Malaysian Architectural Education Conference: The Future of Architectural Education

The Malaysian Architectural Education Conference (MAEC 2012), organised by the Faculty of Design and Architecture, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), and advised by the Malaysian Council of Heads of Architecture Schools (COHAS) will be held on 4th and 5th October 2012. With the theme “The Future of Architectural Education”, the conference aims to bring together internationally and locally renowned architects, educators and scholars to present their views, debate current modes, and investigate possible new directions in architectural education in Malaysia.

 Architectural education is now shifting due to multiple factors that pose unprecedented challenges to our profession and lives. These factors include the population growth, the information knowledge revolution, the changing social and cultural realities, the globalization of the economy, the arising new technologies and materials, the increasing environmental degradation/consciousness, the pressures of urbanization and migration, among many others. So, how can architectural curriculum integrate a critical understanding and approach to the issues and events that will most likely impact society, architecture and ourselves in the years ahead? How can educators of architecture prepare themselves to face these challenges?

http://frsb.upm.edu.my/maec/

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VIENNA DESIGN WEEK

VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Stadtarbeit In Stadtarbeit a format was developed within the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK festival enabling designers to participate in the event by producing a project so outstanding for its qualities in addressing social themes that it qualified for selection by a jury. Participation in the festival is free of charge because of this selection; moreover a grant of € 700,- (excl. VAT) is available for implementation costs. The goal of Stadtarbeit is to push through projects that address issues of social development just as much as urban work, the social space, improvement of communication between different population groups, and improvement of the living conditions of minorities. As far as possible, this will concern projects in the public space, but they must at least be accessible and understandable to the general public. This is regardless of whether they materialise as an action, a participatory project, an object or a guideline for action.

 More information:  www.viennadesignweek.at

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HOME international open design competition

Building Trust international have just announced a new open design competition, which seeks to find well designed homes for the elderly or homeless within some of the World’s richest countries. The growing rate in single occupancy households has led to increased numbers of young and elderly people affected by poverty being forced to live in substandard living conditions and in the worst cases sleeping rough. HOME International Open Design Competition is directed to designers, engineers, architects and house builders to provide a solution to the housing crisis by offering sustainable, affordable small homes that give those that are alienated or marginalized within society a safe place to live. Building Trust international ask contestants to site their proposals in an urban area of a developed country, develop single occupant designs that are sensitive to the local context and keep to a budget of £20,000 ($30,000). Building Trust international will work alongside local government and community groups to seek funding and planning for the winning design. The design competition has the support of Habitat for Humanity and the YMCA.

 HOME design brief PDF:PDF

More information: www.buildingtrustinternational.org

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2D or 3D artwork for 2012 calendar

You can submit 2D or 3D artwork of any nature like fantasy, cartoon, character, vehicle, horror etc.

Send your 2D artworks on 2d2012@cgarena.com and 3D artworks on 3d2012@cgarena.com please include the following details...

- Name - Your Real name
- Email - Your email address where email don't bounce
- Website - Your Personal website, no blog or other websites link
- CGArena Portfolio URL - Leave blank if you don't have CGArena Portfolio URL
- Country - Where you live or Working

You will receive the automated email about receiving the email. If you don't receive the Autoreply within one hour then we don't receive your entry, please send it again.

Artists may submit only 1 best image in both the categories created only in year 2011. There is no cost/fee to submit artwork, so all artists are encouraged to submit their best artwork to be considered for the calendar. Please don't spam or submit more than 1 image otherwise none of the image will be considered.

Please don't submit untextured, incomplete, low-resolution images.

Submit the hi-resolution image of your artwork in jpeg, tiff or tga format. (300 Dpi and recommended minimum size 1920 x 1080 pixels)

Final 24 images will be selected by CGArena from all the submissions, so only the best one will find the place. Last Date of submission for calendar is 24th Dec 2011. On 1st Jan 2012 final wallpaper calendar will be available for free download.

For more information: http://www.cgarena.com

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Lorenzo Castro lecture in Melbourne

The recent transformation of Medellín and Bogotá in Colombia are examples of dynamic and inclusive urban planning and design. Acclaimed Colombian architect Lorenzo Castro will survey how both cities, that share a history of rapid and disorganised growth, have constructed new public spaces since 1990 and invested in their most deprived areas. Through the creation of balanced and environmentally sustainable areas, both cities have been able to generate a ‘citizen’s culture’ and an enhanced quality of life for all.

7.00pm-8.00pm
Tuesday 4 October 2011
Carrillo Gantner Theatre
Basement - Sidney Myer Asia Centre
The University of Melbourne

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Exhibition: To coincide with the lecture, an exhibition curated by Lorenzo Castro and Alejandro Echeverri titled Colombian Architecture: A visual narrative of two cities will be held in the Wunderlich Gallery in the Architecture Building at the University of Melbourne, 3-12 October 2011.

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