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The exhibition "INCISIONE PER L'ARCHITETTURA –La Porta della città" is the result of the second Engraving Workshop that took place in Spoleto in 2024 following the successful experience of the first Workshop, "The urban facade". The workshop promoted by OFARCH and SPAZIO MTR saw the participation of 19 architects who attended the studios of the artist Maria Teresa Romitelli, creating plates and prints on the theme "La Porta della città" with different engraving techniques.
The architects through the "time of drawing", architectural thought, a synthesis of analysis and projection towards a possible reality, created "points of view" of the city, investigating the contemporary and urban role of the Gate. The visual stimuli multiplied with each sign that appeared between the sheets, gradually building the sense of the workshop enriched by strong experimentation of the engraving technique starting from etching, aquatint, drypoint, photo-engraving, "non-printing" and artificial intelligence. As at the center of a compass, the copper plate and the black color, have maintained the course of reasonings increasingly intense and rambling at the same time; plate and print, the two halves of the same thought.
The engravings on display are by the architects: Aldo Aymonino, Laura Bacchi, Carmelo Baglivo, Alessandro Bulletti, Maria Caterina Cimminella, Elisabetta Cleri, Raffaella Conte, Andrea Dragoni, Fabio Fabiani, Amanzio Farris, Ruggero Lenci, Antonio Pallotta, Giorgios Papaevangeliou, Filippo Parroni, Giovanni Pernazza, Franco Purini, Giovanni Romagnoli, Carlo Vitali, Lorenza Zuccari.

Submissions are open until April 28 for proposals for the Exhibition and Activities of the 14th São Paulo International Architecture Biennale - Extremes: Architectures for an Overheated Planet.

The inaugural Alan Golin Gass Annual Lecture will take place on Wednesday, April 23, and feature Los Angeles-based architect Ron Radziner, whose first job for an architectural firm while studying at CU Denver's College of Architecture and Planning was working for Gass. Ron now leads Marmol Radziner, an award-winning design-build firm that offers architecture, landscape, interior design, and fabrication services. Ron will be in conversation with Adam Wagoner, AIA Colorado Architect of the Year, Principal of Denver's High, Low, Buffalo, and host of the podcast Architect-ing.

MEDS Workshop 2025: Rijeka – CITY OF TEXTURES
We are excited to introduce MEDS Workshop 2025: Rijeka – CITY OF TEXTURES, an international gathering of over 200 young architects and designers from 50+ countries. This inspiring event will take place from August 3 to August 18, 2025, in Rijeka, Croatia.
MEDS (Meeting of Design Students) is a global network dedicated to transforming spaces through creative, hands-on workshops. This year, Rijeka—known for its rich industrial heritage and cultural diversity—will be the hosting city. In its 14th edition, MEDS Workshop invites international participants to explore Rijeka's fascinating history, vibrant culture, and evolving urban landscape through the lens of its unique textures. Get ready to engage with the city's stories and immerse yourself in an inspiring creative journey!

The Institute of Smart City and Management - University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH - ISCM) cordially invites scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to submit your explorations on innovative strategies for "Smart Adaptation" in Asian urban contexts, which shall be shared in the seminar "Asian Urbanisms: Smart Adaption". The focus of the seminar will be on sustainable and resilient urban design strategies amidst rapid urbanization and environmental challenges. Participants will discuss case studies, theoretical frameworks, research by design and practices in adapting Asian cities to future uncertainties, fostering livable and sustainable urban environments.

In occasion of the Milan Design Week, Spazio Lima and pconp studio are pleased to present Sconvolti, a project in collaboration with the Carlo Zauli Museum, Faenza.

Everything we build has value – even after it has been used. How can we rediscover the beauty of reuse and create a future where used materials gain new life and circular resources take on new value? How can reuse become part of architecture's aesthetic? What does architecture look like if we stop throwing things away?
Construction is one of the world's biggest climate offenders. We build, demolish, and discard resources as if they are infinite. But a new movement is gaining ground—we are starting to build circularly. Across different places, design and construction are being reimagined to make use of what already exists. More buildings are being preserved, and repurposed materials are finding new functions.

Learn how to design your place for your unconscious to feel comfortable & increase your wellbeing with neuroscience applied to architecture

Open House Slovenia returns on 11–13 April with a carefully curated programme of over 70 architectural projects opening their doors to the public across the country. Now in its sixteenth year, the festival invites visitors to discover the richness of Slovenian architecture through free expert-led guided tours of private residences, public institutions, cultural landmarks, and contemporary buildings.

New Normal Is The Japanese Design Project Working On "Designs For The New Normal In The Family Business."

"FALLINGWATER: LIVING WITH AND IN ART" SYMPOSIUM AND BOOK SIGNING

ASA - The Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage Thailand, invites all architects, designers, students, and the general public to submit their most innovative works under the exciting theme 'Future Nostalgia in Architecture' This is your chance to win incredible prizes—100,000 Baht for the general category and 50,000 Baht for students! This is more than just an international design competition. It's an opportunity to blend the past and future in architecture, by linking society, culture, people, nature, places, and time with cutting-edge tools and technology. There are no restrictions on location or scale! Using Thailand as a case study, you'll create a new form of future nostalgia in architecture that honors the past while paving the way for the future.

The Columbia University Department of Art History is pleased to announce the Emilio Ambasz Lecture Series: Architecture as Poetry. The inaugural lecture will be presented by the renowned architect Kengo Kuma on the topic of "The Materials and Structues of a Poetic Practice." The lecture will be followed by a reception in the Leo Café, located in the Asia Society's Garden Court.

Open House Athens returns on 5–6 April, with more than 70 buildings opening their doors for free guided tours and an extensive parallel programme starting on 29 March. Now firmly established as one of the city's most engaging cultural events, the festival invites the public to explore public and private spaces—from historic buildings and monuments to contemporary offices, residences, and hotels—led by a team of 500 volunteers.

Sergei Tchoban: Sections of the Mind

Comprising fantastic visions, idea competition submissions, personal manifestos, and depictions of buildings now under construction, all artworks presented in Sergei Tchoban: Sections of the Mind—an assembly of 30 freehand charcoal and ink drawings, watercolors, pastels, and prints—explore effective and imaginary use of the architectural section. Cutting through buildings, colonnades, domes, and whole chunks of cities, the architect not merely exposes his structures' spatial and material complexities but reveals hidden histories and meanings. In his drawings, Tchoban addresses clashes of extreme dualities head-on. He looks for the right balance between pragmatic and artistic, ordinary and spectacular, historical and contemporary, and offers his take on how to build more engagingly, responsibly, and ecologically.

"Game of Goose," is a site-specific exhibition at Los Angeles's iconic Neutra VDL House by multidisciplinary artist Maayan Elyakim. Curated by Dan Handel, this marks Elyakim's first solo exhibition in the U.S., following his 2022 show at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

DxD Block Party: César Pelli Day is an annual FREE public event that connects hundreds of students of all ages with local architecture, design, engineering, and construction professionals. This year's event will be hosted by Pasadena City College (1570 E. Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California, 91106) on Saturday, April 5, 2025, from 9 am to 2 pm.

An international European cultural project “UREHERIT. Architects for heritage in Ukraine: recreating identity and memory” together with Architects Association of Lithuania (liet. Lietuvos Architektų Sąjunga ) launches a third conference on 11th April 2025 in Vilnius! This year's theme: “Reconstructing Ukraine: Heritage is home”.
Save the date: The third public UREHERIT conference, dedicated to Ukrainian architecture and cultural heritage, will take place on 9:00 11th of April at the National Gallery of Art in Vilnius. During the event, project participants will present the progress of the UREHERIT initiative, including completed and ongoing research, developed methodologies, and past and upcoming professional and community-focused activities—such as workshops, seminars, training programs, and educational initiatives for Ukrainian architecture schools.
The conference will address key topics related to the preservation, recovery, and adaptation of cultural heritage.
The conference will be held in a hybrid format – in person and live-streamed online. The streaming link will be provided later.
The event will be conducted in English and Ukrainian with simultaneous translation available (to/from both languages).
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