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Powerhouse Precinct at Parramatta International Design Competition

The Powerhouse Precinct at Parramatta International Design Competition is an open, global, two-stage search for an outstanding, world-class team – with exceptional skills in design and placemaking – for the landmark new Powerhouse Precinct at Parramatta, Sydney.

2x8 2019 | AIA Los Angeles | Exhibition Design Competition

2×8 Student Competition, Exhibition and Scholarship program showcases exemplary student work from architecture & design institutions throughout California. Celebrating the state’s unequaled diversity in pedagogical directions, each of the participating academic programs select two student projects that epitomize their core vision. As many as 16 schools participate in the annual show.

Call for Entries: 2019 AZ Awards

AZURE Magazine is inviting architects, designers, students, clients and manufacturers to submit to the 9th annual AZ AWARDS competition and get their exceptional work the recognition it deserves.

Established in 2011, the AZ Awards is an international competition acknowledged for its influence and significance within the global design and architecture sphere, and is a unique opportunity for practitioners in the design and architecture community to receive the exposure and recognition that their exceptional work deserves.

Scholarships Programme Announced for the Academic Year 2019/20

The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia has just launched its new Scholarships Programme, giving our applicants the possibility to participate and win any of the three partial scholarships covering 50%, 30% or 20% of the tuition fee of the first year of any Educational Programme:

Land Art Generator Initiative 2019 - Masdar City

Design a spectacular renewable energy landscape for Masdar City.

$40,000 First Place Prize

LAGI 2019—Return to the Source—invites you to create an iconic work of art for a landmark site within Masdar City, Abu Dhabi. Your artwork will use renewable energy technology as a medium of creative expression and will provide on-site energy production consistent with the master plan of the city.

Learn more here.

Open Call: Future Library

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Future Library

CODE - Competitions for Designers and the Università degli Studi di Genova launched “Future Library,” a competition seeking a new design for a learning space at the University of Genoa. Designers will have the opportunity to interpret and shape the future of places dedicated to learning and knowledge. A cash prize of € 15,000 will be awarded to winners selected by a well-renowned jury made of Giancarlo Mazzanti (El Equipo Mazzanti), Aser Giménez Ortega (MVRDV), Fedele Canosa (Mecanoo Architecten), Emanuele Magi (Università degli Studi di Genova).

Call for Submissions for the Prix Versailles 2019

The award ceremony for the Prix Versailles, the world architecture award for stores, hotels, and restaurants, will be held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, on 12 September 2019.

Call for Entries: International Design Competition for Qianhai Public Spaces

With the implementation of the “Belt and Road” initiative, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Greater Bay Area) has become an important part of China’s national strategy, ushering the Pearl River Delta urban agglomeration into the “Greater Bay Area” era. In this context, the Qianhai Cooperation Zone will demonstrate best practices for deeper cooperation in the Greater Bay Area. A locus for international resources in service of the Chinese mainland with support from Hong Kong and Macau, the zone will feature a unique, forward-looking urban center in the world-renowned bay area, a novel core engine for collaborative innovation in the Greater Bay Area, a demonstrative pilot zone for future urban development, and a strategic pivot for the “Belt and Road” initiative.

In accordance with Planning of Qianhai New Urban Center, as one of the major innovation nuclei defined in the upper-level plan, Qianhai is well positioned to lead the development of the Greater Bay Area. On the one hand, it will actively coordinate and utilize S&T innovation resources from all around the world to build an internationalized and open regional innovation system and a novel cooperative community for the Greater Bay Area. On the other hand, as one of the dual centers of the city, Qianhai will promote axial coordinated development of urban functions, strengthening the regional service functions of modern service industries while further aggregating urban public service functions to create a new mixed-use urban center.

The California Mass Timber Building Competition

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California Government Operations Agency

The California Government Operations Agency (GovOps) will award $500,000 in grants as part of the statewide California Mass Timber Building Competition

The California Government Operations Agency (GovOps) will award $500,000 in grants as part of the statewide California Mass Timber Building Competition. Grants will be awarded to selected proponent teams presenting viable and repeatable mass timber solutions for commercial and multi-family projects in California. The competition is being hosted by GovOps and administered by WoodWorks – Wood Products Council.

Deadline: March 18, 2019 / 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time

Kaira Looro Student Competition: Peace Pavilion in Africa

PEACE PAVILION In memory of the innocent victims of war in Africa

“Peace is a dream, it can become a reality… but to build it we must be capable of dreaming.” (Nelson Mandela)

THEME
Intercultural hostility and the exploitation of resources on the African continent have triggered a succession of armed conflicts resulting in millions of innocent lives lost and refugees seeking hope in a better life elsewhere. Communities annihilated. Villages and cities torn to the ground. Nations in chaos.

The IIT opens applications for Dean of the College of Architecture

Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) invites applications for the position, Dean of the College of Architecture (www.iit.edu/arch).

Located on the historic IIT campus in Chicago, the College of Architecture (IITCoA) is one of the world's most renowned architecture schools. Building upon its unique legacy as a center of rigorous thinking and making, IITCoA is focused on the future of practice and scholarship in an increasingly interconnected and urbanized world. With more than 500 students and 80 faculty members from around the world, IITCoA directly embodies the potentials of the contemporary metropolis. Basing its pedagogy on the synthesis of practice and research, IITCoA offers a full range of academic programs, including B.Arch., M.Arch., M.L.A., Dual M.Arch./M.L.A., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees.

Open Call: British Pavilion at the 2020 Venice Architecture Biennale

"The British Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale aims to create debate that both challenges and influences the future of British architecture. The open call is an opportunity for us to hear from the UK architecture sector about contemporary British practice and the issues that matter most."

ADC 98th Annual Competition Invitation | Spatial Design

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The One Club for Creativity is accepting entries for the ADC 98th Annual Awards competition and invites participation from all parts of the world.

The ADC Annual Awards is the oldest continuously-run industry award show in the world and this year it is expanding into Spatial Design with multiple sub-categories. The ADC Spatial Design will honor and celebrate innovation and design in environments that are aimed towards enhancing the human experience in both private and public design realms.

Open Call: MEDS Workshop Tutor Call in Spetses, Greece

MEDS Spetses Island, Greece: July 26 - August 12, 2019
Open Call Dates: December 17, 2018 - January 15, 2019

In its 10th edition, MEDS Workshop is going to take place this year in Greece, on Spetses Island with its theme “MEMNISO,” which in ancient Greek means “to remember.” The idea of the workshop is to bring traditional professionals together with contemporary crafts and design by exploring new capabilities and learning techniques from local expert craftsmen. The goal of the workshop is to not only learn from local artisans but also exchange knowledge and share skills.

Call for Entries: Utzon UNBUILT

Re-imagining Utzon’s unbuilt gems

Wine & Design Contest

The Appio Spagnolo Association announces the Contest of Ideas for the creation of design objects aiming at the promotion of the wine industry together with the handcrafted furniture industry, and encouraging the positive combination of these two important productive fields.

Registration Open for the 4th Edition of the European Award for Architectural Heritage Intervention AADIPA

The Award for Architectural Heritage Intervention AADIPA’s 4th call, addressed to professionals related to interventions in architectural heritage –architects, historians, archaeologists ...–, opens its online registration on Monday, December 17, 2018 and will remain open until April 5, 2019. Any completed work, carried out or published in the European geographical area during the period between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2018, and which meets the requirements of the 4 categories of the award can be entered:

Chicago Prize Competition: Crossing The Line

The Chicago Architectural Club (CAC) is pleased to announce the 2018/19 Chicago Prize Competition: Crossing the Line. A call for entries for the 2018/19 Chicago Prize is taking place as of November 30th, 2018 with the announcement of the winning entries on February 28th, 2019.

Open Call: Development of the General Plan for Baku City, Azerbaijan

The State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Committee) invites the bidders to an open tender for development of the General Plan for Baku city based on the order No. 256 of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic “About the measures on Development of the General plan for Baku city” dated June 27, 2018.

Call for Submissions: Arnold W. Brunner Grant

We are currently accepting applications for the Arnold W. Brunner Grant administered by the Center for Architecture and AIA New York.

Tallinn Architecture Biennale TAB 2019 Open Call for International Architecture Schools‘ Exhibition ‘‘Terribly Beautiful‘‘

The Tallinn Architecture Biennale 2019, which Opening Week takes place from September 11-15 2019 announces Open Call for International Architecture Schools‘ Exhibition ‘‘Terribly Beautiful‘‘ that is part of TAB 2019 Main Programme and targets current students, practicing architects and everyone else who has ever studied in architecture school.

Open Call Spring School 'Borders are for Crossing'

OPEN CALL - SPRING SCHOOL
‘Borders are for Crossing’
18—25 March, 2019

Multi Comfort Student Contest 2019

The Multi Comfort Student Contest is a two-stage international competition based on Saint-Gobain's Multi Comfort Program principles. The task for the 15th International edition developed in close collaboration with Milan Municipality is the Rejuvenation and urban reconnection of Crescenzago metro station area in line with #milano2030 vision and will be held in Milan.

Be part of this wonderful competition and enjoy a great professional experience while discovering the importance of comfort and well-being.

Call for Submissions: 2018 Holiday Card Challenge

It's time to get into the Holiday Spirit! As we've done for the past few years, we're seeking holiday cards with an architectural spin to feature on ArchDaily. We expect abundant puns and festively decorated classic buildings. :)

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