LIFE OF AN ARCHITECT PLAYHOUSE COMPETITION

Register Now for Life of an Architect’s 4th Annual Playhouse Competition Bob
Borson of Life of an Architect has announced the 2015 Architect Playhouse
Competition, now in its fourth year. The competition is free to join, open to everyone,
and assists the Dallas CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), an organization that
helps abused and neglected children. Organized and funded by Borson, it asks
participants to design la playhouse that embodies originality, creativity, and can be
constructed for $5000 or less. The winners (between two and five entries) will have
their designs built and displayed at the Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses, where they
will be raffled to benefit the nonprofit organization. Registration is open now and
designs must be submitted by April 20th. Winners will be announced May 4th
TUNESCO Launches Design Competition for Bamiyan Cultural Centre in Afghanistan
As Afghanistan begins its second decade of democratic governance after nearly 30
years of political instability, through the funding from the Republic of Korea, UNESCO
has teamed up with the Afghan Ministry of Information and Culture, to build a Cultural
Center close to the boundaries of the Bamiyan World Heritage property. With the
realisation of the Bamiyan Cultural Centre, Afghans have the opportunity to recapture
their heritage.