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COMPETITION YEA! 2020 - YOUNG EUROPEAN ARCHITECTS

CA'ASI is organising an architectural competition to highlight the vitality and originality of young European architecture.

The best projects in this international competition, which is open to young architects from across Europe, will be exhibited at CA'ASI as part of the 17th International Architecture Biennale in Venice (May 23 to November 29, 2020). This competition represents a unique opportunity to showcase the important role contemporary European architecture plays in finding innovative solutions to improve living conditions on our fragile planet.

We have steered clear of prescribing a set theme in order to encourage new ideas to emerge, as it has been the

SITE MONASTERY

ARKxSITE is pleased to announce the ‘SITE MONASTERY’ international architecture ideas competition for architecture students and young professionals  (≤ 40 years old).

Registration is now open and we would kindly ask for your help in promoting it.

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This international one-stage architecture ideas competition invites all architecture students, young architects and young professionals with a degree in architecture studies (≤ 40 years old) to develop and submit compelling ideas for the design of a Site Monastery located at the São Domingos da Baralha Fortress, in Cape Espichel, Portugal.

The Site Monastery is a place of solitude and contemplation, a secluded space for inner reflection and a platform for meditation. The quietness and stillness within monastic walls and the powerful natural scenery provide a

Open Call: Un-School Copenhagen

The world is facing a huge learning crisis. Education systems have become so generic and systemic that it doesn’t provide personal, innovative and optimized care to its pupils. While countries have significantly increased access to education, being in school isn’t the same thing as learning. Worldwide, hundreds of millions of children reach young adulthood without even the most basic skills like calculating the correct change from a transaction, reading a doctor’s instructions, or understanding a bus schedule—let alone building a fulfilling career or educating their children.

Education is at the center of building human capital. Delivered well, education – along with

Trees Trees Trees! Design Competition

As you may know, things aren't going too well for mother earth. With challenges like deforestation, fires, pollution, and even methane from cows we are facing an uphill battle against climate change.

One of the simplest, and possibly most effective, methods to reverse the damage is to plant trees, billions of them. According to the respected Science Journal, "The restoration of forested land at a global scale could help capture atmospheric carbon and mitigate climate change."

This is no easy task and will require hundreds of millions of people to plant trees in their front yards, backyards, patios, open land, businesses, cities,

Anthology Architecture and Design Festival 2020

Anthology Architecture and Design Festival began in 2016 with over 2000 guests and 65 leading built environment practitioners from seven countries. Since then, the three-day forum about architecture and design has been consistently growing in participants, speakers, lectures and panel discussions. Heading into its fifth year, the Anthology Architecture and Design Festival is a platform that seeks to launch an inquiry into the basis of architecture and how it is adapting to our changing world. What, why and how do we think of architecture? Each year we have explored various themes such as narratives, context and intent, social architecture, and

Prima - Micro Architecture Competition

In collaboration with French micro-architecture-studio Atelier 37.2, the Groupe CB is launching PRIMA - a competition open to certain colleges of architecture and design across Europe.

This competition is an invitation to explore micro architecture as a bridge between design, art and architecture - using 3 materials - stone, concrete and steel.
The dead-line is February 28th, 2020.
All informations are available online on the website : www.prima-cb.com

My Dream Home: Call for Student Entries

Call to all design students! This is the opportunity that you’ve been waiting for! $500 cash prize + website feature, guest blog feature & social media feature for best designs. What do you imagine as your dream home? Registration closing November 30, 2019.

1st Prize – $500 + Certificate + Feature on our guest blog/Website & social media pages

2nd Prize – $300 + Certificate + Feature on our guest blog/Website & social media pages

3rd Prize – $200 + Certificate + Feature on our guest blog/Website & social media pages

10 Honourable Mentions to be published on the official website & guest blog

The

The Chef's Palette - Because Food is an Experience

PREMISE

With globalisation, the way food is made available to us has transformed enormously. Fine dines of the world to QSRs of the world, food has evolved extensively. Fine dines continue to refine their cuisine and QSRs have become more commercial. Additionally, food trucks and delivery services are gaining more popularity everyday. It is a resource-intensive industry and all these ways have revolutionised the interaction between the chef and the consumer.

Apart from these, there also exist small food joints that are not commercial. Yet, these eateries continue to remain the heart and soul for serving good quality local cuisine or

Open Call: House In Forest 2020 - Wooden House

HOUSE IN FOREST is pleased to announce its 6th annual international design competition: House In Forest 2020 - Wooden House. The competition is designed to challenge and seek the creativity with ideas and concepts in architectural design, as well as landscape design and site planning. The aim of this competition is to promote our ideas of protecting the forest and its environment, as well as focusing on urban design problems, while simultaneously raising awareness of the sustainability.

This year’s competition focuses on wooden houses, an extraordinary architectural style with traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, prefabricated wooden structures or creative

Call for Entries: 2020 Skyscraper Competition

eVolo Magazine is pleased to invite architects, students, engineers, designers, and artists from around the globe to take part in the 2020 Skyscraper Competition. Established in 2006, the annual Skyscraper Competition is one of the world’s most prestigious awards for high-rise architecture. It recognizes outstanding ideas that redefine skyscraper design through the implementation of novel technologies, materials, programs, aesthetics, and spatial organizations; along with studies on globalization, flexibility, adaptability, and the digital revolution. It is a forum that examines the relationship between the skyscraper and the natural world, the skyscraper and the community, and the skyscraper and the city.

World Urban Forum

The World Urban Forum (WUF) is the world’s premier conference on urban issues. It was established in 2001 by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies.

Organized and convened by UN-Habitat, the Forum has become one of the most open gatherings on the international arena, for exchanging views and experiences on urban challenges. The inclusive nature of the Forum, combined with high-level participation, makes it a unique United Nations conference and the premier international gathering on urban issues.

Design that Educates Awards 2020

The ‘Design that Educates Awards’ (DtEA) recognize, showcase, and promote globally the best ideas and implementations of architecture and design that can educate. The design itself may provide an informative and educational layer that guides us through the increasing complexity of our environment. It can showcase specific possibilities and challenges, explain sociocultural factors and influences, or even outline new scenarios for future development. Each year, the esteemed panel of judges selects the outstanding ideas and implementations in the categories of architectural design, product design, universal design, and responsive design.

Call for Entries: Vectorworks Design Scholarship - Win $10,000 USD

Vectorworks, Inc. invites undergraduate students and recent graduates to enter the Vectorworks Design Scholarship. Applicants that share their best work will have the opportunity to win up to $10,000 USD, gain professional recognition and propel themselves into a bright future of design. Additionally, winners’ schools will receive free Vectorworks Designer software and complimentary training for faculty and students.

To apply, students must submit their best individual or group project and answer three questions in 150 words or less. Eligible students must be enrolled in an accredited design program and registered for six or more credits or must have graduated no earlier

International LafargeHolcim Awards for Sustainable Construction Open for Entries

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Call for Exemplary Construction Projects, Visionary Design Concepts

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The LafargeHolcim Awards seeks leading projects of professionals as well as bold ideas from the Next Generation that combine sustainable construction solutions with architectural excellence. The 6th cycle of the international competition is open for entries until February 25, 2020. The Awards offer a total of USD 2 million in prize money and foreground projects and concepts from architecture, engineering, urban planning, materials and construction technology, and related fields.

Open Call: Thematic Exhibition HOME|any|more|? - Bucharest Triennale East Centric Architecture

For more than 20 years, The Arhitext Design Foundation has been developing editorial and cultural projects that raise awareness of the national and international state of architecture, urbanism, design and visual arts. The most important projects of the Foundation are the Arhitext Magazine and the Bucharest Triennale, dedicated to the Central and Eastern European region. In October 2019, the Foundation, in partnership with the Romanian Order of Architects and the "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urbanism will organize the third edition of the Bucharest Triennale East Centric Architecture. The main topic of this edition, HOME|any|more|?, proposes an interrogative approach

Dronesphere Colloquium

Dronesphere Colloquium, through a series of panels and presentations, will address the place of aerial robotics in the city.

It will feature presentations by scholars from design practice, art, architectural history, surveillance studies and engineering. The drone’s “place” within the city will be triangulated through speculative proposals, historical analysis, and a critical engagement with their use in the present.

Keynote presentation:
Liam Young (Sci Arc)

With presentations by:
Ciara Bracken-Roche (UOttawa)
John Harwood (U of T)
Immony Men (OCAD U)
Fiona McDermott (Trinity College / CONNECT)
Hillary Mushkin (CalTech)
Giovanni de Niederhäusern (Carlo Ratti and Associati)
Public Studio (U of T)
Ala Roushan (OCAD U)
Sam Siewert (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical

Radical Innovation: Call for Entries

February 2019 (New York, NY) – Radical Innovation, which challenges designers, architects, hoteliers and students to pioneer compelling ideas in travel and hospitality, is now accepting entries to its annual competition. New in 2019, the competition will distinguish between built and unbuilt projects, in addition to honoring a select individual who challenges the hospitality community through the art of invention with the Innovator Award. All innovators are encouraged to submit their concepts through RadicalInnovationAward.com through April 3.


Radical Innovation also celebrates the appointment of Patricia Martin to the role of managing director. Martin brings two decades of experience working in conference

I-Park Accepting Applications for 2018 Architecture/Landscape Design Residencies

I-Park is now accepting applications for its fully-funded four-week summer residencies. This multidisciplinary program is open to architects and landscape architects/designers looking to enrich their practice in a collegial, retreat-like setting—in the company of artists working in visual arts, creative writing, music composition/sound art and moving image.

Located within a 450-acre nature preserve in rural East Haddam, Connecticut (U.S.), I-Park provides residents with private living quarters in a renovated 1840s farmhouse, a private studio, meals program, fully-equipped workshop and modest library—as well as creative access to I-Park’s expansive grounds.

Residencies are self-directed, undisturbed and non-judgmental. You decide what you’re working on