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WAN Awards 2010: In association with UIA The International Union of Architects announces the bi-monthly international architectural awards programme organised by World Architecture News – WAN, an on-line international architectural magazine, UIA media partner. Each Award session recognises, successively, recently built and/or unbuilt projects in the following sectors: healthcare; civic buildings; urban design; commercial buildings; [...]

The Spontaneous Architecture mini-competitions are a series of twelve monthly competitions to last throughout 2010. The entries are single images, and the entry fee is $5 per entry. The competition winners will be decided by fellow competition entrants (although no entrant may vote for their own proposal). This collective voting will harness the group’s intelligence and [...]

Source : http://www.constructionweekonline.in/article-5890-govt_to_lead_by_example_for_green_buildings/ The government has recently taken a decision to lead by example by having all new central government and PSU buildings to meet requirements of at least three star rating under GRIHA, though efforts would be made to achieve four star requirements wherever site conditions permit. The information was shared by Dr. Farooq [...]

19 June – 4 July 2010 The International Architecture Student Festival Building on the success of the Student Festivals in 2006 and 2008 The International Student Architecture Festival will ask design students from all over the UK and internationally to create a series of site-specific interventions in two key public spaces in London responding to [...]

Source : http://cop15post.com/2009/12/09/news/a-call-for-action-from-architects-world-wide/ By Cathy Strongman Architects can and should play an essential role in finding a solution to climate change was the message being driven home on Monday night at the first of a series of talks being held every night this week at the Architecture Faculty of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts [...]

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The government will triple Wind Power capacities to nearly 33,000 MW by 2022 from current capacities of close to 11,000 MW in its attempt to increase power generation through non-conventional energy sources, according to the Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr Farooq Abdullah. Dr. Abdullah also announced that in next 3 years, power [...]

The Indian Institute of Architects have announced the schedule for their Examination to be held in December 2009 Visit http://www.iia-india.org/examinations.shtml for details

The Governmet of India has approved a new policy on development of solar energy in the country by launching of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. The information was shared by Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy in the Parliament. “This is a historic and transformational initiative of the UPA Government and I [...]

Source : TOI http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-may-soon-see-green-infrastructure/articleshow/5125876.cms Architects, planners and others with green caps and fingers are unveiling a plan to promote use of green principles for eco-friendly infrastructure, necessitated by climate change. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII, Goa) and Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) Goa chapter have initiated a joint effort towards creating a cell in Goa [...]