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In the years following India’s Independence, the nation faced significant economic, social, and infrastructural challenges as it worked to rebuild and redefine itself. The legacy of colonial rule had left the country divided, its economy strained, and its social fabric frayed. Yet, the drive to forge a united and prosperous future pulsed strongly in the hearts of its people.
As the 1970s emerged, new trajectories of influence began to reshape the world order. Amidst the evolution of modernism and a growing resistance to Colonial-era social and moral structures, architects in India explored new dimensions and directions that resonated with the country’s autochthonous identity and aspirations.

On September 14th, we are happy to announce an upcoming session that will center on the "Future of Architecture and Design Publication." The event, as part of PA Editorial Fellowship 2024, will be headlined by Christele Harrouk, Archdaily's Editor-in-Chief, who will deliver a presentation on the changing landscape of architectural media. The session will kick off with a brief introduction, leading into Christele's presentation, followed by a 15-minute Q&A session allowing attendees to engage directly with her.

On September 13-14, UREHERIT will host a creative workshop “Holistic renovation of modernism housing in Ukraine”, focusing on post-war mass housing districts in Ukraine and across Europe.
This workshop, supported by Creative Europe and the Lithuanian Culture Institute, brings together professionals from Ukraine and the EU to dive deeper into the potential and future of modern housing built after World War II experts in the field of architectural heritage had their first meeting discussing key issues. Experts will address economic, social, and ecological challenges, working to develop recommendations for quality renovations in Ukraine.
During the workshop, a group of experts from Ukraine and EU countries will continue the work started a year ago on drafting recommendations for the holistic renovation of Soviet-era apartment blocks. The workshop will begin and end with public events, open to everyone.
Members of the “UREHERIT | Holistic Renovation of Soviet-Era Apartment Blocks” working group: Rūta Leitanaitė (UREHERIT project coordinator, Lithuania), Martynas Marozas (working group leader, Lithuania), Andrej Shcherbina (Ukraine/Belgium), Alona Subin-Kozhevnikova (Ukraine), Gintarė Kapočiūtė (Lithuania), Anna Kyrii (Ukraine), Johan De Wachter (Netherlands), Yevgen Zapotochnyi (Ukraine), Martynas Mankus (Lithuania), P. Tomasz Wilk (Switzerland), Mykhailo Shevchenko (Ukraine), Tanya Boyko (Ukraine), Svitlana Biriuk (Ukraine)
Public Events:
September 13, 10:00 – 12:30: Discussion on “The Architectural and Cultural Value of Soviet-Era Mass Housing Districts”
September 14, 18:00 – 19:00: Review of workshop results
Location: Lithuanian Union of Architects, Kalvarijų g. 1 (2nd floor), Vilnius
Language: English

The 24/25 season of the Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF), the world's largest festival dedicated to architecture and design, returns this fall. The season will kick off in NY, showcasing a rich selection of world and U.S. premieres that explore the inspiring, global influence of architecture, design, and art. ADFF's carefully curated program brings together works chosen for their cinematic and narrative excellence, touching on topics such as sustainability, artistic innovation and legacy, community impact, and the power of the built environment. The full festival program, including speaker lineups, detailed information about films, and ticket sales are now available at adfilmfest.com.

Despite the amount of information, certifications and guidelines available for the development of sustainable and healthy contructions, profissionals in the field still face many barriers to realize such projects.

Ways of Seeing will illustrate different types of art selection criteria — by theme, by artist, by size. Each work in The Art Aquatic, one of the exhibitions within Ways of Seeing, exists at the intersection of the artist's fascination with a variety of nautical themes and the artmaking process. Viewers will find imaginative uses of water-related materials: sculptures by Chris Drury of the UK — a kayak and paddle wrapped in salmon skin, Marian Bijlenga’s composition of fish scales, and Jeannet Leenderste’s baskets made of seaweed. Other works offer more abstract references to life in the deep, including Ulla-Maija Vikman’s “painting,” Biagga (Sea Wind), made of viscose threads in marine colors and Mariette Rousseau-Vermette’s Blue Water II, made of woven tubes of beachy blue, grey, white, and yellow. A third series of works offer watery imagery, like Judy Mulford’s Aging by the Sea which incorporates a conch shell and a tiny boat covered in knotless netting, Ed Rossbach’s Fish Trap Basket, with a whimsical fish motif, and the mermaid in Norma Minkowitz’s sculpture, My Cup Runneth Over.

Open House Essen returns on the weekend of September 7 and 8, inviting architecture enthusiasts to explore the hidden gems of Essen's northern districts. The fourth edition of the festival, themed "Transformation in the Ruhr Area: Buildings. People. Dialogue," offers a unique opportunity to discover remarkable buildings and the stories behind them, many of which are typically off-limits to the public.

“URBAN MENUS Educational”: Digital test training for resilient urban development starts in autumn 2024!
Under the title “Dialogue with a Resilient Future,” we offer contemporary training in participatory and sustainable urban and regional development, supported by Virtual and Augmented Reality tools.

La Feria De Diseño Medellín powered by imm cologne 2024: a meeting with the innovation and global trends for Latin America and the Caribbean

Videos

Join us for a hilarious and thought-provoking film screening of Private Jokes, Public Places, by Oren Safdie, at the iconic, newly reopened Hillside Theater at Taliesin! ️

The Moroccan architectural scene is once again preparing to celebrate innovation and emerging creativity with the enthusiastic launch of the 2nd edition of the Young Moroccan Architecture Awards (YMAA). Launched on February 29, 2024, this prestigious call for entries aims to highlight the exceptional achievements of Moroccan architects under the age of 45. A distinguished jury of both national and international renowned architects will have the task of selecting the winners for this edition. The nominees will be announced on October 10 during a major event at the Sacré-Coeur Church in Casablanca. This evening will also feature a special tribute to Fouad Akalay, the visionary architect and founder of the YMAA, who recently passed away.

Dearq magazine, published by the School of Architecture and Design at the Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia), announces the opening of its Call for Papers on an open topic. We invite submissions of original and unpublished research articles, not under simultaneous submission, in either Spanish or English, that address topics related to architecture, the city, and related fields.

SHIFT2024
International Architecture Conference
Taylors University Lakeside Campus, 21st-22nd September 2024
Re-Building Communities

The International Summer School on Mosque Design will take place in Istanbul from September 18-27, 2024, in collaboration with the Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Faculty of Architecture and the Taksim Mosque Foundation. The deadline for applications to this summer school, which offers a significant experience for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as young designers who want to shape the future of mosque architecture, is August 25, 2024!

BuildFest marks the third year of the Bethel Woods Art & Architecture Festival and begins a multi-year project to merge digital and analog fabrication pedagogies with creative notions of function and play, focusing on flexibility and adaptation.

Asia’s leading sustainable light festival will return for its 11th edition next year to showcase exciting light art installations at Marina Bay and its neighbouring precincts.

National Association of Students of Architecture India is pleased to announce the Mohammad Shaheer Landscape Trophy in collaboration with the Indian Society of Landscape Architects (ISOLA) for the 67th Year (2024-25).