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Open House Athens, the renowned architectural event, proudly marks its 10th anniversary this year. Scheduled for Saturday, April 13, and Sunday, April 14, the festival returns with over 70 participating buildings and a number of engaging parallel activities, made possible by the sponsorship of Elvial.
As part of the Open House Europe programme, this year's edition of Open House Athens will highlight the theme of accessibility and inclusion throughout the festival.
Open House Athens offers free architectural guided tours with the goal of fostering a greater understanding and appreciation of architecture among the public. These tours provide a glimpse into the city's exceptional private and public spaces. Hundreds of devoted volunteers, sponsored by Allianz, will guide the tours throughout the festival and provide thousands of visitors with an opportunity to interact with the city and learn more about its architectural heritage.
The main event, Open Tours, features 76 buildings across Athens, showcasing a mix of public and private spaces, museums, residences, and more. Tours are free of charge and no booking is required.
In addition to guided tours, Open House Athens hosts a series of competitions, including Open Photo, Open Vote, Open Your Map, and more, inviting active participation from visitors and enthusiasts. Visit openhouseathens.gr for detailed information.
Open House Athens 2024 takes place under the auspices and with the funding of the Ministry of Culture and Sports and under the auspices of the Municipality of Athens.
Open House Athens is part of Open House Europe, a cooperation project co-funded by the European Union. The project seeks to embrace a more inclusive debate about architecture and strengthen the role of architecture as a positive change-maker addressing relevant social and environmental challenges. For more information about the project, visit openhouseeurope.org.

The American Institute of Architects UK Chapter is pleased to announce its 2024 Excellence in Design Awards! For 30 years, these awards - which do not require AIA membership for entry - have proven highly valued by architects as they confer international recognition for design excellence.

CHILDREN OCCUPY VENETIAN STREET FOR THEIR UNOFFICIAL HAPPENING DURING VENICE ART BIENNALE 2024 PRE-OPENING

A groundbreaking two-day symposium, “Debates in AI,” will explore the multifaceted dimensions of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on creative disciplines. Unraveling the intricate intersections of art, design, technology and culture, the symposium aims to foster conversations that critically examine the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and the fields of art and design.

Join Shannon Vos, Interior Designer, Renovator and one-half of 2014's 'The Block' winning team, at the DECO Innovation Centre for a conversation on the do's and don'ts of renovating.

AIM OF THE PROGRAMME

Plausible Realities explores the captivating realm of architectural visualization through the lens of Olivier Campagne's digital-image studio. Based in Paris, his eponymous practice has earned acclaim for its collaboration with architectural firms such as Baukunst (Belgium), Bruther (France), and Arrhov Frick (Sweden). Rather than merely serving as a conduit for design illustration, his visualization studio is involved from early design phases to collaboratively develop an architectural imagination that creatively guides projects forward. As such, Campagne's work encapsulates the essence of the unbuilt, capturing the speculative with a photographer's eye. His work is characterized by the ability to seamlessly merge reality with digital artistry. By infusing his compositions with the mundane dimensions of the urban realm, Campagne crafts images that resonate with authenticity and immediacy, inviting contemplation on the plausibility of imagined realities.

VARES ARCHITECTURE RESIDENCY CALLS FOR ENTRIES

DxD Block Party: Helen Liu Fong Day is an annual free public event that connects hundreds of students of all ages with local architecture, design, engineering, and construction professionals. This year’s event will be hosted by East Los Angeles College (1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, California 91754) on Saturday, April 13, 2024, from 9 am to 2 pm.

The central goal of Errors and Omission is to broach the question of whether architectural representation can transcend its traditional role to become a form of resistance against prevailing norms and practices.

To drive change, the 7th Annual 1.5°C Symposium on Climate Change is dedicated to fostering a deeper understanding of the pivotal role played by Embodied Carbon in our industry. This issue stands as one of the most pressing challenges we face in our lifetimes(careers). Our mission is to delve into the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of this matter while underscoring the urgency it presents to both ourselves and the environment.

Join us for a groundbreaking global webinar on ecological engineering and environmental technology! Discover the latest innovations and sustainable solutions shaping our world. Engage with leading experts, exchange ideas, and explore cutting-edge research driving positive change for our planet. Don't miss this opportunity to be part of the conversation shaping a greener future for all. Register now and be a part of this transformative event! For further details, kindly go through the link : https://displaycia.com/scientific-events/global-webinar-ecological-engineering-and-environmental-technology/

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Announcement: Design Educates Awards 2024 is open!
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The Municipality of Plovdiv, Chamber of Architects in Bulgaria and the Union of Architects in Bulgaria organize a competition for the resocialization of a historic building - former Bulgarian National Bank – Plovdiv branch. The edifice is located in the heart of Plovdiv, European Capital of Culture for 2019.
For more information about the competition you can visit https://en.trezorzaidei.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/trezorzaidei
The building is pulled back from the front of the surrounding development, forming a small public square, which over time evolved as a traditional place for exhibitions, outdoor performances, craft fairs and other cultural events and activities.
The building, initially constructed as a bank in 1909, retained its original function within its active lifetime. The bank building fits harmoniously into the environment, comprised of a significant number of well-preserved buildings of similar character and date, bearing the spirit of the beginning of the 20th century.
The current concept competition for the reuse of the former bank building aims to restore the importance of the building as an urban landmark by implanting a new function in accordance with the city development. A rethinking of functions and unused spaces is needed. The opening of the iconic for Plovdiv building to the general public is of key importance for its socialization and preservation.
The aim of the current initiative is to identify and select appropriate functions for future development, which will serve as a basis for the building’s resocialization as a recognizable and valuable element of Plovdiv‘s cultural infrastructure.
The expected result is the discovery of an opportunity for the building to be reborn as the focus of the surrounding territory by creating a semantic connection (physical/virtual/conceptual/artistic) not only with the adjacent territory, but also with the entire urban organism. The current competition is a case study for a systematic strategy to provide a basis for the sustainable preservation of immovable cultural values.
Three of the best ideas will be awarded with a premium of BGN 3,000 (~1500 EUR) each and will be presented as part of a public discussion and an exhibition in the open space in front of the former bank building.
Send your proposals by email at trezorzaidei@plovdiv.bg until 23:59 on 30.04.2024 or submit on paper until 17:00 on 30.04.2024 in the Municipality's office Plovdiv, 1 "Stefan Stambolov" Square, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Legal entities and individuals over the age of 18 can participate in the competition. Acceptable languages for submission of proposals are Bulgarian and English.
The competition is for ideas for a new function of the building and does not constitute a competition for a conceptual investment project in the sense of the Law on Territorial Planning and the Ordinance on holding competitions in spatial planning and investment design.