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World Architecture Day 2024 theme encourages young architects to drive forward-thinking, sustainable urban development

Archinect

This year’s World Habitat Day theme is “Engaging youth to create a better urban future,” which closely relates to the World Architecture Day 2024 theme, “Empowering the Next Generation in Participatory Urban Design.”

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2024 Wood Design & Building Awards: Call for Submissions

ArchDaily

Image Courtesy of the Wood Design & Building Awards The 2024 Wood Design and Building Awards program is now open for submissions, inviting entries from talented architects and designers across North America and around the globe who are setting new standards of excellence in wood architecture. Ombú, Madrid, Spain / Foster + Partners.

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Material Cultures transforms woodland waste into sustainable sheet materials

Deezen

For the V&A museum's 2024 Make Good installation, design and research studio Material Cultures has developed alternatives to plywood and OSB made from underused woodland resources including pine needles and birch bark. These formed the basis for research into building materials for a post-carbon future.

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Francis Kéré among winners of World Economic Forum's 2024 Crystal Award

Archinect

Pritzker Prize winner Diébédo Francis Kéré is among three individuals to receive the 2024 Crystal Award from the World Economic Forum. The accolade seeks to “celebrate the enduring contributions to society of exceptional artists.”

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“Make Universal Unique”: WoHo Systems' Approach to Prefabrication, Sustainability, and Adaptable Design

ArchDaily

Excessive material waste and lengthy build times pose significant challenges to built environment professionals, calling attention to the complexity and rigidity of conventional construction processes. The traditional construction industry suffers from inefficiencies that render methods slow, expensive, or harmful to the environment.

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The 2024 Davidson Prize longlist explores the theme ‘Rethinking Home — Adapt and Reuse’

Archinect

The 2024 longlist for the £25,000 (USD $31,600) Davidson Prize has been announced for its third edition. Responding to the theme of ‘Rethinking Home — Adapt and Reuse,’ entrants were asked to create new homes using recycled materials and/or retrofitting existing structures.

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Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture triumphs as Dezeen Awards 2024 sustainability winners revealed

Deezen

Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture has won Dezeen Awards 2024 sustainable project of the year following the announcement of all six sustainability category winners at a party in London. The six winners awarded in Dezeen's annual awards programme were by studios including Kooo Architects , Isomi and Kvadrat.