THE TERRITORY AND SPATIAL VISION OF THE RIGA PASSENGER TERMINAL LLC "Riga Ropax Terminal” announces an open Sketch Design competition for a new passenger and ro-ro cargo terminal. A new passenger terminal would put Riga on the map of European cruise ports, provide modern and environmentally friendly ferry passenger services in Riga, and create new opportunities for developing the ro-ro cargo segment. The new terminal will be located in the southern part of Exportosta, reducing traffic in the city center of Riga and reducing sound and air pollution. The task of the Competition is to determine the best proposal for the vision of spatial development of the territory of the Riga ROPAX terminal.
The Antepavilion commission is an initiative to develop, construct and display experimental structures that offers emerging artists, architects and makers the opportunity to create new work within a complex urban environment. This year’s open call competition is now open for entries.
The Jeff Harnar Awards are now accepting submissions for the 2024 awards cycle. The Jeff Harnar Awards program was created by Garrett Thornburg in 2007 to honor the memory of architect Jeff Harnar, known for his groundbreaking design in contemporary architecture in New Mexico. The deadline to apply is Monday, March 11, 2024.
The 2024 theme is "Land Art: Celestial Architecture".
Competition Abstract The Museum of Outdoor Arts (MOA) in Greenwood Village, CO seeks conceptual design proposals for its Design and Build Competition from art, architecture, design and other creatively focused USA based collegiate students, teams, and/or classes. This year’s theme is Land Art: Celestial Architecture. The design brief launches 11/30/23 with full competition details. Additional support resources will also be announced at the competition opening on January 5, 2024.
The aim of the Competition – to obtain creative ideas and proposals on how to respectfully preserve the burials of the Great Cemetery, its cultural-historical and natural values for future generations, how to implement the sustainable development of the territory and how to use the potential of the existing green infrastructure as a biologically diverse and unique landscape on the European scale, in order to improve the quality of the urban environment and the accessibility of the Great Cemetery to residents and guests of the city of Riga.
The Martin House Creative Residency Program is a project-based residency that provides creative individuals a designated time and space to develop new works of the imagination inspired by one of the great examples of 20th century architecture. The primary goals of the program are to:
YOUNG ARTISTS AT WORK (YAW) AT JAMES SURLS’ BMOCA EXHIBITION, 2023 | COURTESY OF BMOCA
The Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA), in partnership with Emerald Development, are pleased to announce the opening of the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for design teams interested in the North Boulder Creative Campus project located at 4401 and 4481 Broadway in Boulder, Colorado. The RFQ is open from January 29, 2024, with submissions due by March 15, 2024.
How can we design streetscapes on a human scale in high-density environments? In Western cities, an increasing number of inhabitants needs to be accommodated. This often means the introduction of taller high-rise buildings. Although these new urban projects are designed with the intention to create a sense of human scale for the inhabitants, it remains unclear how the users of these streetscapes actually experience them.
While mass timber and off-site construction remain in the foreground, the associated digital technologies for architects have had a quieter evolution. Aiming to bring these issues to the architectural forefront, QWEB (Quebec Wood Export Bureau) is now expanding its Offsite Wood BIM initiative by joining the non-profit BC Wood Specialties Association.
Why is this east/west alliance great news for AEC professionals? BC Wood will share its range of timber systems with the Offsite Wood BIM platform, improving the representation of timber in the BIM market, as is currently the case with other structural materials. Because the wood industry is closely linked to specific geographic regions, this collaboration will quadruple the number of wood types available on the platform by 2024. By including detailed digital descriptions of these systems in the Revit modeling environment, industry professionals will be able to work with wood more effectively and efficiently in their projects.
Since 2001, Days of Oris has brought together some of the world's most interesting global architects, in Zagreb, Croatia. This year three global practices bring unique perspective from diverse geographies: Mary Anderson from Assemble (UK), a community oriented practice that does not only focus on the building, but rather on the social impact of their projects; Xu Tiantian from DnA Design and Architecture (China), with a focus on rural China and its communities, delivering an architecture with a strong identity; and Pritzker laureate Alejandro Aravena, whose practice ELEMENTAL (Chile) has brought new perspectives to social housing and public projects across the globe, focusing on the right answer that architecture should respond to.
Clashing titans, pixelated panache, and architectural convictions gone metaverse! Buckle up for "Façade," where Oren Safdie's play throws museum drama into a mind-bending mix of live human actors, holographic images akin to Tupac, and Macross Plus anime vibes. Think high-stakes art, ambition gone rogue, and a scene that's part stage, part digital playground, sans VR headset. Bring your open mind and thirst for the future of storytelling... today! Limited seats, so grab your curiosity goggles and join us in this experimental experience of a staged reading in the metaverse, intersecting with architecture, technology, and performance.
