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Little Africa is a place of singular grandeur, where culture, memory, and resistance intertwine in every path and every narrative that is renewed. This territory has become a stronghold of Afro-Brazilian heritage, serving as a key reference in shaping Brazilian identity. To enhance its visibility, the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) is launching the BNDES Little Africa Competition, both nationally and internationally. This is a historic opportunity for recognition and restitution, ensuring that the memory of the Brazilian people's formation is preserved and celebrated.

Construmat is more than just a trade fair; it is the reference point for the construction industry, where ideas, solutions, and professionals come together to shape the future. With a clear commitment to sustainability, innovation and cross-industry collaboration, we are the place where architects, engineers, CEOs and consultants find the tools and opportunities to face the great challenges of the market.

The next generation of Sub-Saharan Africa’s green and inclusive cities is just around the corner, but only if designers embrace the opportunity. Can small-scale entrepreneurship drive new sustainable housing, or will the overburdened sector fail to meet the challenge of climate change?

A Visionary Platform for Innovation and "Common Sense" in Architecture

The design competition of the Small Lots, Big Impacts initiative gives designers, architects, and students the opportunity to propose how small vacant lots across Los Angeles should be converted into compelling, community-oriented, resilient housing developments that make better use of land that typically sits empty or accommodates just one housing unit. We call on designers everywhere to bring their ingenuity and compassion to the Small Lots, Big Impacts design competition with proposals that advance Los Angeles' legacy of multifamily housing design and offer housing ideas rooted in equity, resilience, and sustainability.

The National Council of Architects, Planners, Landscape Designers, and Conservators, together with PAYSAGE – Promotion and Development for Landscape Architecture, promote and organize the CITY'SCAPE AWARD International Design Competition within the International Symposium CITY'SCAPE. Landscape project for life and climate. This initiative aims to attract excellence in international landscape architecture and award the best projects. The recognition seeks to promote and explore new possible balances in spaces designed to foster dialogue between architecture and landscape, aspiring to create synergies between built environments and nature for new territorial dynamics within sixteen proposed thematic categories:
• CATEGORY A – Urban Forestry and Landscape Redevelopment of Urban Spaces
• CATEGORY B – Drosscape: Landscape Redevelopment of Former Industrial Areas
• CATEGORY C – Street Landscape & Slow Landscape: Slow Mobility, Bike Lanes, Traffic Calming
• CATEGORY D – Parks and Gardens of Historical, Artistic, or Landscape Interest
• CATEGORY E – Brand & Landscape: Landscape Design for Industrial, Retail, and Brand Identity Locations
• CATEGORY F – Landscape for Wellbeing and Care: Landscape Integration of Hospitals, Healthcare Facilities, and Healing Gardens
• CATEGORY G – City Sport & Play: Sports Areas, Play Spaces, and Leisure Areas in the Landscape
• CATEGORY H – Urban Furniture: Innovative Products and Technologies for Urban Furnishings
• CATEGORY I – Tourism Landscape: Landscape Design for Tourism
• CATEGORY L – Energy Landscape
• CATEGORY M – Hi-Tech Landscape: Green Roofs, Vegetated Covers, and Green Walls
• CATEGORY N – Landscape in Light: Lighting Design for Landscape Enhancement
• CATEGORY O – Landscape Green Company: Product Innovation, Processes, Start-ups, and Patents
• CATEGORY P – Digital Landscape: Software for Landscape Experience
• CATEGORY Q – Research on Landscape Design
• CATEGORY R – Initiatives for the Promotion and Enhancement of Landscape

Call for submissions: Launch of the thirteenth edition of Dedalo Minosse International Prize for commissioning a building.
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Buildner, in collaboration with the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and Dubai Government, has officially launched the Dubai Urban Elements Design Challenge, an international architecture and urban design competition featuring an impressive total prize fund of €500,000. The competition invites architects, designers, urban planners, and visionaries from around the world to propose innovative, human-scale urban elements that will help define Dubai's evolving identity.

The Young European Artist Trieste Contemporanea Award (YEATCA) is open to artists under 30 who were born in one of the following countries: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.

In Decentered City: Multispecies Design, a “decentered approach” implies redistributing agency in spatial production, challenging conventional urbanization models and envisioning new ways of inhabiting the world, acknowledging the ecological crisis and fostering interspecies urban environments.

Periodically, browngrotta arts takes a look at what's happening in the fiber medium. For Field Notes: an art invitational, Spring 2025, we are checking in with artists whose work we represent, to see what's on their minds, on their looms and in their studios. We have also reached out to a few other artists who have caught our attention and asked them to submit a possible work for Field Notes. And, we'll be including rarely seen works by art textile pioneers, including Kay Sekimachi and Mariette Rousseau-Vermette, who are receiving renewed, and well-deserved, attention. Mark your calendars – May 3 - May 11 — to see Field Notes, our state-of-play survey of fiber art.

Design District is the leading annual trade event for interior design in the Netherlands. From May 21st to 23rd, the iconic Van Nelle Factory in Rotterdam is the place where professionals from the interior design industry gather to discover the latest developments in the sector, make connections, and get inspired. For 3 days, the exhibition floor is filled with presentations from the 200 most beautiful in- and outdoor brands. Design District also features exhibitions by design academies and young designers, captivating talks and provides plenty of space to catch up with colleagues. So don't miss out: Get inspirered at a meeting place for future friendships and business opportunities. #DesignDistrictNL

NYCxDESIGN brings together design professionals and enthusiasts for a dynamic, citywide celebration spanning all five boroughs. From exhibitions and design talks to cocktail parties and open studios, the Festival hosts hundreds of events, drawing thousands of attendees from around the world. The highly anticipated 2025 edition will explore "Design is for Everyone," highlighting the power of design to shape humanity, culture, and inclusion.

Archstorming launches an international competition to design resilient schools after natural disasters in Nepal.

Film and architecture festival announces an Open Call for films related to the topics of architecture, urbanism and design. It could be short films, mid-length or feature films. Selected works will be screened at the 14th edition of Film and architecture festival which will be held from October 1 to 6. Please submit your movies using this form: https://forms.gle/MPMJaiam4Y5YgVGZA

LAGI 2025 FIJI Climate Resilience for Island Communities

The subject of the competition is the design of an architectural solution for a football stadium for FC Baník Ostrava, a.s., which will meet UEFA criteria for the highest category of stadium enabling the organisation of international matches in all categories of football. The new stadium, with significant, larger-than-regional importance, aims to bring the game closer to the fans and create the best possible spectator experience.