Every year, the Festival is visited by a large public. In 2018, it received 18 000 visitors and has been widely published in France and abroad. For the 14th edition, the Festival des Architectures Vives in Montpellier will take place from June the 11th to the 16th 2019. The festival thematic is Beauty. The FAV will keep to aware a wide public to architecture, to highlight a young generation of architects and to discover places from the urban heritage.
Marghera City of Making: International Design Competition
The invited design competition aims to explore visions and urban schemes envisaging the re-articulation of manufacturing areas in the territory in-between Mestre and Marghera industrial area.
In a condition of radical transformation of labor and productive activities, among the ones that are suitable for Marghera areas, some relevant processes seem to be more feasible and innovative. They consist of the increase of the level of digital content within enterprises, the profound innovation in the manufacturing sector, the inclusion within circular economy processes, the ever-increasing sharing of services and equipment that become places for urban sociality.
The fifth edition of the Cities Connection Project is taking place in collaboration with Wallonie-Bruxelles Architectures.
The first part of the CCP double exhibition focuses on the re-use of existing spaces, mixed uses, and reconstruction, beginning in Wallonia-Brussels, the second part will be in Barcelona in 2019.
In its 27th year, Pasadena Heritage will present the Annual Craftsman Weekend on November 9-11, 2018. The weekend will feature house tours of notable Craftsman properties, along with bus and walking tours of the surrounding neighborhoods. Other events scheduled include a 'Show and Sale' with exhibitors of antique and contemporary furniture and decorative arts, a silent auction, workshops, and presentations. In addition, Pasadena Heritage will be offering exclusive receptions at historic locations throughout the weekend.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro announces the concept design competition for staging the exhibition of the National pavilion of Montenegro at the World Expo 2020 in Dubai. According to its participants, the competition is international; according to its type, the competition is public; according to its task, the competition is project; according to its form, the competition is one-instance; and according to its method and entry submission, the competition is anonymous. The competition is open from October 15th, 2018 to December 3rd, 2018.
This international design ideas competition aims to discover new designs for a modern garden city to meet the needs of the 21st century, whilst recapturing the pioneering spirit that led to the development of the world’s first garden city at Letchworth.