The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) wants to support a new generation of young talents and help them propose a new sustainable architecture, urbanism and rethink the future of the construction industry to face the challenges of our century. For this reason, IAAC and its industry collaborators offer scholarships to study in IAAC’s On Campus Educational Programmes listed below.
A new 2,600m2 park is coming to 229 Richmond St. W in downtown Toronto, Canada. The site is currently leased to a restaurant and used as an outdoor patio. It has been purchased by the City of Toronto for future park use.
The Organizing Committee of the 20th edition of the Mediterranean Games - Taranto 2026 ‐ has promoted a two‐stage tendering for the realization, from scratch of the Swimming Stadium in Taranto and the recovery of the external area.
The general objective of this International Design Contest is to start the construction of the Swimming Stadium for the XX Mediterranean Games 2026 in Taranto, in other words to allow competitive swimming activities on an international level connected with the creation of an architecture that enhances the landscape context and the historical pre‐existences.
Taranto 2026 is an opportunity to change the image of the city and of the entire Ionian Arch, to give different life prospects to the citizens and to make the city more welcoming, for its inhabitants and consequently also for the massive incoming tourist flows.
During the event, 32 sports will involve 25 facilities for the competitions and 15 for the training. A big part of the event will take place in the existing structures, in the perspective of a regional sports assets recovery.
Only a few structures will be built from scratch and, through an integrated design with the local heritage, they can become iconic architectures for the city, representative of a process of transformation and renewal: a Swimming Stadium, a Federal Nautical Center and a multidisciplinary Sports Center.
Sporting infrastructures play a strategic role in the urban and functional organization of the cities.
These are architectures that also have a function as social aggregators with identity values and enhancement of the sense civic duty. A city with many sports facilities has repercussions on the promotion of health and sociality. These belong to the category of essential urban "services".
The Area for the Swimming Stadium straddles an important jump in altitude, and this configuration of the soil, will allow the construction of a bridge‐building between the level of the road and the sea level. The project makes accessible, tangibly and through the creation of a series of optical cones, a coastal area not currently in use.
Except for important urban tracts, such as the seafront “Vittorio Emanuele III”, the multiple and different sea fronts of the city of Taranto are often underused, or occluded by other latent resources, such as the buildings and properties of the Navy. The sea is recognized as a great opportunity for the redevelopment of the city: the sea as an extraordinary and diversified "endowment of public blue".
The Swimming Stadium is seen as one of those projects capable to recover an important stretch of coast, now abandoned, and return it to civic uses.
The overall size of the area necessary for the construction of the new Stadio del Nuoto is about 5,000 square meters for the indoor pool, about 4000 square meters for the outdoor pool; for a total of approximately 9,000 square meters, which can be spread over several levels by exploiting the changes in altitude and the irregularity of the ground.
The swimming sports facility must therefore be equipped with two swimming pools, one indoor and one outdoor, which must comply with the minimum standards for the "Olympic Games" and the conduct of the Swimming and Water Polo disciplines, giving a more complete offer both for free time but above all for sport at a competitive level.
The designers will have to evaluate and adopt solutions that contemplate building envelopes capable of creating positive effects on environmental parameters (reduction of the heat island, better management of rainwater, absorption of air pollutants) and that reduce the consumption that weighs on the management of the sports facility (winter heating of the pool room, air changes, water management in the pool).
The containment of energy consumption will be essential for an economically and ecologically sustainable management. The main goal will be the realization of a greater environmental comfort of users, having the maximization of energy containment and lower operating costs in relation to consumption and maintenance.
The University of Banja Luka announces the International general public competition for the development of an architectural concept design of the summer stage, the memorial to the fallen students and employees of the University of Banja Luka in the defensive and patriotic war and the accompanying landscaping.
This Design Competition is an opportunity for architects to showcase their creativity and explore the potential of the metaverse. This competition challenges architects to create a unique digital space – a ‘Digital home’ in the metaverse – that expresses their individual style and reflects their skills and talents.
Participate in Copenhagen Architecture Festival’s global short film competition focusing on the UN's 'Leave No One Behind' agenda (LNOB).
As the field of landscape architecture evolves to combat the issues of our time—climate change and just futures—how we practice matters. Through design research, experimental methods of design process and ideation, and provocative questioning, TEN x TEN challenges the normative environment of professional practice through process-oriented ways of working, engaging, and seeing landscape. Our agency as landscape architects to address the issues of our time is grounded in part by our ability to challenge the critical foundation of the design process itself and to practice modes of discovery as a generative act.
Addressing the crisis of housing, Lorcan O'Herlihy will present a number of projects that are tackling these important issues.
Title: “Contemporary DNA”
Date: 10:00 AM March 2 to 6:00 PM April 22, 2023
Venue: Friedman Benda New York
Address: 515 W 26th St 1st Floor
Subway: C or E train to 23rd Street
Event Website: www.friedmanbenda.com
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | MARTIN HOUSE CREATIVE RESIDENCY PROGRAM
The Municipality of Ulcinj, an old coastal town in south Montenegro, calls for proposals for conceptual design of a sports complex featuring the new city stadium at the beginning of Ulcinj's Long beach (Velika plaža), based on the parameters and recommendations specified in this competition task.
Submissions for the North American Copper in Architecture Awards (NACIA) 2023 are now open. Now in its 16th year, the awards presented by the Copper Development Association celebrate distinctive copper building projects. Projects of any size or type are eligible, but should feature architectural elements of copper, brass, or bronze; have been completed in the last 3 years; & be located in the United States or Canada. Entrants should submit basic project details & photos for consideration by March 31, 2023. There is no cost to submit. Submissions are evaluated based on design, craftsmanship, integration of copper alloys, excellence in innovation or restoration, & sustainable building strategies. Winning projects receive an award, extensive exposure in architectural/construction media, & recognition in CDA’s outreach programs. To learn more about the NACIA Awards & past winners, visit the Copper in Architecture Awards page at copper.org.
Gardens reflect identities, dreams, and visions; they are deeply rooted in our culture. Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in the garden – not only as a romantic idyll, but as a field of experimentation for concepts related to social justice, climate change, biodiversity, and a sustainable future. Gardens have become places of the avant-garde. Designed by the Italian studio Formafantasma, the exhibition »Garden Futures« at the Vitra Design Museum will be the first to explore the history and future of the modern garden. Which movements and theories have influenced our contemporary garden ideals? How can horticulture contribute to a more sustainable future and a good life for everyone? The exhibition addresses these and similar questions using examples from design, everyday culture, and landscape architecture – from contemporary community gardens to green façades and vertical urban farms, from deckchairs to gardens created by designers and artists like Roberto Burle Marx, Mien Ruys, and Derek Jarman.
Can we use today's and future empirical means to raise our understanding of the phenomenological effect of sacred spaces and structures, particularly as they relate to spirituality and faith? The work and thought of late neuroscientist Francisco Varela loom large here, but much has occurred since his passing, and a whole new world in neuroscience is unfolding. We will consider the science behind what has been termed 'aesthetic cognitivism' by some philosophers and latest empirical insights coming from theological aesthetics.
Architecture goes beyond the buildings themselves, making them functional public art installations that have strong impacts on both people and the environment. Our architecture is the reflection of our era, our aspirations, and our values.
The competition task covers the part of the Municipality of Budva, which represents the center of cultural, entertainment and informative events. The proposal for the competition deals with four natural and heritage environments: the water area, the beach, the green area and the promenade.
For the Competition for the development of a conceptual urban and architectural design for the promenade in the "Budva Bay" part of the Budva-Bečići promenade, phase I, participants are being asked to design a site plan for the development of a new identity for the city of Budva.
It is necessary to provide a basis for the creation of collective awareness at two levels. At the primary level, it is the creation of collective awareness among the citizens of Budva as permanent users of the space and their treatment of the environment in which they find themselves. At a secondary level, it is the image that the city sends to the world and to tourists as temporary and occasional users of the space.
It is of utmost importance to derive inspiration from vast cultural heritage of Old town of Budva and its 2500 years old history and future urban development.
Special attention should be paid to the dispersion of facilities covered with the proposal for competition, with an emphasis on the linear flow of user movement and intersection with lateral directions from the hinterland and contact zones. It is necessary to radically change the mode of use of the coastal strip of land with an emphasis on the introduction of public areas for communication, recreation and outdoor events.
The competition is open to all. No professional qualification is required. Design proposals can be developed individually or by teams.
Novecento Two-in-One Lighting System is the new design competition by Novecento and Desall. Creative talents are invited to submit proposals for a versatile and modern LED lamp that can be installed both as a flush ceiling light and a pendant light. The lamp should be intended for large-scale distribution and must be designed for private indoor spaces, acting as a piece of furniture even when not in use (lights off). Participation is free of charge.
Contest “Le Festival des Cabanes” The hut Festival 8th Edition
“Huts like a work of art or a child's dream. The dream of a life to be built, of a future we invent for ourselves. A new way to live in the world, to enlarge it”.