A new exhibition opens this week in San Francisco that profiles the work of today’s finest design talent. The 2008 Spark Design Awards put more than 360 entries under the microscope last month, with the best being selected by a jury of prestigious names in global design. The…

Madrid/Spain – Winners of the second European Holcim Awards competition for projects and visions in sustainable construction were announced at a ceremony in Madrid. Total prize money of $270,000 was presented to ten projects that demonstrate the latest in eco-friendly and sustainable approaches from the building…

The winners of the 1st cycle of the 20+10+X Architecture Awards were recently announced by World Architecture Community. The aim of the awards is to highlight and publish remarkable projects that might otherwise remain unnoticed by the international public but have the potential to inspire exciting questions…

Schools all over the world are being reinvented to meet the needs of an ever-changing global economy. The world is shrinking; knowledge is no longer a commodity restricted to the privileged. Developing nations are accessing the information superhighway and have passed some of the super powers. Corporations are consolidating globally…

AUGUST, 2008, Chicago, Illinois—The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, together with The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd., announce sixty-six (66) new distinguished buildings selected this year in the Museum’s prestigious “American Architecture Awards®” program for 2008. Established…

The International Concrete Design Competition for Students is a biennial ideas and design competition for students in architecture, engineering, design and affiliated disciplines. It aims at promoting innovative design attitudes related to the use of concrete as a material and a technology. It is organized…

The Spark Awards International Design Competition just closed their early entry deadline, but will accept entries for Phase 1 until the late deadline, August 25. After reviewing the early submissions, the organizers counted at least 278 entries. Many of the ‘07 participants returned, and many new exciting firms…

An Awareness Campaign for the Millennium Development Goals New York, NY - DESIGN 21: Social Design Network, a joint-venture project founded by Felissimo and UNESCO to inspire and promote design for the greater good, is proud to announce…

The ‘International Spatial Design Competition for the Mobility Centre Project’ sought ideas for a new transport interchange and city spatial plan for the city of Ferizaj/Urosevac, situated in southern Kosovo. The objective was to produce a catalyst for the regeneration of the urban centre by integrating all modes of transport…

The winners of the 2008 RIBA International Awards: Akron Art Museum, Ohio, USA Akron Art Museum Architect: COOP HIMMELB (L) AU Client: Akron Art Museum Copyright: Roland Halbe …