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The Sustainable Urbanization in conference addresses the global challenges posed by rapid urbanization and its impact on global warming and the natural environment - from poverty and inequality to natural and manmade disasters - by calling for better sustainable planning for urban growth.
Global warming and climate change pose serious threats to all nations in the 21st century.
The Sustainable Urbanization conference seeks to create opportunities to share best practices between nations, as well as the political means to bring about change.
It is imperative that the problem of worldwide urbanization be faced in an informed and inspired way, in order to create the preconditions for a sustainable environment and healthy and fulfilling life for millions of people around the world.
The Conference will be held in New York City during Earth Week on 23 April 2008, at the United Nations Headquarters.
The conference will be linked to other events planned in New York on the celebration of Earth Day (22 April) and Earth Week - the anniversary of Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC 2030, as well as the 2008 Regional Assembly of the Regional Planning Association on "Oil and Water, Adopting to Society" to be held on 18 April 2008, and the Go Green Expo on 27 April 2008.
The World Urban Forum organized by UN-HABITAT, which will take place in China in October 2008, will concentrate on the sustainability of cities.
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Real Architecture launched this Tuesday with an animated discussion of Urban Splash's New Islington, Manchester, and the constraints and possibilities for innovation in the current climate of building and development.
Returning to Tate Modern's Starr Auditorium, for a sold out series of Tuesday nights throughout April, Real Architecture sees the world's leading architects present today's landmark projects.
If you were not lucky enough to get a ticket, to the auditorium or to the live-video feed in operation for each event adjacent to it, do rest assured that lectures will be available to re-visit as recordings and pod-casts following the talks.
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OFCDesk, LLC invites interior design professionals and students from around the world to participate in the first ever OFCDesk design competition; Real-time Office Spaces: Designing the NeoCon experience.
All participants are called to create a unique office layout using OFCDesk's Interior Design CAD (IDC) along with Steelcase products to showcase the features, flexibility and ease of use of IDC within a limited floor space, using set guidelines and restrictions.
OFCDesk IDC is commercial interior design CAD software that features industry-specific design tools for office layout, auditorium, movable storage, and general space planning.
OFCDesk, LLC will be exhibiting at the 2008 NeoCon World's Trade Fair, June 9th-11th.
In order to demonstrate the software's capabilities in a manner that is easy-to-understand and relevant to the NeoCon audience, OFCDesk intends to display a real-time construction of the winning office layout at their booth while simultaneously displaying computer models of the original design on monitors throughout the exhibit.
Contest participants should design an exhibit resembling an office layout that is interactive as well as realistic to fit a 20'x11' booth space which engages passers-by, invites them into the space, and solves the primary function of the space.
The contest will run from April 1st-25th.
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With just three days remaining to register for the competition to design new national memorials to World War I and World War II, the Chair of the Memorials Design Competition, Mike Buick is calling on the Australian design community to take up the challenge.
"We have received an extremely strong response from the Australian and international design community, with over 170 applications already submitted," said Mike Buick, the chair of the National World War I and World War II Memorials Design Competition," but we would really like to see more local talent express an interest".
Registrations have been received from far a field as Syria, China, North and South America and the UK and Europe.
"The honour of designing two distinct but complimentary commemorative memorials in the heart of the Australian National Capital is a rare opportunity for any designer to demonstrate their talent - I urge our local designers not to miss this opportunity!" said Mr Buick.
Design Competition Registration closes this Friday 4 April 2008 with Entries to be submitted by 2:00pm AEST Monday 14 April 2008.
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The preselection phase for architects competing for the Kunsthaus extension project in Zurich is now closed, and twenty applicants have been selected from a pool of more than 200.
Seasoned offices and teams of promising young architects alike are now set to enter what is expected to be the final phase (briefing in April, selection of winning project in December 2008).
With 214 applications by architects from 22 different countries, the Kunsthaus extension project in Zurich has awakened international interest.
In early March, a jury of 20 led by Walter B. Kielholz, President of the Zurcher Kunstgesellschaft, selected twenty offices to take part in what is expected to be the final phase of the competition.
In addition to representatives of the Kunsthaus extension's partners, the jury also includes artists, collectors, and architects from various European countries; its decisions are consequently informed by international experience with major cultural undertakings, artistic talent, and curatorial expertise.
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