Competitions Cities are developing into increasingly complex systems. This is giving rise to new scales of risk, making preparedness measures and resilience planning more challenging to formulate and implement. Large urban populations growing directly over major fault lines in Iran, infectious disease epidemics becoming endemic in Hong Kong, flooding threatening the UK’s coastal towns, and China’s unique aging population issue exemplify how 21st century urbanism is becoming defined by our relationship to risk. This is a call for an international and interdisciplinary perspective on risk within the built environment from students, academics, and professionals. Urban Emergencies : Emergent Urbanism is seeking papers and projects in a variety of fields which discuss the implications of emergent risks on the built environment and its inhabitants. More information can be found here.
YAC-Young Architects Competitions Competitions Fútbol para la Oportunidad Social El fútbol puede ser uno de los mejores vehículos para el cambio social (asimismo que un deporte sumamente divertido). Como fans del cambio social y la diversión, Architecture for Humanity, Nike, y Fu.De (Fútbol para el Desarrollo) se han unido para organizar un concurso de diseño que consiste en proponer un centro social prototipo para la Liga FOS, que integre fútbol, educación y salud – este es un proyecto que busca promover el desarrollo social a través del deporte, en zonas vulnerables del conurbano bonaerense. Football is one of the best vehicles for social change (not to mention it’s fun to play). Current Status: Winners Announced Registration Deadline: March 21, 2011 Submission Deadline: March 21, 2011 Entry Fee: $20 USD developed nations, $0 USD developing nations Award: $2000 + $2000 design stipend, $1000 runner up Hosted by: Architecture For Humanity, Nike Argentina