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Kurandza: a Learning Center in Mozambique

Design a new learning center for the NGO Kurandza, Mozambique.

Register: SEP/14/2022, Submit: SEP/14/2022, Eligibility: Professional architects, architecture students, engineers, philosophers, sociologists, photographers; individually, teams up to 4 members, Fee: 60 EUR (JUN/01 – JUN/29/2022), 80 EUR (JUN/30 – JUL/27/2022), 100 EUR (JUL/28 – AUG/24/2022), 120 EUR (AUG/25 – SEP/14/2022), +21% VAT, Awards: 1st Prize: 6,000 EUR + construction, 2nd Prize: 2,000 EUR, 3rd Prize: 1,000 EUR, 2 Special Honorable Mentions: 500 EUR each, 10 Honorable Mentions

Archstorming’s new competition takes us to Mozambique, a country marked by a great number of long-lasting challenges. Although there has been a substantive increase in the household income, over two-thirds of the population still live below the poverty line. This Sub-Saharan Africa country is ranked 139th out of 159 countries on the UNDP’s Gender Inequality Index. Women are exposed to threats of diseases, discrimination and violence. Around 94% of girls in Mozambique enroll in primary school, but despite this high number, only 11% of girls continue to study in secondary schools.

Rebuilding Siargao: Community Center + Urban Interventions

ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION

Reconstruction of a new Burgo’s community center and the regeneration of towns in the Philippines through small urban-rural design interventions.

Register: JUL/27/2022, Submit: JUL/27/2022, Eligibility: Professional architects, architecture students, engineers, philosophers, sociologists, photographers; individually, teams up to 4 members, Fee: 60 EUR (APR/14 – MAY/18/2022), 80 EUR (MAY/19 – JUN/15/2022), 100 EUR (JUN/16 – JUL/06/2022), 120 EUR (JUL/07 – JUL/27/2022), +21% VAT, Awards: Community Center: 1st Prize: 5,000 EUR + construction, 2nd Prize: 1,500 EUR, 3rd Prize: 500 EUR, 10 Honorable Mentions; Urban Interventions: 3 Winners: 1,000 EUR + construction (each)

December 16, 2021, Super Typhoon Rai, locally known as Typhoon Odette, made landfall in the Philippines. The storm was unexpectedly powerful, undergoing what is called “rapid intensification” the day before making landfall, which is becoming characteristic of tropical storms occurring in our warming climate. With winds of up to 195 km/h and gusts of 260 km/h, the storm was comparable to a category five hurricane when it hit.