2020

The deadline for the national short film competition has been extended to September 25. The competition invites Chilean filmmakers—or residents—to submit works up to 30 minutes in length across three categories.

The Architecture Film Festival Chile will hold its 5th edition in November 2020 in an online format.

The Illustrious Municipality of Las Condes, in collaboration with the University of Chile and the Cerros Isla Foundation, announces the launch of a national public competition for the design of the "Cerro Calán Observatory Park." The competition aims to select the best proposal and an interdisciplinary team for the architecture, landscape, and specialty design.

The EARQ-UC Architecture Initiation Cluster (Chile) invites participants to the first national meeting on architecture initiation, to be held on Thursday, August 27, and Friday, August 28, 2020. The event aims to share diverse perspectives on teaching during the first year of university architecture studies in Chile, as reflected in the content and methodologies proposed by each school within the national academic landscape.

The Chilean Chamber of Construction invites architecture students from universities across the country to envision future Metro stations for the Greater Concepción area and to design an urban-architectural intervention proposal that enhances the urban environment and contributes to public space as a city landmark.

The Engel Foundation invites Chilean architects to participate in the National Architecture and Landscape Design Competition for the New Museum of Santiago (NuMu). The museum will be located at the southern end of Bicentenario Park in Vitacura and will serve as a key element in consolidating a large area of the park and its edges, connecting it to the city and the urban fabric.

The Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage, through its Architecture department, has launched a new call for proposals to support the preservation, exhibition, and promotion of cultural content in architecture developed via digital media for display on streaming platforms, websites, or other digital formats associated with the institution.

The Institute of Architects of Brazil (IAB) invites architecture and urban planning professionals across the country to participate in a public call seeking to select specialized technical consultancy to analyze and improve development strategies for urban mobility projects—specifically public transit corridors and active transport modes—and their relationship with public spaces along these routes in the city of Aracaju, Sergipe. The goal is to foster accessible routes for early childhood, ensure support for lingering in squares and parks, facilitate the use of urban furniture, and promote activities aimed at children aged 0 to 6.

Architecture students submitting their final thesis projects in the second semester of 2019, as well as recent graduates who submitted theirs in the second semester of 2018 or the first semester of 2019, now have the opportunity to win awards for their work. They are eligible to participate in the inaugural Jovem Talento da Arquitetura competition, hosted by Minimum.

CBCA Announces Theme and Opens Registration for the 2nd Engineering Student Competition
Registration is open from April 3 to June 14, 2020

The call for entries is now open for independent professionals, teams, collectives, or architecture and urbanism firms to develop a temporary intervention project in the vicinity of Praça Santo Eduardo, Vila Maria – North Zone of São Paulo.

The "Ruas Vivas" project, developed by the Institute of Architects of Brazil – São Paulo Department (IABsp) in partnership with the São Paulo Commercial Association (ACSP), aims to implement temporary interventions on three different streets in São Paulo to transform public space in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 8th edition of the Furniture Design Award (PREDIM) is an honor organized by the Mexican Association of Suppliers for the Wood and Furniture Industry (AMPIMM, A.C.) and the MEM Industrial expo, with the support of DI-INTEGRA and ArchDaily. The award is presented by industry specialists to students of industrial design, interior design, or architecture. It seeks to foster innovation and strengthen the connection between the student community and furniture manufacturing companies, contributing to both the development of the industry and the improvement of furniture quality nationwide.

For the second consecutive year, MUTEK MX is officially launching its open call for artistic proposals for its 17th Edition, which will take place from November 23 to 29, 2020.

GENfadu is an open call organized by the Communications Secretariat of the Faculty of Architecture, Design, and Urbanism (FADU) at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). The initiative aims to recognize, showcase, and highlight the work of a generation of architect-educators within the faculty through a publication.

The International Youth Organization for Ibero-America (OIJ) is launching the #DesdeMiCuarto photography call, inviting young people across Ibero-America to share how they are experiencing the exceptional circumstances brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic from the intimacy and privacy of their own homes.

We are honored to announce the 2020 IBRAMEM Timber Architecture Award, which aims to establish itself as a powerful tool for encouraging creative, high-quality projects in architecture, urbanism, engineering, and design using timber in Brazil and across Latin America.

Due to the rescheduling of the XVII EBRAMEM to March 2021, the 2020 IBRAMEM Timber Architecture Award will be held on NEW DATES.

This is a single-stage, open ideas competition. It is jointly organized by the Taller de Desarrollo Urbano (TaDU - Venezuela), the Peruvian Organization of Architecture Students (OPEA - Peru), and Más Ciudad Arq. (Peru). The competition is open to students and recent graduates (thesis students) of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, design, or any related field. Teams of up to 5 people may be formed, with the option to include a maximum of one recent graduate or bachelor (thesis student) who has completed their university coursework within the last two years.

The CICOP Chile Award aims to foster interest in architectural thesis projects that involve areas or buildings of heritage value, contributing to their enhancement, and to highlight the best proposals developed in this field over the last few years.