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DesignBuild takes students from their studio desks into the physical world of human interactions and construction.
On this platform you can exchange information about DesignBuild activities, promote your projects, organisations and your own expertise, initiate collaboration, look for support, find answers to questions about pedagogy, logistics, liabilities, funding and construction.
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A--D Global Challenge Calls for Collective Innovation 2025 _ Submision deadline April 19th 2025
Architecture-in-Development (A--D) is launching the 2025 edition of the Global Challenge—more than just a competition, it creates a platform for radical collaboration. By transforming architecture prizes as an incubator for bottom-up projects, the Challenge brings together diverse perspectives to tackle urgent social and ecological challenges. Call for Submissions ends on April 19th, 2025
BAQ 2024 // BIENAL PANAMERICANA DE ARQUITECTURA DE QUITO_Competition
The Biennial Competition is an open call for projects and publications carried out during the four years prior to each edition of the BAQ. In its twenty-two editions, the Biennial Competition has had more than 7,000 entries and has rewarded their contributions in the practice of architecture, urban planning, landscape, theory and architectural dissemination.
presentationXchange_ 18th June 2024, 6 pm MET (Berlin time)
Put 18th June 2024, 6 pm MET (Berlin time) in your calendar, when we will call to the virtual event ´PresentationXchange´ of the International designbuildXchange Award Winners 2024!
Program
Tuesday, 18th June 2024, 6:00 pm MET (Berlin time)
Zoom-Link: https://zoom.us/j/98065372987?pwd=SWNOaFNkTmVsaUprUHVHTHFXaUk2QT09
WITH HEAD AND HANDS I March 12, Praha
WITH HEAD AND HANDS / hlavou & rukama
3rd Student Scientific Conference School of Architecture 2024
Organized by the Institute of Design II under the direction of Dalibor Hlaváček, the conference will focus on the teaching of design-build projects at architecture schools.
International DesignbuildXchange Award 2024 Winners
The International DesignBuildXchange Award 2024 received a diverse range of competition entries. The jury was particularly impressed by the variety of methodological, thematic and constructive approaches presented. These projects ranged from two-week summer school initiatives to long-term commitments, combining action and learning as iterative processes alongside in-depth research integration. They ranged from technical-experimental endeavours to community-oriented initiatives, encompassing both small-scale urban interventions and comprehensive building ensembles.