CALENDAR & COMPETITIONS 2من اصل3

Karosta translates as War Port (or Navy Harbor). It is located
in the west of Latvia , in the city of Liepaja . Karosta used to be
a secret military town for the Russian Empire, and later on for
the Soviets. As Latvia regained its independence in 1991, the
Soviet army had to leave Karosta. As a consequence, the
population dropped dramatically from 25 000 to 6 000
inhabitants and the town has fallen into a state of partial
despair.
To cover all scales of Karostas urban revitalization plan, this
time Homemade Dessert asks you to focus on Karosta’s
small-scale architecture forms – playground areas, bus stops,
benches and information signs, in order to develop a
consistent concept to reinforce and reflect the identity of the
Karosta.
An essential aspect of good urban design is the capacity of
the objects (no matter the scale) to become more than mere
objects. They must be dependent on their relationships so as
to complete an articulating scheme. As such there is no
specific area of intervention. Those objects are supposed to
be placed around the town, accordingly to your understanding
of relationships they produce
YOUNG ARCHITECTS IN AFRICA
CALLINDAN & COMPETITIONS
S. Architecture-Studio is holding an architecural competition
which will highlight the dynamic young African architecture.
The winning projects of this international competition open to
young African archiects will be exhibited in 2014 at the CA’ASI
during the International Architecture Biennale, June 7 – Nov 23,
2014. This competition s a unique opportunity to underline the
mportant role played by the African World coday , as seen
throughout it’s contemporary architecture. For the 14th
International Architecture Biennale, the CA’ASI will open the
doors of Palazzo Santa Maria Nova to emerging African
architects in order to emphasize the creativity and originality of
new African architecture,