We are pleased to announce the Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA)'s 8th International Student Design

 Competition a 'Memorial to a Memorable Event' - Competitors are invited to make proposals for a memorial commemorating a significant past event. The memorial will serve two purposes; to provide a physical point of reference that keeps alive the memory of the event, and accommodation to house and display relevant memorabilia/interpretive material. 

the brief and the form can be obtained from the CAA website www.comarchitect.org

The Competition continues to be supported by the Architectural Review who will publish the results as usual. 

As before, the Competition is open to students from all over the world to include even those from outside the Commonwealth. 

Entries are due for submission to the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects by Friday 12February 2010

RECORD PARTICIPATION FOR AN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION IN DUBAI

The pre-project competition to design a tall building for the Za’abeel technical park in Dubai

attracted 4 651 architects to register in 2 967 teams from 108 countries around the

world. Heading the list of participating countries is Spain with 336 teams, France with

299, Italy with 250, the USA with 239, and China with 109.

The competition is organised by the municipality of Dubai and the ThyssenKrupp elevator

company, and was approved by the UIA. Former UIA president Jaime Duro will represent

the Union on the international jury. The results are to be announced in May 2009.

http://www.uia-architectes.org/texte/england/Tyssenlan/2annonce.html

http://www.thyssenkrupp-elevator-architecture.com/

2009 TORSANLORENZO PRIZE

March 6, 2009, is the deadline for submitting candidatures to this edition of the

Torsanlorenzo prize, in which registrations are made at the same time as the documents

are submitted. This annual prize was designed to recognise exceptional landscaping projects

and promote the qualities of urban green spaces and environmental restoration. It is

organised for the fifth time with support from the UIA and other professional planning

organisations, notably the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) and the

Italian National Council of Architects, Town Planners, Landscape Architects, and

Conservationists (CNAPPC). Kazuo Iwamura will represent the UIA on the jury.

http://www.uia-architectes.org/texte/england/Torsanlorenzo2009/2-annonce.html

http://www.premiotorsanlorenzo.it/

working bodies

POSTPONEMENT OF THE RENEWABLE CITIES CONGRESS 2009

Originally scheduled for 8 – 11 March 2009 in Sydney, the World Congress of the

Renewable City has been postponed until 13 – 16 September 2009. A meeting of the

UIA work programme Architecture and renewable energy sources will take place as part

of this event, and its director, Nikos Fintikakis, will be one of the conference speakers.

http://www.wcrc2009.org/a

Nikos Fintikakis, programme director

syntres@ath.forthnet.gr

REGION I PROGRAMME MEETING

On 27 and 28 February 2009, Darmstadt, Germany, will host a meeting of this regional

UIA work programme. Encouraged by its director Sebastian El Khouli, the programme

has ambitious objectives for the UIA Tokyo congress. It hopes to prepare a methodological

guide in collaboration with the other regional programmes; a training programme targeted

toward the Member Sections in Region I; an exhibition of best practices in Europe; and a

student competition on sustainable architecture followed by a travelling exhibition.

Architects in region I (western Europe) who would like to participate in this programme

are invited to contact its director.

Sebastian El Khouli, programme director – region I

elkhouli@ee.tu-darmstadt.de