A unique new philanthropic initiative from Michael Hsu Office of Architecture (MHOA) is offering nonprofits in the Austin, Texas area the chance to win a $20,000 pro-bono consultation in the interests of providing much-needed space to organizations affected by the city’s rapid transformation... View full entry

This post is brought to you by the Van Alen Institute In light of the widespread disruption caused by the COVID-19 crisis, we have extended the submission deadline for Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge by two weeks. The new deadline is Sunday, April 19 by 11:59 pm ET. There is no requirement... View full entry

This post is brought to you by Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition Now in its 27th year, the Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition is officially accepting entries for 2020. The Ceramics of Italy 2020 Tile Competition awards top North American architects and designers for their exceptional work... View full entry

Serpentine Galleries teamed up with Google Arts & Culture and architect David Adjaye to launch the “Serpentine Augmented Architecture” competition, which is currently accepting proposals for an augmented-reality installation that will be developed and experienced on-site at the Serpentine... View full entry

This post is brought to you by Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition. Each year, the Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition – hosted by Confindustria Ceramica and the Italian Trade Agency – recognizes the outstanding work of North American architects, designers and students who create imaginative... View full entry

Architecture isn’t normal. We take for a given that architecture has to operate the way it already does — but it doesn’t. What appears as natural is in fact constructed, and has mutated dramatically through time. “Architecture,” that is, refers not just to the practice of building but... View full entry

With 2017 in the rearview mirror, Ed wanted to take stock of where we are and where we’re going. But despite our best attempts at optimism, things didn’t look so hot. Our rents are rising. The climate is getting crazy. Nuclear war seems right around the corner. It began to feel like the only... View full entry

The next International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) will be split in two parts, the first held in 2018 and the second in 2020. Appropriately dubbed IABR—2018+2020, it will be based in both the Netherlands and Belgium and will use the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and... View full entry

The 5th issue of BRACKET just launched its Call for Submissions, and this time the theme is [On Sharing]. Electronic Submission System Launch: January 10th, 2018Submissions Due: February 4th, 2018, Midnight EST The following is the full submission brief: Bracket [On Sharing] Sharing is one of the... View full entry

The first issue of Ed, Archinect’s new hybrid print/digital magazine, is entitled “The Architecture of Architecture” and seeks to investigate the forces that determine and delimit the possibilities of architectural practice and thought. In short, the issue endeavors to make visible the... View full entry

“Gateways to Chinatown” is a newly launched initiative seeking design proposals for a new neighborhood landmark at New York City's Canal Street Triangle, between bustling Chinatown and the southern entrance to Little Italy’s Mott Street. The NYC Department of Transportation, the Chinatown... View full entry

Only a few days left to submit your work to the anticipated World Architecture Festival 2016! Entries are due this Friday, June 10.After four successful years in Singapore, WAF is making its way back to Europe in Berlin. The festival will take place on November 16-18 inside the Arena Berlin, which... View full entry

With April comes springtime, and a proliferation of reproduction symbols laden with the sticky pollen of the universal allergen – sex. We're devoting our next editorial issue on Archinect to themes of sex and sexuality in architecture, and we want you to submit (to our open call).Effective... View full entry

Public arts initiative Laka Architektura has launched their second “Architecture that Reacts” competition! The ongoing theme intends to spark more interest in the investigation of adaptive and socially engaged architecture, for now and the future.Following a successful first run last year, the... View full entry

Even more than the laws of physics and building codes, money rules everything in architecture. The architect is the canary in the recession's coal mine; skyscrapers and starchitectural gems stand as allegories for wealth; descriptors like "quality" and "affordable" at times seem mutually... View full entry