Purpose To encourage the study of fine writing on architecture and related design subjects and to foster a regard for intelligent criticism among future professionals. This year’s award will be given to one or more student writers or student publications fulfilling these objectives. Award A…

Purpose Advanced study in any area of architectural investigation which will effectively contribute to the knowledge, teaching or practice of the art and science of architecture. The proposed investigation is to result in a final written work, design project, research paper or other form of…

Arquine announces its 10th International Competition, proposing the design of two skyscrapers, with 100 floors each, to celebrate the bicentenary of Mexico’s independence in 2010. The project consists in setting each tower in two strategic areas of Mexico City: the Azcapotzalco Technology Park and the Xochimilco…

XXIII UIA World Congress of Architecture TORINO 2008 Information Point in Turin, Italy - International competition for architects under 35: This ideas competition, in a single stage, is organised in the framework of the UIA Congress Turin 2008, illustrating the theme: transmitting architecture. The aim is to create a…

In January, The History Channel, with sponsors Infiniti and IBM, will challenge architects and designers nationwide to compete in City of the Future competitions in Washington, DC, San Francisco, and Atlanta. 8 teams in each city will have just one week to envision what their city might look like in…

WWF and Abu Dhabi’s Masdar Initiative unveil plan for world’s first carbon-neutral, waste-free, car-free city Masdar City” to be flagship of WWF One Planet Living Programme For immediate release—The WWF and Masdar, The Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, today launched a “Sustainability Action Plan” to deliver the world’s greenest…

Following the success of the annual German Architect Masters (GAM), which has taken place since 2004, and since 2005 its sister competition the Austrian Architect Masters (AAM), 2008 will mark the running of the first ever international winter sport competition to grace…

NEW YORK – James Dyson’s success is built on his obsession for engineering objects that work better.  For the fourth consecutive year, the James Dyson Foundation and the Industrial Designers Society of America host Eye for Why and ask students from around the country to offer their best ideas on…

Architecture 2030 is unveiling two unusual and exciting competitions during a half-hour webcast that will be broadcast from their website, www.architecture2030.org, beginning at 9 am EST on January 30, 2008. The goal is to create ________ (watch the webcast to learn what) that will

Design Schools http://icff.com/page/content.asp?AnID=specialfeatures&Nid=61 George Little Management, LLC (GLM), producer and manager of the ICFF announces a call for entries – deadline, January 15, 2008 – from design schools for consideration for spots at the ICFF. Entries must hold a description of a topic, a singular…