7th International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism, ICCAUA2024
23-24 May 2024 Alanya, TÜRKİYE
Hybrid Conference
(Both online and In-person presentations will be available)

How do we design for impact? In a world bustling with innovation, we often overlook the potential within our own communities. This competition is a chance to harness your community’s spirit and design something with local value.

The prestigious 9th Annual INSPIRELI AWARDS is now open for registration for students and architects from around the world are invited to participate in this global student contest. With participants from 150 countries, the INSPIRELI AWARDS have earned their place as the world's largest architectural student competition.
Featuring a jury of 1000 esteemed architects, the competition aims to support young talents in architecture, irrespective of their social, economic, or ethnic backgrounds, completely free of charge.

“TRIPOLI FAIR: THE WAY I SEE IT” ART PRIZE OFFERS USD 3000 TO WINNERS

Beam Center seeks proposals for an ambitious public artwork that will be realized by a community of more than 100 young people at Beam Camp in summer 2024.
Every year, Beam Camp solicits proposals for unique and spectacular large-scale projects that serve as the centerpiece for the 29-day session of camp, during which they will be built and brought to life by 100 campers and 20+ staff. Our Project Team works with the winning designers to translate their project designs into the camp context. We pride ourselves on the high level of craftsmanship and skill that our Projects and the work of our staff and campers reflect. Please take some time to familiarize yourself with our past projects.
Winning proposals will be selected by a committee composed of Beam Center staff, youth, past project designers, and community members.
Beam Camp is looking for the following:
• Proposals from creative individuals with big ideas, including but not limited to Artists, Engineers, Architects, Builders, Filmmakers, Musicians, Designers, Technologists, etc.
• Big ideas that result in a unique, ambitious, and spectacular product
• Proposals that communicate a clear vision (sketches, diagrams, and other visuals) and represent your/your team’s expertise
• Projects that take advantage of Beam’s facilities, community, landscape and rural setting
• Projects that use a range of materials, processes and techniques
• Projects that allow us to create the majority of the components onsite and from scratch
Beam Camp Disciplines and Facilities include:
• Full wood and metal shops, equipped with a range of hand and power tools
• Welding facilities
• Textile, dye and sewing stations
• Ceramic studio
• Molding and casting facilities
• Technology lab
• Audio equipment and instrument selection
• Food Garden and Commercial Kitchen
Project Site: Beam Project NH
• Location: Beam Camp in Strafford, NH
• Completion: late-July 2024
• Past projects: Welcome Beacon (2023), As Above, So Below (2022), and A Universe (2021)
Award, Project Budget and Selected Artist Expectations:
• For each selected project artists receive a $5,000 award
• Selected projects have approximately $15,000 fabrication budget
• Selected artists should have a general understanding of the processes, techniques, and materials involved in their proposal
• Selected artists must be available for bi-weekly meetings beginning 6 months before project completion in order to facilitate any necessary development, prototyping, and problem solving
• Selected artists must be able to provide plans according to the project development schedule listed below
Application Instructions:
• Please submit proposal as a SINGLE PDF that includes:
• The title of your proposed project
• A detailed description of the project
• Visuals (sketches, diagrams, renderings, video link, etc.)
• Information about all co-designers included in your proposal, if any: names, emails, experience (resume, CV, portfolio, etc.) and phone numbers of each individual involved (including the applicant)
• Applications must be submitted no later than 11:59PM EST on Monday, December 11, 2023

Competition Background:
Located at the mysterious North Latitude 18°, LingShui in Hainan conceals a continuous 500-year-old historical and cultural heritage. The Tanka Families living here make their livelihood from the sea, considering the sea as their home. They are often referred to as the "Gypsies of the Sea," and the Tanka fishing rows are recognized as an intangible cultural heritage conservation project in Hainan Province.

The European Prize for Applied Arts aims to reward the best creations of contemporary expression in applied arts and artisanal design on the basis of criteria of artistic merit, technical mastery and innovation. This competition is for all artists working in the field of applied arts and crafts, residing in a country member of the Customs Union from the European Union and not subject to customs charges for transport to and from Belgium.

Standout Archi has launched the world’s first architecture competition awarding 10 internships at top Architecture firms as MAD, MVRDV, CRA, and others..

Open Call for 'SMW — Sketchy Material Wasteland'

In its third and final edition, the CCA-WRI Research Fellowship Program Above/Below/Between: Light on a Damaged Planet continues to seek to understand architecture’s varied relationships to the changing material constitution of the light spectrum. The recognition of the manifold meanings and architectural mediations of light, which are becoming only more salient in our era of ecological crises, is common to both the Canadian Centre for Architecture and the Window Research Institute. In 2024 we will welcome three CCA-WRI Fellows for periods of research of up to three months, with Fellows turning their attention to the third element in the diffusion of light across our solar societies: between, and the everyday conditions that permeate how light shapes and is shaped by the built environment.

Volume Zero invites each one of you to participate in the 22nd edition of our architectural competitions and the 4th edition of Tiny House Architecture Competition. This year’s Tiny House aims to celebrate individuality, reimagine sustainability and to exalt simple, innovative yet resourceful living. The Tiny House Movement is also a platform that not only explores the avenues of ‘mobile’ or ‘Off the Grid’ Living spaces but also the freedom and independence they would offer. Come be a part of this movement; join a new wave of habitat designers!

Type: Competition Announcement (Ideas), Open/International/Architecture
Website: https://r3.kontest.xyz/
Organizers: Zhejiang University, People's Government of Daxikou Township, Wuyi County
Coordinator: Kontest
Location: Shanxiabao Village, Wuyi County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang, China
Language: English
Registration Deadline: 20 December 2023, 11:59 PM
Submission Deadline: 20 December 2023, 11:59 PM
Price: $89 - 129 / Depending on the registration phase and participant types
Eligibility: Open to all
Prize: Prizes of a total of $5000, including Cash Prize + Certificate + Exhibition + Publication + Interview + Gifts + Voucher.

BAI DESIGN COMPETITION 2023: OPEN CALL ORTHEN ‘Design a new entrance for the Orthen Cemetry’

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🔖 Propose innovative rooftop designs that not only offer a sanctuary for meditation, but also actively endorse and uplift the practice of mindfulness in an urban setting — only 1 drawing, with absolute freedom of scale, site or program.

The mission of the AIA Japan Design Awards Program is to encourage excellence in architectural design and planning, and to provide an avenue through which architects may gain recognition by their peers and the public. The ultimate goal is to raise the standards of architectural design excellence for both the architectural community and the public.

The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata, formerly known as the Kolkata Port Trust, stands as a historic riverine port in Kolkata, India, boasting an illustrious legacy of more than 150 years. Positioned approximately 203 kilometers (126 miles) inland from the sea, this port, graced with two distinct dock systems, holds the honor of being India's oldest operational port. As one of the pivotal 13 major ports in India, it serves as the vital gateway to the Eastern region of the country.
Notably, the Kolkata Port also bears the responsibility of stewarding the iconic Howrah Bridge. This bridge, which evolved from a Pontoon Bridge to the New Howrah Bridge commissioned in February 1943, is a testament to engineering prowess. In honor of the renowned Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore, the bridge was renamed Rabindra Setu on June 14, 1965. Noteworthy for its architectural marvel, the bridge once stood as the world's third-longest cantilever bridge during its construction and continues to hold the distinction of being the sixth-longest of its kind worldwide.

As indicated by the second word in its name “Sabbiadoro” – literally “Golden Sand” – the italian town of Lignano is characterised by its expansive shoreline featuring sandy beaches with a shiny hue. Famous for its crystal clear waters and evergreen pinewood forests, every season thousands of tourists from all over the world come to this renowned summer getaway.

In extreme conditions, how can architecture bring hope and renewal?

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This is an international, open, two-round, non- anonymous, Architecture & Urban Design Competition.

The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) calls its 10th Advanced Architecture Contest as a global reflection to explore the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the built environment. This competition aims to inspire participants to envision novel applications of AI mixed with non-AI tools that can shape the future of architecture, urban planning, and design.

CALL FOR SESSIONS | DOCOMOMO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2024

Every year, the Festival is visited by a large public. In 2023, it received 13,000 visitors and has been widely published in France and abroad.

BRIEF:
Competition is open to everyone including students and professionals. Design a furniture, which is ergonomically sound, cost effective, environment friendly and feasible to build in neglected communities. As we all are aware, inhabitants in slums and other neglected communities lack space to accommodate. The furniture designed shall fit and transform from smaller spaces to larger spaces, based on adaptive user need, help them to store, sit, sleep, read, and write and more.