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Artificial lighting comprises a significant proportion of total energy consumption. Even with automatic sensors, task lighting, and outdoor down-lighting, the majority of artificial light emitted never hits a single human retina. How might lights become more focused and more directly controlled by individuals? What if all fixed lights in the world were dismantled and replaced with handheld and wearable lights? How might the use of space change when light emanates from individuals? How do people relate to each other differently when light is more direct than indirect? What happens when lights become personal? Participants are encouraged to explore designs that extend beyond handheld lights. Submission Details: Submissions may be conceptual, technical, and/or artistic. Any media and text contained within a 4 inch diameter circle with white beyond. A submission is a single 300dpi JPG. Send to PINcompetition@gmail.com and include your name, city, state, and country in the e-mail. There is no fee to enter. International entries are welcome. Submissions will be judged at the end of the month by a jury composed of three designers. The first place winner will have the option to be a juror for next month's competition. Register by: 07-31-2015 / Submit by: 07-31-2015 View the full article

INTRODUCTION Berlin is Germany’s capital and cultural centre which was divided during the Cold War, but today known for its art scene, festivals, nightlife and modern architecture, such as Mies van der Rohe’s landmark Neue National galerie. The 18th century Brandenburg Gate has also become an iconic symbol of reunification of the city and Germany. It is a world city of culture, politics, media, and science with an economy based on hightech firms and the service sector, encompassing a diverse range of creative industries, research facilities, media corporations, and convention venues. Over the last decade Berlin has seen the emergence of a cosmopolitan entrepreneurial scene. Gourmet Street food refers to highest quality and excellent flavored balanced meals, prepared well with good ingredients and somtimes quirky and a twist or new offering from the norm but with quick turnaround served on the street or outside the restaturants environment in special trucks or temporary and sometimes mobile food cabins. AIM OF THIS COMPETITION The aim of this International Competition is to design a Gourmet Street Food structure in the heart of the city of Berlin. The architecture of this new temporary structure or vessel should reflect contemporary design tendencies in its provision of an architectural solution to the current gourmet street food scene. The proposal must not only attend to the specific function but also take into consideration the urban context and impact. This competition hopes to achieve the following: _Encourage and reward design excellence at a small scale which integrates function, structure and details. _Research, respond to and highlight the unique aspects of designing a temporary self-support and possibly a mobile structure. _To generate the discussion of ideas regarding the relation between Architecture and the new Gour-met Street Food trend. _Encourage the employment of sustainable design in all aspects of the proposal. COMPETITION STRUCTURE This is a single stage Competition with the aim of identifing the most appropriate proposal, which best satisfies the general and specific objectives of the contest. THOSE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE Architects, Architecture Graduated, Engineers and Students. Interdisciplinary teams are also encouraged to enter the Competition. Submissions can be the work of an individual or a group up to 4 members and there is no age limit. This is an open International Competition hosted by [AC-CA]™ to generate progressive contemporary design ideas. There are no plans for the Structure to be built. Register by: 10-30-2015 / Submit by: 11-06-2015 View the full article

Charles Dickens described in his stories a complex atmosphere of the Victorian London. Through these stories, the reader can recreate that effervescent London that chaotically moved around the markets and theatres. His description of people and activities at night, tells us about the distances, the shadows, the dangers and opportunities of this big city. The city of London is one of the most intense and heterogeneous capitals of the world: A place where everything fits. From the dark industrial revolution to modern architecture, the city has managed to absorb the different times by accumulation and juxtaposition. Life in London has been narrated through time by a lot of English authors that, such as Dickens, described the tangible and intangible even more eloquently than a map of the city from that period. What is the relationship between London and stories? Literature laid the foundations of culture in our society and throughout the centuries delineated the boundaries of knowledge in our cities. Today architecture faces new challenges and cities are increasingly dynamic and constantly changing. For this reason ARCHMedium proposes the creation of a new public library for the city of London. Located in the financial district and near the Thames River, we suggest the creation of a place where culture, history and technology interlace to generate activity in the London of the 21st century. In the financial district, on the banks of the Thames River, the new library is established as an entity of public and collective use, in a way that reflects the values of today´s society. What is the definition of a library today? Register by: 09-13-2015 / Submit by: 10-27-2015 View the full article

The neighborhood of Shoreditch remained, until the decade of the last century, on the edge of London. Only in the Nineties knows a definite revival, after a steady decline, which had marked the history of the Twentieth Century. In Victorian times the area lived the greatest splendor with the increase of the music hall and shows that echoed in the theaters of the West End were destroyed during the bombings of World War II. A process of social rebirth was deployed by artists and intellectuals who arrived in Britain, they chose this area to stay, given the low cost of rent. It has become today one of the most cool, allowing middle and upper classes to return and recover many old abandoned factories. In this general process of growth we want to think of a SCHOOL OF ARTS meaning art as identity and motive of the rebirth of the neighborhood. A meeting place for artists from all over the world where debates, exhibitions and workshops will enliven the spaces. An architecture that upholds the return of Shoreditch to the glories of the past. Register by: 12-04-2015 / Submit by: 12-04-2015 View the full article

Cruise tourism is one of the fastest growing industries in the 21st century. In 1997, 8.5 million passengers traveled in a cruise and it is estimated that in 2014 this will increase to more than 21 million. Cities and merchants receive significant benefits through their exploitation, but it is often unknown the environmental impact and social inequality it generates. 48% of cruises around the world are held in the Caribbean. Puerto Rico is the most important Caribbean destination, receiving 1.3 million visitors a year. The port of Old San Juan is among the 20 largest in the world. Despite being the busiest port in the Caribbean, the current port infrastructure is insufficient and its precariousness makes it unsustainable. The terminal is reduced to 3 bridges over the water for up to 6 cruises simultaneously. Proposal: For this reason ArchMedium proposes the construction of a new cruise terminal that optimizes the connection between the city and cruise ships. An ideas competition that raises a double scale: Understanding the terminal as a gateway to Puerto Rico and understanding the terminal as an equipment for collective use among the community. Register by: 11-22-2015 / Submit by: 12-06-2015 View the full article

COMPETITION: The program challenges participants to design a Sky Pool Hotel Skyscraper in La Défense district of the Paris Metropolitan Area. The competition is seeking to explore and investigate the possibility of a high quality Sky Pool Hotel Skyscraper Development concept, which sets a new high standard contemporary high-rise or tall building design in a key part of the La Défense district in Paris to take advantage of the spectacular view over Paris. It should be a design solution that responds effectively to achieving such a tall and large-scale hotel solution with a Sky Pool and one that could become a contemporary icon for the city. The design should be visually and aesthetically engaging in contributing positively to La Défense Skyline with emphasis on provision of great hotel and leisure facility. It should maximise the positive contribution of such a vertical structure whist minimising the negative impact. FEES: Every entrant shall be required to pay an entry fee as follows: -Early Registration: $80 US from 19th August 00:00 (GMT) to 01st September 2015 23:59 (GMT) -Standard Registration: $100 US from 02nd September 00:00 (GMT) to 29th October 2015 23:59 (GMT) -Late Registration: $120 US from 30th October 00:00 (GMT) to 19th November 2015 23:59 (GMT) Register by: 11-19-2015 / Submit by: 11-19-2015 View the full article

REPLAY, historical brand in the denim and casual wear scene, and Desall invite all creative people of the world to design a new 24-hours shoe model for men and women for a non-stop REPLAY experience, night and day. Register by: 10-20-2015 / Submit by: 10-20-2015 View the full article

In line with the Pittsburgh 200 theme, AIA Pittsburgh's Young Architects Studio Competition will focus on a true Pittsburgh icon that celebrates our history and future: the Bayer Billboard Site. The Bayer sign was built in the 1920s, and has several incarnations and names such as the Alcoa sign, which rented the space from 1962 to 1993. The sign has previously been used for advertising, both public and private. It currently spells out the name PITTSBURGH in mosaic block colors, but is hard to read due to years of neglect and fading. Bayer declined its lease of the sign from Lamar Advertising in 2014, and the city is currently reimagining the future for the sign and the surrounding landscape. In 2012, the Young Preservationists Association named it the best historic preservation opportunity. The challenge for this competition is to propose a new use for this iconic site. Register by: 08-21-2015 / Submit by: 08-28-2015 View the full article

TOWN MEETING HALL is the 3rd annual competition organized by AIA Vermont Emerging Professionals Network. COMPETITION BRIEF Only 35.9% of eligible voters in the U.S. cast ballots during the 2014 midterm elections*. That was both the lowest turnout and the biggest drop from a preceding presidential election since 1952*. While many factors contributed to this statistic, the role of architecture can not be diminished. Many towns hold voting and meetings in inadequate spaces, such as cramped town halls, gymnasiums, and church basements. Communities need a new platform to facilitate and celebrate civic engagement. New England already has a strong tradition of holding annual Town Meetings, where citizens publicly discuss and vote on issues. Proposals should consider the Town Meeting as a framework for architecture that encourages an open dialogue among citizens. *Source: www.electproject.org/home/voter-turnout BUILDING REQUIREMENTS Town Meeting Halls may be sited in any New England community in a prominent location. The two primary functions of Hall are: town assembly and informing the public about local and national issues. Halls should be designed to accommodate: local debates, televised state and national debates, hold community meetings, etc. The Hall shall consist of a large assembly space, adequate bathrooms, and mechanical space. The Hall shall be appropriately sized to the community it serves. As a rule of thumb 10% of the local voting population might be accommodated in the assembly space at one time. Bathrooms should be sized in relation to assembly capacity. Buildings must meet local codes and comply with ADA requirements. QUESTIONS TO ADDRESS How is the building sited to maximize visibility in town and promote accessibility? How might the form and facade of the Meeting Hall communicate function and democratic ideals? What are the limitations of traditional meeting spaces that are being improved upon? How can architecture encourage voter turnout and engagement in local issues? SCHEDULE May 1, 2015: Competition Launch October 4, 2015 (midnight): Extended Deadline October 25, 2015: Awards (Location TBD) JUDGING CRITERIA Winners will be selected by a jury of architects and community members. The jury will be asked to consider graphic clarity, originality in response to the brief, and cohesiveness of concept. Include a description of approximately 200 words, of the concept, on the board itself. Be concise and clear to convey the essence of the proposal. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS All submissions must be digital. Email a single, horizontally oriented, 18 in x 36 in file, in JPG or PDF format. Please title the file yourname.JPG or .PDF. Indicate entrant name(s), firm affiliation, town/city, and state in the email. Do not include entrant name(s) anywhere on the board itself. Names will be displayed during exhibitions, but will be anonymous during the jury process. A $20 submission fee is due by October 4, 2015. Make payments with PayPal to CMiklos@AIAVT.org or send a check, made payable to “AIAVT,” to 88 Blackbird Lane, Charlotte, Vermont 05445 CONTACT INFORMATION Email: AIAVT.EP@Gmail.com Website: www.AIAVT.org/Emerg-Prof Facebook: Search for AIAVT-EPN Register by: 10-04-2015 / Submit by: 10-04-2015 View the full article

Film festival held by Studio Collective, a student run design publication at Virginia Tech. Prompt: A take on invasion in life, design, and dreams Rules: 5 minute maximum, submitted via vimeo, top 20 are viewed at the Lyric (local theater in Blacksburg, VA) Register by: 10-04-2015 / Submit by: 10-04-2015 View the full article

OZ, a globally acknowledged automotive brand and world leader in the production of light aluminium alloy wheels for road and racing, approaches the Desall community with an opportunity to design a new wheel that conveys the unmistakable values of the brand. For more info: http://bit.ly/OZracingContest Timeline Submission phase: 6th August – 4th November 2015 (1.59 PM UTC) Client vote: From 4th November 2015 Awards 1° €2500 Participation is free of charge and open to all creative people (at least 18 years old). The gallery of this contest is private. Register by: 11-04-2015 / Submit by: 11-04-2015 View the full article

Duravit USA is looking for the most intriguing and beautifully crafted bathroom designs. In its third year, Duravit is asking designers and architects to submit an unbuilt designs for their personal bathroom. Utilizing Duravit products lines, with an emphasis on Cape Cod, ME by Starck, and L-Cube Collections, designers have an opportunity to win over 10,000 dollars of Duravit product. Register by: 09-25-2015 / Submit by: 09-25-2015 View the full article

Walls are definitive surfaces of separation, both physically and visually. As an intentional division, walls define two sides with little room for interpretation. What if the characteristics of the division varied depending on one's distance from a wall? What if a wall was more opaque at a distance and more transparent up close? How might the perception of the 'other side' be dynamically affected by a wall? Why might walls obscure and reveal different views, sounds, or ideas? What happens when walls are nearsighted? Participants are encouraged to explore a variety of wall types including: building, free standing, political border, etc. Submission Details: Submissions may be conceptual, technical, and/or artistic. All graphics and text must be contained within a 4 inch diameter circle with white beyond. A submission is a single 300dpi JPG. Templates are on the website. Send submissions to PINcompetition@gmail.com and include your name, city, state, and country in the e-mail. International entries are welcome. Register by: 08-31-2015 / Submit by: 08-31-2015 View the full article

Education can be expensive, so we’re sending three students to some of the biggest conferences completely free of charge. Enter now for a chance to win a conference pass and hotel stay to LDI 2015, ASLA, or Greenbuild! http://www.vectorworks.net/conference-pass Register by: 09-07-2015 / Submit by: 09-07-2015 View the full article

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A new kind of kindergarten design encourages kids to be their silly selves. What does a school do with 4- and 5-year-old kids? How should be the nursery of the future? How children should spend their days in these structures? AWR - Architecture Workshop in Rome - will give you a chance to confront these issues and problems into London Nursery School Competition. Register by: 11-27-2015 / Submit by: 12-11-2015 View the full article

In affiliation with this year’s Chicago Architecture Biennial (CAB), the Chicago Architectural Club (CAC) is pleased to announce the 2015 Burnham Prize Competition: Currencies of Architecture. A call for entries for the Burnham Prize is taking place as of June 26th, 2015 with the announcement of the winning entries on October 8th, 2015. Throughout the history of architecture, iconic images have demarcated, defined, represented or challenged the state of architecture. The crystalline form of the Friedrichstrasse Skyscraper, developed in 1921 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, inspired and spoke of an imminent future. Rem Koolhaas and Madelon Vriesendorp’s cinematic 1972 rendering The City of the Captive Globe encompassed ideas of ideological pluralism forever altering our conception of the city. Stanley Tigerman’s 1978 photomontage The Titanic depicted Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s iconic Crown Hall sinking into Lake Michigan, challenging the perceived norm in architecture during a period that saw the postmodern movement becoming an opposition to the established modernist legacy in Chicago. These images represent but a few examples of definitive moments in the history of architecture. They were able to not only capture the zeitgeist of a period but were laden with meaning that suggested possible new directions forward. They remain provocative and polemical artifacts. What would the iconic image that defines or challenges the state of architecture today look like? Inspired by the title of the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial—The State of the Art of Architecture—This year’s Burnham Prize challenges participants to develop a single image that represents a strong point of view that explores the question: What is the State of the Art of Architecture today? Register by: 08-24-2015 / Submit by: 08-24-2015 View the full article

WANT TO DESIGN A HOME THAT IS A LIVING WORK OF ART? OVERVIEW Design A Beautiful House Competition is a Free and Anonymous International Competition and a unique opportunity that asks all artists, architects, landscape architects, designers and students to engage in a live project. It asks participants to define ‘beauty’ and propose how this can be translated into a 'home' for a prize fund of £25,000. Individuals or multi-disciplinary teams are asked to create a ground-breaking, yet timeless proposal for a live project on a 91ha site. This project offers the opportunity to rethink the way that a home is structured, lived in and aesthetically viewed. Through this competition, winners will be chosen for their innovative solutions to creating a ‘beautiful home’ and setting. DATES AND FEES It is Free to enter. Participants must register before entering by 11.59 PM on 30th September 2015. The Deadline for submissions is also 11.59 PM on 30th September 2015. AWARDS £25,000 is the allocated prize fund, which may be awarded either solely to one winner or multiple individuals/teams. Award winners will also be published online via the website. The winner(s) will be announced on 20th October 2015. JURORS The Judging Panel is comprised of highly acclaimed international members of the fields of art, design, architecture and landscape: Fokke Moerel of MVRDV, Neil Porter of Gustafson-Porter, Mick Finch of Central Saint Martin’s, and Ed Hollis architect and author of 'How to Make a Home'. Register by: 09-30-2015 / Submit by: 09-30-2015 View the full article

WANT TO DESIGN A HOME THAT IS A LIVING WORK OF ART? OVERVIEW Design A Beautiful House Competition is a Free and Anonymous International Competition and a unique opportunity that asks all artists, architects, landscape architects, designers and students to engage in a live project. It asks participants to define ‘beauty’ and propose how this can be translated into a 'home' for a prize fund of £25,000. Individuals or multi-disciplinary teams are asked to create a ground-breaking, yet timeless proposal for a live project on a 91ha site. This project offers the opportunity to rethink the way that a home is structured, lived in and aesthetically viewed. Through this competition, winners will be chosen for their innovative solutions to creating a ‘beautiful home’ and setting. DATES AND FEES It is Free to enter. Participants must register before entering by 11.59 PM on 30th September 2015. The Deadline for submissions is also 11.59 PM on 30th September 2015. AWARDS £25,000 is the allocated prize fund, which may be awarded either solely to one winner or multiple individuals/teams. Award winners will also be published online via the website. The winner(s) will be announced on 20th October 2015. JURORS The Judging Panel is comprised of highly acclaimed international members of the fields of art, design, architecture and landscape: Fokke Moerel of MVRDV, Neil Porter of Gustafson-Porter, Mick Finch of Central Saint Martin’s, and Ed Hollis architect and author of 'How to Make a Home'. Register by: 09-30-2015 / Submit by: 09-30-2015 View the full article

Announcement of selection The announcement aims at the selection of 12 candidates who will take part in a workshop on architectural design on scale 1:1 as a highly motivated, passionate and proficient group. The CAMPOSAZ workshop will take place from 28th August to 06th September 2015 in an area of great landscape value at the feet of the Dolomites. CAMPOSAZ consists in a free workshop aiming at designing and selfbuilding architectural objects for a landscape enhancement. It is targeted to young architects, landscape architects and designers for the purpose of gathering the processes of design and practical realization of the projects in a residential group. During the CAMPOSAZ week the participants will ideate and create wood manufactures, following the thematic suggestions provided by the organizers and developing ecofriendly, practical and sustainable design and realization approaches. The theme of this edition will focus on the redevelopment of a former rural area abandoned. The stages of the intervention consist in the recovery of the area by cleaning the vegetation and remodeling the ancient terraced areas for crops. Within the area it will also be provided a small viewing platform with the functions of a stopping point and tool shed. Aims of the workshop CAMPOSAZ The CAMPOSAZ workshop is aimed: 1) to encourage the interaction among professionals such as designers, architects, landscape architects and local carpenters facilitating the spreading of a collaborative working environment among different professions and cultures; 2) to focus public attention on the value of the landscape and its specific features for the wise management of its transformations. Organizing institutions Camposaz Dolomiti is organized and coordinated by the working group named Collettivo Camposaz and supported locally by the cultural association Aguaz. The initiative is supported and funded by: - Municipality of Siror The initiative also enjoys the support of: - Landscape Observatory Trentino - STEP School for the Government of the Territory and Landscape - World Alliance for Terraced Landscape - Condotta di Slow Food Primiero - Microbrewery Bionoc from Primiero Contacts dolomiti@camposaz.com Terms of participation Architects and designers of age between 19 and 35 years old, with no sex or nationality constraints, may participate. Register by: 10-08-2015 / Submit by: 10-08-2015 View the full article

Announcement of selection The announcement aims at the selection of 12 candidates who will take part in a workshop on architectural design on scale 1:1 as a highly motivated, passionate and proficient group. The CAMPOSAZ workshop will take place from 28th August to 06th September 2015 in an area of great landscape value at the feet of the Dolomites. CAMPOSAZ consists in a free workshop aiming at designing and selfbuilding architectural objects for a landscape enhancement. It is targeted to young architects, landscape architects and designers for the purpose of gathering the processes of design and practical realization of the projects in a residential group. During the CAMPOSAZ week the participants will ideate and create wood manufactures, following the thematic suggestions provided by the organizers and developing ecofriendly, practical and sustainable design and realization approaches. The theme of this edition will focus on the redevelopment of a former rural area abandoned. The stages of the intervention consist in the recovery of the area by cleaning the vegetation and remodeling the ancient terraced areas for crops. Within the area it will also be provided a small viewing platform with the functions of a stopping point and tool shed. Aims of the workshop CAMPOSAZ The CAMPOSAZ workshop is aimed: 1) to encourage the interaction among professionals such as designers, architects, landscape architects and local carpenters facilitating the spreading of a collaborative working environment among different professions and cultures; 2) to focus public attention on the value of the landscape and its specific features for the wise management of its transformations. Organizing institutions Camposaz Dolomiti is organized and coordinated by the working group named Collettivo Camposaz and supported locally by the cultural association Aguaz. The initiative is supported and funded by: - Municipality of Siror The initiative also enjoys the support of: - Landscape Observatory Trentino - STEP School for the Government of the Territory and Landscape - World Alliance for Terraced Landscape - Condotta di Slow Food Primiero - Microbrewery Bionoc from Primiero Contacts dolomiti@camposaz.com Terms of participation Architects and designers of age between 19 and 35 years old, with no sex or nationality constraints, may participate. Register by: 10-08-2015 / Submit by: 10-08-2015 View the full article

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ISSUE 04 INSTRUMENTS OF SERVICE “Instruments of Service” is a class of legally protected work products defined in the American Institute of Architects’ “A201-2007 General Conditions” as “representations, in any medium of expression now known or later developed, of the tangible and intangible creative work performed by the Architect.” In practice, instruments are any drawing, model, calculation or specification created for a client, copyrighted by the architect as a design “recommendation” and trafficked between intellectual, digital and real property. As research, everyday and experimental instruments are assemblages of tools and materials, allography and autography that move from Skype to ‘the street’ through theaters of peer review and publicity, gender and entertainment. Under or outside of contract, what is the value of the architect’s recommendation? Who provides material support for practice and research? Professional practice is politically adjacent to public service yet economically classified as a tertiary consumer service—between library and iPhone, hygiene and finance, hospitality and the police. Mediating across the table between architects and an ‘other,’ instruments of service also establish a fictional protagonist if not yet an accomplice or client, a prenuptial agreement if not yet a trademark or patent. How do new practices extend the idea of service? What lies between ‘the good’ and goods? As new design representations emerge from the interstices of language, calculation and visualization, instruments demonstrate architecture as both ontology and epistemology. What is the value of a common understanding of fact and form? of standardized notation or measure? As new fabrication methods and human-machine interfaces remake the physical world, instruments place the ‘model’ in an expanded field. Do biomimicry, new media and advanced manufacturing turn the molecule, database and robot into an instrument of service? What are the consequences of better living through chemistry, gizmo or portable document file, and through construction and building? Issue 04, “Instruments of Service,” questions the status of the instrument and of service. What does it mean to serve? What is left to instrumentalize? to monetize? to influence? We welcome scholarship and speculative projects that demonstrate spaces of encounter between “tangible and intangible creative work” through design practice, business models, new forms of representation and activism. Guest Editor: Jennifer W. Leung SUBMISSION GUIDELINES We seek thoughtful and playful approaches to applied research on the built environment. Contributions may include opinion pieces, examinations of pivotal moments in the history of applied research, investigations of the protocols of research practice and photo essays on research projects. Articles are not limited in length (600-2000 words, recommended) and can be published as text, photo essays, videos or other media. Contributors are encouraged to demonstrate techniques and protocols in meticulous detail. Eligibility to contribute is not limited by institutional affiliation or area of expertise. To apply, submit an abstract in one pdf document (4MB max) to editors@arpajournal.net: - Info: title and subtitle - Bio: author name and bio - Submission Type: critique or project - Abstract: 300 words max - Position: Design, website or writing samples Deadlines for Issue 04 are as follows: - Abstracts due September 1, 2015. - Contributions (once selected) due October 1, 2015. Register by: 09-01-2015 / Submit by: 09-01-2015 View the full article

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ISSUE 04 INSTRUMENTS OF SERVICE “Instruments of Service” is a class of legally protected work products defined in the American Institute of Architects’ “A201-2007 General Conditions” as “representations, in any medium of expression now known or later developed, of the tangible and intangible creative work performed by the Architect.” In practice, instruments are any drawing, model, calculation or specification created for a client, copyrighted by the architect as a design “recommendation” and trafficked between intellectual, digital and real property. As research, everyday and experimental instruments are assemblages of tools and materials, allography and autography that move from Skype to ‘the street’ through theaters of peer review and publicity, gender and entertainment. Under or outside of contract, what is the value of the architect’s recommendation? Who provides material support for practice and research? Professional practice is politically adjacent to public service yet economically classified as a tertiary consumer service—between library and iPhone, hygiene and finance, hospitality and the police. Mediating across the table between architects and an ‘other,’ instruments of service also establish a fictional protagonist if not yet an accomplice or client, a prenuptial agreement if not yet a trademark or patent. How do new practices extend the idea of service? What lies between ‘the good’ and goods? As new design representations emerge from the interstices of language, calculation and visualization, instruments demonstrate architecture as both ontology and epistemology. What is the value of a common understanding of fact and form? of standardized notation or measure? As new fabrication methods and human-machine interfaces remake the physical world, instruments place the ‘model’ in an expanded field. Do biomimicry, new media and advanced manufacturing turn the molecule, database and robot into an instrument of service? What are the consequences of better living through chemistry, gizmo or portable document file, and through construction and building? Issue 04, “Instruments of Service,” questions the status of the instrument and of service. What does it mean to serve? What is left to instrumentalize? to monetize? to influence? We welcome scholarship and speculative projects that demonstrate spaces of encounter between “tangible and intangible creative work” through design practice, business models, new forms of representation and activism. Guest Editor: Jennifer W. Leung SUBMISSION GUIDELINES We seek thoughtful and playful approaches to applied research on the built environment. Contributions may include opinion pieces, examinations of pivotal moments in the history of applied research, investigations of the protocols of research practice and photo essays on research projects. Articles are not limited in length (600-2000 words, recommended) and can be published as text, photo essays, videos or other media. Contributors are encouraged to demonstrate techniques and protocols in meticulous detail. Eligibility to contribute is not limited by institutional affiliation or area of expertise. To apply, submit an abstract in one pdf document (4MB max) to editors@arpajournal.net: - Info: title and subtitle - Bio: author name and bio - Submission Type: critique or project - Abstract: 300 words max - Position: Design, website or writing samples Deadlines for Issue 04 are as follows: - Abstracts due September 1, 2015. - Contributions (once selected) due October 1, 2015. Register by: 09-01-2015 / Submit by: 09-01-2015 View the full article

Three winning teams will be selected in the WARMING HUTS COMPETITION from submissions of designs for a warming hut or art installation to be located on the Red River Mutual River Trail located on the Assiniboine and Red Rivers in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The jury will be selecting the winning designs based on their creativity in use of materials, providing shelter, poetics of assembly and form, integration with the landscape, and ease of construction. Register by: 10-05-2015 / Submit by: 10-05-2015 View the full article

Three winning teams will be selected in the WARMING HUTS COMPETITION from submissions of designs for a warming hut or art installation to be located on the Red River Mutual River Trail located on the Assiniboine and Red Rivers in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The jury will be selecting the winning designs based on their creativity in use of materials, providing shelter, poetics of assembly and form, integration with the landscape, and ease of construction. Register by: 10-05-2015 / Submit by: 10-05-2015 View the full article