2020

There are many ways of designing environmentally-responsible and resource-efficient structures and cities, with amazing innovations and advances introduced every day. These include everything from smart homes and photovoltaic glass to centrally organized power networks, modular building, and even self-healing bio-concrete.

Architects, startups, investors, entrepreneurs, tech companies, and designers are all pioneering holistic new approaches to sustainable architecture, in which new buildings are constructed and maintained throughout their life cycles with as little negative impact on the environment as possible.

Do you have something to say about sustainable architecture?

Bee Breeders, in partnership with ARCHHIVE BOOKS, is calling for essay submissions for

San Francisco Design Week 2020:
The First Regional Virtual Design Festival

Virtual Edition: June 15th - 25th, 2020

The 14th Annual SAN FRANCISCO DESIGN WEEK (SFDW), which attracts annually 60,000 visitors from around the world, is returning this year as the first regional virtual design festival. The all-online program kicks off June 15-25, celebrating with the provocative theme “Intentional Distortions” which is now more relevant than ever.

Highlights include talks, webinars, web-conferences, and virtual tours with leading designers in multi-disciplines, from user experience, interactive design,VR Experiences and Virtual Art to branding, architecture, interior design, and fashion.

New this year is the first annual Product Showcase,

The Earth is in a chaotic and confusing state right now, with the future of our society not entirely clear. But in a world of COVID-19 and climate change, now is the time to reflect on the positive aspects of humanity and its many great achievements.

The Pavilion Of Humanity: First Contact architecture ideas competition tasks participants with designing a structure encapsulating the best and brightest of our species in a way that, should we ever be visited by other life forms, would allow them to learn about our achievements in a single space.

In the same way the Pioneer Plaques,

Part of the CAC’s “What’s Next” series • Rush University Medical Center is uniquely suited to contain infectious diseases and respond to surges that occur during public health crises. What lessons does it offer for architects of future hospitals?

Join us for a panel discussion moderated by CAC President and CEO Lynn Osmond with people who were close to the Rush project: retired Rush University Medical Center CEO Dr. Larry Goodman and Perkins and Will Principal Ralph Johnson. We’ll examine how designers can construct a united response to a common crisis that includes under-resourced hospitals and temporary facilities, and the ways

Part of the CAC’s “What’s Next” series. Going beyond the typical lecture or panel, this workshop lays out clear-cut steps for preparing your office for a returning workforce under social distancing guidelines.

What simple, design-minded adaptations make for a healthier office? This program is geared to employers, building managers and others charged with reopening an office space. Get the tools to do so safely and confidently from Todd Heiser, Co-Managing Director of Gensler’s Chicago office, hosted by CAC President and CEO Lynn Osmond.

FutureNow is a competition created with the future in mind, future that is already here! The current situation related to forced social isolation has changed our professional life, we are convinced that it will also change the way of thinking about designing functional spaces. Show us what you think the space we experience every day, perfectly reflecting the mobility between work and private life, should look like.

The main inspiration for creating projects should be spaces that combine the functionality of the workplace and everyday life. Every industry, specialist or family needs a personalized place in order to function properly.

AIA Austin in partnership with Design Voice, Women in Architecture-Austin, Emerging Professionals and Latinos in Architecture propose Force-Majeure, a design competition that addresses contemporary issues that are impacting our lives during this pandemic.

Either act of god or being of superior force, our society deals with Force-Majeure scenarios on many different scales. Turning this scenarios, that are often unexpected or overwhelming, into opportunities to engage the community is what the Force-Majeure Ideas Competition represents. It poses the simple question of how we can as professionals help in times of immense need and attention.

This competition is meant to serve as a tool