Category Archives: Awards

Urban regions are catalysts of change. They foster pragmatic politics that enables more progressive governance. “Progress,” however, has to contend with histories and structures that grew from exclusionary logic, uneven development, and the systematic exploitation of labor. Progress does not happen on its own; it emerges from the continued efforts of activists, engaged citizens, intellectuals, and professionals that strive for a more just city.

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80 percent of the largest cities are vulnerable to severe impacts from natural disasters and all cities face new impacts caused by climate change. Over the last decade, natural disasters affected more than 220 million people and caused economic damage of USD $100 million per year.

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The »neuland« sponsorship award, a competition for up-and-coming designers, is organized by the aed and supported by the Karl Schlecht Foundation. The competition shall serve as a platform for especially talented young people in the design field. The aim is to promote innovative and sustainable design, which is characterized by the greatest possible economic and ecological quality and is functional and user-friendly at the same time while meeting the highest aesthetic requirements. Human beings and a design’s advantages for society shall always be at the centre of the creation.

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INDESEM (International Design Seminar) is a biennale, founded by a group of students in 1962. The seminar was born from a desire to experiment with architecture and urban planning, while exploring beyond the boundaries of the curriculum. For this week the 80 participating students embark on a design project accompanied by lectures and discussions with renowned architects and theorists.

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Architecture is historically complicit with the policies of those in power, both symbolically and functionally. It offers not only representations of power, but also vehicles for enacting power in its most grandiose, oppressive, and physically enduring expressions, from palaces and corporate skyscrapers to border walls and prisons.

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The German Design Council has been committed to a holistic design approach for decades. Originally established on the initiative of the German Bundestag and endowed by German industry, the German Design Council is tasked with honouring good design and thus enhancing the quality of life in our society.

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The Award for Architectural Heritage Intervention AADIPA, arises from the belief that heritage, as a vehicle for social integration and an economic vitalizing resource for the community, deserves to be appreciated and encouraged.

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Archistart promotes Architectural Thesis Award the new international thesis award, launched with the aim of promoting, rewarding and giving visibility to young talents in architecture. It takes months, if not years, and a great effort to finalise the thesis project and, despite being the most complete and highest-quality design ever done in the long academic career, unfortunately it gets low consideration and poor visibility.

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