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To celebrate our first year of providing foundational training, Basalto (a school specializing in architectural drawing) has organized a competition for executive details, aimed at reflecting on recent graphic production in light of current standards and improving the execution of executive projects. For this first edition, the theme is: STAIRS.

Emergency initiatives to combat the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic through architecture and urbanism are now eligible for funding from the CAU/SC. On Tuesday, May 26, the Council launched Public Call No. 01/2020, which allocates R$ 75,000 to projects benefiting families in socioeconomic vulnerability, specifically within the realms of Social Interest Housing and Education, Research, and Extension.

The curatorial team for the Spanish Pavilion at the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale, Uncertainty, invites the entire architectural community to participate in this open call, which will prioritize interdisciplinary projects that have demonstrated a positive and tangible social impact.

The 40th edition of the European Architecture Students Assembly (EASA) is ready! 600 architecture students and over 35 workshops will gather this year (July 25 – August 9) in Valga, Estonia, under the theme "APATHY."

The trajectory of design is inherently uncertain. Hands and minds, engaged and restless, seek new scenarios where process and exploration take center stage.

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Trenzando, an itinerant cultural center that travels along railway lines to visit isolated communities, invites architects, students, and interdisciplinary teams to participate in the "Railway Station Rehabilitation / Red Trenzando" architecture ideas competition. The initiative seeks to promote the rehabilitation of railway architectural heritage in four Chilean locations: Rungue (RM), Ocoa (Valparaíso Region), Yumbel, and San Rosendo (Biobío Region).

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On November 16, the call for entries opened for the 6th edition of the Citizen Festival of Urban Interventions, which invites the residents of Santiago to carry out various initiatives, including music, performance, theater, installations, dance, workshops, and games in public spaces.

The deadline for the national short film competition has been extended to September 25. The competition invites Chilean filmmakers—or residents—to submit works up to 30 minutes in length across three categories.

The Architecture Film Festival Chile will hold its 5th edition in November 2020 in an online format.

The Illustrious Municipality of Las Condes, in collaboration with the University of Chile and the Cerros Isla Foundation, announces the launch of a national public competition for the design of the "Cerro Calán Observatory Park." The competition aims to select the best proposal and an interdisciplinary team for the architecture, landscape, and specialty design.

The EARQ-UC Architecture Initiation Cluster (Chile) invites participants to the first national meeting on architecture initiation, to be held on Thursday, August 27, and Friday, August 28, 2020. The event aims to share diverse perspectives on teaching during the first year of university architecture studies in Chile, as reflected in the content and methodologies proposed by each school within the national academic landscape.

The Chilean Chamber of Construction invites architecture students from universities across the country to envision future Metro stations for the Greater Concepción area and to design an urban-architectural intervention proposal that enhances the urban environment and contributes to public space as a city landmark.