuals are not forced into changing their way of life? Common themes in winning projects are modularity and green space.

6 Unique Long Weekend Travel Ideas for Architects

Isabella Baranyk — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 09:30:00 +0000

The "architectural pilgrimage" is much more than just everyday tourism. Studying and admiring a building through text and images often creates a hunger in architects, thanks to the space between the limitations of 2D representation and the true experience of the building. Seeing a building in person that one has long loved from a distance can become something of a spiritual experience, and architects often plan vacations around favorite or important spaces. But too often, architects become transfixed by a need to visit the same dozen European cities that have come to make up the traveling architect's bucket list.

Frank Bros.: The Store That Modernized Modern

Rene Submissions — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 10:30:00 +0000

In January 2017, the University Art Museum will open the exhibition Frank Bros.: The Store That Modernized Modern. Long Beach retailer, Frank Bros. Furniture was the primary U.S. source for the most coveted mid-century design at the height of the modernist era, furnishing nearly half of the Case Study Houses for Arts & Architecture Magazine. The store emphasized the principles of aesthetics and functionality in furniture design, and blurred the boundaries between art, design, and commerce with their exhibitions, innovative graphic design, marketing, and public relations.

designjunction + Dwell on Design

Rene Submissions — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 18:00:00 +0000

For the first time this May, the UK’s leading design exhibition, designjunction, and Dwell on Design, America’s largest design event, will partner during NYCxDESIGN. This highly anticipated collaboration promises to present the city’s most exciting display of cutting-edge design and captivating conversations. Visitors can expect to discover more than 20 contemporary design brands including Artek, Dyke and Dean, Whitebeam Studio, Cuero, Capsbury and Melin Tregwynt—who will present their latest product launches and design classics within a multipurpose setting. As well as design exhibition, designjunction + Dwell on Design will be a community hub for design and architecture. WeWork, the archetypal co-working space,

Film Screening: The Oyler House: Richard Neutra’s Desert Retreat

Rene Submissions — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 07:57:00 +0000

Join us for another portrayal of one of America’s greatest architects: Richard Neutra. The Oyler House: Richard Neutra’s Desert Retreat explores how Neutra, considered the “father of California Modern architecture,” came to befriend this modest small-town family and how he was inspired by the site’s stunning desert setting, which Neutra compared with the grandness of the mystical Gobi Desert.

A Crash Course on Modern Architecture (Part 2)

Merete Ahnfeldt-Mollerup — Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Merete Ahnfeldt-Mollerup is associate Professor at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. This article originally appeared in GRASP.