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Don't miss YACademy's lectures and internships in the 2022 Architecture for Humanity course with Lacaton & Vassal, Mariam Kamara, Anupama Kundoo, and others
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Don't miss YACademy's lectures and internships in the 2022 Architecture for Humanity course with Lacaton & Vassal, Mariam Kamara, Anupama Kundoo, and others
July 04, 2022 | Discuss
Pandemic, economic crisis, migration, and climate change: every area - from the periphery of our metropolis to the most remote tropical village - can now be defined as an “emergency context”. The United Nations - already before the pandemic cycle...

Design a movie pavilion set in the stunning scenery of northern Iceland: Iceland Movie Pavilion competition is launched!
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Design a movie pavilion set in the stunning scenery of northern Iceland: Iceland Movie Pavilion competition is launched!
June 28, 2022 | Discuss
In an age of streaming services and social media, cinema is more important than ever. The unique experience of cinema is a tradition that has lasted for hundreds of years. The cinema experience means becoming fully immersed in a story,...

Design meditation cabins to help Tokyo citizens destress and reconnect: Tokyo Urban Meditation Cabins competition is launched!
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Design meditation cabins to help Tokyo citizens destress and reconnect: Tokyo Urban Meditation Cabins competition is launched!
June 27, 2022 | Discuss
Tokyo is Japan’s capital city, the largest urban area in the entire country and one at the forefront of technology and industrial innovation. Though its unique location on the Pacific coast of central Honshu makes it susceptible to earthquakes, volcanoes,...

YACademy alumni collaborate with Herzog & de Meuron to redesign the historical site of Cesare Roversi
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YACademy alumni collaborate with Herzog & de Meuron to redesign the historical site of Cesare Roversi
June 27, 2022 | Discuss
Every year YACademy guarantees its alumni a series of internship and collaboration experiences with some of the most well-renowned architectural firms as post-training experiences and as a bridge to the world of work. This was the case for young designers (Alba Caja,...

Design a structure raising awareness of past and ongoing injustices: Memorial for Witches competition is launched!
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Design a structure raising awareness of past and ongoing injustices: Memorial for Witches competition is launched!
June 27, 2022 | Discuss
The persecution of women perceived to be witches took place throughout Europe and America for several hundred years. Women who were classed as witches because of their non-Christian practices were tortured and killed from as early as the mid-1400s in...

YACademy’s alumni design an installation at Arte Sella in collaboration with Mario Cucinella Architects
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YACademy’s alumni design an installation at Arte Sella in collaboration with Mario Cucinella Architects
June 20, 2022 | Discuss
Michele De Lucchi, Kengo Kuma, Eduardo Souto De Moura, and Stefano Boeri: these are just some of the names of the great Masters of Architecture whose interventions are juxtaposed to the installation of Anna Collatuzzo, Arezoo Mohebpour, and Paula Strieder,...

YACademy's 'Architecture for Fashion' 2022 Edition offers lectures and internships with MVRDV, Zaha Hadid Architects, and Toyo Ito & Associates
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YACademy's 'Architecture for Fashion' 2022 Edition offers lectures and internships with MVRDV, Zaha Hadid Architects, and Toyo Ito & Associates
June 14, 2022 | Discuss
Architecture is a privileged tool of those brands characterized by an elevated positioning that, beyond the quality of their own products, needs to feed an imaginary of prestige, style, and refinement. From the showrooms to the stores, fashion needs architects...

Participate in YACademy's 2022 'Architecture for Heritage' training course and internship opportunity
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Participate in YACademy's 2022 'Architecture for Heritage' training course and internship opportunity
June 13, 2022 | Discuss
Architects have always been asked to breathe new life into ancient architectures inherited from the past or into historical – often monumental – artifacts that no longer respond to the customs and needs of contemporary society. Nevertheless, the ancient architectures...

Share your views on architecture competitions: 'Why Do You Enter Architecture Competitions?' Essay competition is launched!
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Share your views on architecture competitions: 'Why Do You Enter Architecture Competitions?' Essay competition is launched!
June 08, 2022 | Discuss
Architecture competitions have been used throughout history to search for new talent and new ideas, for everything from classical works of architectural art to public spaces and modern monuments. Iconic landmarks like the Sydney Opera House, the Centre Georges Pompidou,...

International students from YACademy's 'Architecture for Landscape' workshop develop bivouac shelters in the mountains of Italy's Aosta Valley
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International students from YACademy's 'Architecture for Landscape' workshop develop bivouac shelters in the mountains of Italy's Aosta Valley
June 06, 2022 | Discuss
It was 2019 when, within the workshop of YACademy’s course in Architecture for Landscape, a group of international students developed the project of a bivouac for the Brédy family.Today, thanks to that experience, in the mountains of Aosta Valley, a magnificent new...

Design affordable housing in Las Vegas: Las Vegas Affordable Housing Challenge is launched!
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Design affordable housing in Las Vegas: Las Vegas Affordable Housing Challenge is launched!
June 06, 2022 | Discuss
In 2017, Las Vegas was revealed to be the least affordable city in the USA for renters, with the biggest shortage of affordable and available rental homes according to figures from the National Low Income Housing Coalition. It was found...