In December 2008, Italian fashion brand United Colors of Benetton launched the international competition Designing in Teheran to develop a design for two multistory buildings in Iran’s capital city of Teheran. Designers were called to integrate the new structures in the local urban and commercial setting…

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) announced that four architectural firms have been selected for the final phase of the design competition for the new United States Embassy in London. The four firms, KieranTimberlake; Morphosis Architects; PEI Cobb Freed & Partners; and Richard Meier &…

Syracuse Architecture Announces Finalists for Affordable Green Housing Design Competition Syracuse University School of Architecture, in partnership with the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environment and Energy Systems and

The judging panel has announced the shortlist for the Emirates Glass LEAF Awards 2008 in the most hotly contested competition to date. The awards, also sponsored by Design Build Network, are now in their fifth year and celebrate architectural excellence in the fields of innovation, structural design and sustainable development…

After a week of intense deliberations, the international jury judging the Schindler Award for Architecture 2007/08 “Access for All” has nominated ten projects. These will be presented at the Award ceremony in Lucerne on November 14, 2008. One winner and four runners-up will be awarded cash prizes at the ceremony…