http://www.archsociety.com/ 2010-02-10T00:57:39+07:00 e107 http://e107.org/ e107 e107 http://www.archsociety.com/e107_images/logo.png ArchSociety - mail@nospam.com ArchSociety.com is a global online community of architects, architecture and students forum developed at the UAP, School of Architecture (Dhaka, Bangladesh) by a global organization named the AarchSociety. AarchSociety is a global community of scholars, students, and professionals concerned with architecture, planning, and landscape design. ArchSociety provides these individuals with: -Comprehensive architectural resources -Community and discussion feedback -Information support to the designers of the developing nations ArchSociety seeks to enable participants to learn how to enhance the quality of the built environment in their communities; to compensate for a lack of resources at their academic institutions and to celebrate the humanistic traditions of regional cultures, and often with a special focus on Indian Subcontinental and Bangladeshi contemporary architecture and architects. http://www.archsociety.com/news.php?item.131.3 2010-01-27T03:34:05+07:00 admin mail@nospam.com

Every thoughtful design must have some kind of unrealized potentials! So don't just let your un-winning competition entries hibernate in your drawer or hard disk. There's a chance to re-submit your works in the Architizer Competition Competition 2010! You can submit any of your competition entries done in 2009 which has NOT been awarded the first prize.The submitted entries will be judged on a general architectural merit basis, not according to criteria of the original competition. The submission is online and free. Anyone of the design team of a competition entry may submit the project crediting all the team members.The result will be published on 19th February. The winning design will be rewarded $1500 USD cash prize and will be featured on Architizers front page.  Four special mentions will also be awarded and featured on Architizer. And the finalists will be asked to participate in an exhibition in at Relative-Space Design Showroom in New York this Spring.The competition website is open for submission up to February 15, 2010 11.59pm EST.

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The American Institute of Architects, Redwood Empire Chapter, and the Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy are joining together to sponsor a SMART Ideas Urban Design Charette and Competition for an existing suburban area around the North Santa Rosa Station for the new Sonoma Marin train.This competition is open to any person from any profession. There’s an immense possibility of playing versatile design ideas to develop the site. And it may become a great chance to concentrate on access and connectivity, access to existing jobs and services, placemaking, infill and preservation of open space, balance of public and private partnerships, the connectivity of multiple modes of ransportation, stimulate excitement about new possibilities for urban transformation etc.We are sorry for a late post of such an interesting and important competition! The registration and submission deadline is knocking at the door. However as the submission is online you may still try:Registration Deadline : 1st FebruarySubmission Deadline: 8th FebruaryRegistration Fees: 75 USD for students and 150 USD for professional and academics.All the details of the design task and the information about the site are available in the competition website.

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Means of sustainable development have different means! Often we look at the issue with an easier to look at way, the way of ‘design by (so called) green elements’ which sometimes lead us to nothing but some mediocre design with a black solar panel hat.The more intelligent way of sustainable development of architecture is the passive way. Where from the basic design to the construction process everything is intended to incorporate with the climate and environment, and gradually the design process leads us to a practically sustainable solution with passive cooling, passive heating, passive air-flow and energy system.If you think your design (something already built) achieves these issues of passive design there’s an opportunity to submit your work and win the Architecture Award 2010: Passive House. Your project may be of any building type and may be situated anywhere in the world.The deadline of the submission is 1st March 2009 (submission is NOT online, you’ll need to send it via postage mail, so count the time of postal delay).Visit: Passivhaus website to know more.Download all the submission documents HERE.

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Its the 8th International Student Design C9ompetition organized by the Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA). This time the host institute is the Sri Lankan Institute of Architects (SLIA).The title of the submittal design is 'A Memorial to a Memorable Event"Competitors are invited to make proposals for a memorial commemorating a significant past event in their own country, or the country in which they are studying. The event should be real and worthy of remembrance. It could be a political, sporting, cultural or historical event such as a famous speech, a battle, a protest march, sporting success, disaster, human migration, musical performance, act of bravery, revolution, strike… anything.Sounds interesting! However we are late to publish this news. The submission deadline is 29th January and the participants are required to send their hard copy submission to Sri Lankan Institute of Architects office.Awards: First Prize: £2500 Second Prize: £1000 Third Prize: £600Those who already know this news we blame them not to let us know! And those who are thinking of participating within this short time we wish them all the best! Participating in CAA's competition is always a matter of pride, as their jury is generally seems to be one of the best juries in the world for student design competition. So jump in and make a memorable event more memorable for yourself.Visit the SLIA CAA Competition Page to know more.

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The Gateway Arch of St. Louis by Eero Saarinen is definitely one of the greatest examples of architectural infill in public urban spaces so far. In September 1947 Saarinen’s design won the competition of designing a memorial for Thomas Jefferson in the National Park of St. Louis on the Mississippi River bank framing downtown St. Louis on the West and Illinois on the East side of the river. The jury of that competition chose the 630 feet high stainless steel arch designed by the short-lived genius Eero Saarinen.Now for the first time in a half century the National Park Service calls a design competition to better “frame” this modern masterpiece. This competition aims to invite world’s best designers to weave it back into the fabric of the city and the region, rejuvenate the connection, welcome and draw people for repeated visits and re-energize the region for living, working and visiting with a target of finishing the construction of new design by October 28, 2015 on the 50th anniversary of the competition of the Arch.It’s a three stage design competition.Stage 1: Submission and selection of portfoliosStage 2: Calling selected Designers/Design Teams to submit initial design, interviews, QA etc.Stage 3: Design Reviews and stage III Q/As, finally selected design’s negotiation begins for the project contractRegistration Deadline: 26th January 2010Pre-submittal meeting/ Site Visit: 13th January 2010The deadline for registration is approaching. So interested designers, firms should register soon to participate in this competition which is obviously treated as one of the most important competitions of the decade.Visit the competition website for details: cityarchrivercompetition.orgTo know more about the Gateway Arch you may visit: Gateway Arch on WikipediaYou may visit the site on Google Earth: Download Site Location KMZ.Gateway Arch in the daskSattelite view of Gateway Arch overlooking downtown St. Louis

2010-01-07T01:13:23+07:00 http://www.archsociety.com/news.php?item.126.3 2009-12-15T08:44:28+07:00 admin mail@nospam.com

BUET Campus area in Google Earth with 3d Buildings LayerArchitects and urban designers will always give heartiest thanks to Google for making something like Google Earth so accessible to everyone. It helps us in hundreds of ways! And in that endeavor of Google taking over @Last Softwares's Sketchup was another game changing and immensely helpful venture for designers and planners.Whatever development we may think about a city or a region firstly we will need a lot of data on the existing infrastructure and the social activity pattern. Most of the data and the layers in Google Earth are contributed by the users from around the world. Where are the urban designers and architects? We see no 'layers' on urban design or future planning of cities in Google Earth or anywhere (if there's any I'm sorry I never heard of).The exact model of current infrastructure and social activity situations is inevitably necessary. Specially in the developing nations these data could save huge time and efforts for urban design. We need the models of 'fastest growing poorest cities' (like Dhaka, Delhi, Mumbai, Lagos...). We need the existing model and our future planning layers on it. Architects and urban designers should start working in these stuffs to help Google Earth become a better tool for urban designers and planners.By the way Google Sketchup calls for a competition entitled "Model Your Town Competition". Think of making some groups and start making model of your cities... it would be an amazing contribution to everyone whether someone wins the competition or not. CLICK HERE to join in or get information about this competition from this page. Deadline of submission is March 1, 2010.

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Architype Review tries to focus on the different building types around the world and developing a categoriesd database of building type. They take submissions and nominations review them and publish them in their all sorts of publication systems. Architype is now still open for the submission for their next reviewing (complete projects).Architects may submit their projects that match with the asking building typologies. The deadlines are different for different building types and may change. So keep looking at their website for latest updates. At this time they are taking these categories:Industrial by December 17, 2009Health Care by January 25, 2010Schools by February 1, 2010Pure Innovation Please submit at any time innovative projects you feel are worthy of consideration for publication in Architype Review.So those who are willing to see their projects in publications may jump in to submit. There's no submission fees by the way.

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OverviewThe self titled exhibition “architist” will contain mixed media works of students of architecture. The architecture students are from different well known private universities BRAC University, State University of Bangladesh North South University and The University of Asia Pacific who have gathered and produced works based on their individual themes and ideas. The exhibition will be held on 12th-16th of November 2009, at well known Drik Gallery sponsored by DELVISTAA Foundation. Professor Hamiduzzaman Khan, Chairman of Sculpture Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, Dhaka University and Shanoor Wahid, Editor of Star Campus are invited as pecial guests.The bodies of work will try to explore the idea of Art through the eyes of each individual. Is it just about the use of colours and bold brush strokes? Or is it more subtle and gentle. It may answer the question does art and architecture walk hand in hand? Or do they follow completely different paths. Criticisms will be noted down from respected Architects as well as Artists. [Submitted by salzar]

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ArchSociety News received a press release yesterday from IAB (signed by Mamnoon Morshed Choudhury) about an interesting design competition. Its about designing the Entry Gate and the Torch of 11th South Asian Games. We are quoting the copy of the letter as it was sent: "The 11th South Asian Games is going to be held on 29 January 2010 and the Organizing Committee of the Games has approached IAB on 24.10.09 to very quickly organize an Open Competition for Design of the Entry Gate and Torch at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka.The Entry Gate and Torch of an international sports event is always a significant symbol of the event. The Torch will be the main focus of the inaugural and closing ceremonies. Therefore, a design that symbolizes the spirit of the South Asian Games and the host country Bangladesh, will be a very prestigious one.As you can understand, the timeline is very short and the competition has to be organized within the time constraints. After selection of the design, contractor appointment and construction work has to commence within shortest possible time. We have been informed that all construction works at the Bangabandhu National Stadium needs to completed by 15.01.10. As such, the design should consider factors like time and ease of construction etc.With the time constrains in consideration, IAB and the Organizing Committee of 11th SA Games, have prepared the outline of the Open design Competition. The salient features of which is presented below-Participants Eligibility : Members and Candidate Members of IAB. Number of Entries from Each Participant : Not limitedBriefing Session on site: on Tuesday, 27.10.09 at 5.30pm.Competition Brief to be handed out to intending participants during the Briefing Session.Competition Brief will also be e-mailed to intending participants from IAB upon request.No prior registration is required.Submission Requirements [in brief] : Architectural Drawings, 3D and a Model.Prize Money :1st Prize : Tk .2,50,000.002nd Prize : Tk. 1,50,000.003rd Prize : Tk. 1,00,000.00 The entry awarded 1st Prize shall be selected for implementation.The award money to be paid as 1st Prize shall form one part of the design fee. The second part of the fee will be an amount of Tk.2,00,000 which will paid as Supervision Fee.Date & Place of Submission : Within 9pm, Tuesday,10.11.09 at the office of Secretary, Bangladesh Olympic Association, Jatiyo Krira Porishod building, Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka.Jury Panel :Ar. Prof. Shamsul WaresAr. Saif Ul HuqAr. Md. Ehsan KhanMr. Bashir Ahmed, Ex Secretary General, Bangladesh Olympic AssociationMaj. Gen. Hamid Al Hasan, E.In.C, Bangladesh Armed ForcesYour enthusiastic participation will make the competition a success."

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