The jury awarded the First Prize to Mark Smout and Laura Allen of London's Smout Allen. They will receive $2,000 to expand their project, Augmented Landscapes, into Pamphlet Architecture 28. Two runners up were also selected: Fernando Romero for Translations; and L.E.FT for Disorientalism. PAPress View full entry
The AIA Central Oklahoma Chapter, in partnership with Metro Transit, sponsored a bus stop design competition for Oklahoma City. The competition was open to all Students enrolled in NAAB Accredited Schools of Architecture, Intern Architects, and AIA Associate Members. WINNERS View full entry
A call for nominations for the best urban blog. Categories include: the best architecture blog, the best urban photo blog, and ... most importantly, the hottest urban blogger. Yummy $500 itunes grand prize. Come on, archinectors -- let's make a clean sweep. Gridskipper View full entry
A couple of weeks ago our assessment teams returned from the Kasmir border and it is estimated that another 50,000 could die from lack of shelter in the mountainous region over the next six months. At Build Boston last Thursday we announced a call for ideas for earthquake resistant housing... View full entry
The Ken Roberts Memorial Delineation Prizes were handed out last week in Dallas. Congratulations to all the winners: Anthony Cricchio, Jett Butler, Kenta Aoki, Mariya Slavnova, and especially Steve "BOS" Quevedo, who bagged three prizes. View full entry
The City of Somerville, Massachusetts and the Boston Society of Architects invite designers to envision the future of a pivotal post-industrial area in Somerville, known as the BrickBottom District. Urban design schemes for the area will conceptualize the ideas of neighborhood and infrastructure... View full entry
The National Congress of Italian Canadians in Edmonton, Alberta are seeking submissions for a Centennial Monument Honoring Contributions by Italians in Alberta. Read the press release for full details (.doc) View full entry
Coop Himmelb(l)au beat out the likes of Steven Holl, MVRDV, Tschumi, TEN, Heikkinen-Komonen and Erick van Egeraat for the Busan Cinema Center. BauNetz | via NA View full entry
Over 100 submissions are vying for Sofia, Bulgaria's first skyscraper. Once they choose the winner, all they need is a site and some more money. | novinite View full entry
A big congrats (belated) to Joseph Dahmen (Rammed Earth Contemporary and Traditional) and Elijah Huge (Stationed Overseas: Global Systems, Local Lands) for winning 2005 Deborah J. Norden grants from the Architectural League. View full entry
Get cooking or reheating your modernist idealism for entries in this years 4th International Bauhaus Award 2006, due 9th of January 2006. View full entry
The Holcim foundation presented the regional results for their first awards for Sustainable Construction. These are well presented projects from all over the world selected by first class juries. View full entry
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) has instituted a prize to address the litany of illusions and problems between praxis and academia by bring them together. (entry form pdf) View full entry
With 600 projects entries vying for this year's RAIA awards, the best were announced at Sydney's Opera House on Thursday night. The top prize, the Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Buildings, went to the museum hall at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, designed by Denton Coker Marshall. |... View full entry
If you're crafty with the representation skillset, don't forget to enter the Ken Roberts Memorial Delineation Competition. More info in previous news. View full entry
