Architects and urban planners seeking new sources of income during this period can find job opportunities across various regions in Brazil. For example, the City, Housing, and Health competition, organized by CAU/RJ, will award R$ 10,000 to the two best ATHIS (Technical Assistance for Social Interest Housing) proposals addressing housing and health in the era of Covid-19. Meanwhile, the Healthy House – Healthy City competition, hosted by CAU/RS, challenges participants to propose architectural solutions under different themes and will distribute R$ 100,000 in prizes.
Below is a list compiled by CAU/BR featuring opportunities in open calls, competitions, and tenders for architecture and urban planning professionals throughout Brazil.
Technical Assistance for Social Interest Housing
CAU/RS: “Healthy House – Healthy City” Ideas Competition
Applications open until August 30
Bringing together five categories, the competition challenges participants to propose architectural solutions on different themes, showcasing innovations for both current quarantine living conditions and the post-quarantine era, exploring new ways of living that will be necessary for urban life. The categories are: Healthy City (planning, urbanization, mobility, sanitation, among others); Public Spaces (parks, plazas, streets, urban furniture, among others); Public Facilities (health, education, culture, among others); Healthy Work (commercial, service, or industrial workspaces, either collective or individual); and Healthy House (ATHIS, single-family homes, vertical and horizontal condominiums, co-livings, home-offices, and other forms of individual or collective housing). Five proposals will be awarded per category: 25 prizes for professionals and 25 for students, totaling 50 winning ideas! In total, the competition will distribute R$ 100,000 in prizes.
CAU/RJ: City, Housing, and Health Competition
Applications open until August 3
Up to ten projects will be selected and awarded across two categories: Housing Defense as Health Promotion, and Territorial Defense as Promotion of Health and Social Well-being. Each selected project will receive R$ 10,000. The competition aims to promote Technical Assistance for Social Interest Housing (ATHIS) as a strategy to combat the pandemic. The final results will be announced on August 10.
Public Service
CAU/MG: Accreditation for Expert Witnesses in the Public Prosecutor's Office
Applications open
Architecture and urban planning professionals and firms can register for the accreditation of specialized individuals and legal entities to provide technical-scientific assistance to the Public Prosecutor's Office of the State of Minas Gerais – MPMG across its various areas of operation. Those interested in participating in this accreditation process may submit their application at any time via the email specified in item 2.2 of the Call for Applications, during the current term. Applicants will be notified of approval or rejection within a maximum of 30 (thirty) days from the submission of complete documentation. The accreditation is valid for up to 60 (sixty) months.
Campo Grande Municipal Government (MS): Municipal Housing and Land Affairs Agency
Applications open
The Municipal Housing and Land Affairs Agency of Campo Grande is selecting architecture or engineering professionals to work with Credihabita, a program that will provide technical assistance to low-income families for construction or renovation projects. Interested parties must register through the website of Sindarq-MS (Union of Architects of Mato Grosso do Sul). In the first phase, 100 professionals will be selected, with an additional 400 in 2020. Registration will remain open indefinitely. For more information: (67) 3314-3900.
CAIXA: Accreditation Call for Architecture Firms
Applications open
Accreditation guidelines:
Caixa Econômica Federal has published an Accreditation Call for specialized architecture firms interested in providing services in the areas of sanitation, infrastructure, and housing. Firms that meet the requirements specified in the public bank's call will be qualified for direct contracting for services in their specific field. Another advantage for architecture firms accredited with Caixa is the absence of an exclusivity clause, allowing them to balance this service with other jobs or activities. Registration is open indefinitely. However, the certification is valid for one year.
Support and Sponsorship Open Calls
CAU/RS: Call for Institutional Support for Historical Heritage
Applications open until September 20
The Institutional Support will be allocated to cover specific goods or services, which must be detailed and defined in the proposal, necessary for holding an event or activity related to Cultural Heritage in Architecture and Urbanism. Activities or events must be held by October 31, 2020. Funding is available in grants of up to R$ 6,000 per proposal.
CAU/RS: Support Call to Promote and Disseminate Architecture and Urbanism
Applications open until September 20
The call will allocate a total budget of R$ 42,500, distributed in grants of up to R$ 5,000 per selected proposal. Once approved by CAU/RS, the Institutional Support will be provided on a reimbursement basis for proposed and incurred expenses, subject to proper accountability by the applicant. The Institutional Support Selection Committee will meet on the last business day of each month, provided that at least one request for Institutional Support has been received during the current month.
CAU/RS: Institutional Support for Gender Equity Initiatives
Applications open until September 20
This open call is an opportunity to boost projects that promote initiatives and events on gender equity in Architecture and Urbanism. A total of R$ 60,000 will be made available, divided into grants of up to R$ 6,000 per proposal. Sponsored activities or events must be completed by October 31, 2020.
Awards and Competitions
Prêmio TCC (Graduation Project Award)
Applications open until August 31
The award is aimed at final graduation projects and capstone theses selected by Higher Education Institutions in the State of Minas Gerais, submitted by students who graduated in 2019 from an Architecture and Urbanism program duly recognized by the Ministry of Education – MEC. Each school may submit 1 (one) project for every group of 20 (twenty) graduates or fraction thereof to compete for the prize.
CBCA: 13th CBCA Competition for Architecture Students 2020
Applications open until July 24
The competition, themed “Solutions for Sustainable Cities and Communities,” is open to architecture students guided by a faculty advisor. The jury will particularly evaluate the correct and appropriate use of steel, focusing on both conceptual and architectural aspects, as well as technological and constructive factors. The winner will represent Brazil in the “13th ALACERO Steel Design Competition for Architecture Students 2020,” organized by the Latin American Steel Association (ALACERO). The winner will also receive R$ 8,000, divided as R$ 6,500 for the team and R$ 1,500 for the faculty advisor.
UIA: “UIA-HYP – City Puzzle & Puzzle City” International Competition
Applications open until September 20
Participants must draft solutions for a mixed-use building on a site consisting of four 200 × 200-meter plots in Yangliuqing, Tianjin, China, catering to the needs of a population ranging from 8,000 to 32,000 residents. Key design criteria include the integration of environmentally responsible technologies – such as energy self-sufficiency (considering solar and wind energy as decisive design factors), food self-sufficiency, and water supply, alongside allocating at least 30% of the site to green spaces. The winners will receive, in order of placement, US$ 15,000, US$ 4,500, and US$ 1,500. Honorable mentions will receive a subscription to UED Magazine. The goal is to draw the attention of architecture students worldwide to question current relationships between architecture, the city, and the natural environment. The competition is promoted by the International Union of Architects (UIA) and the Tianjin University School of Architecture, and organized by “Urban · Environment · Design” (UED) magazine.
Rosa Kliass Award
Applications open until October 16
The competition will bring together 2019 final graduation projects with landscape as their primary theme, aiming to recognize the best in the field. The Rosa Kliass Award has established itself as an important platform for recognizing and promoting the growing visibility of landscape architecture in Brazilian society. Higher Education Institutions must register for the competition to obtain a password, which allows up to two projects per institution to be submitted. Course coordinators are responsible for nominating the selected projects for each institution. All participants will receive certificates of participation; winners and honorable mentions will receive award certificates; and the advisors and universities of the winning students will also receive certificates. The names of the students and their projects will be published on the ABAP website.
Via CAU/BR
This article was written by Romullo Baratto. The translation is powered by AI.
