How will energy production develop in the 21st century? How do new networks transform geographical and social landscapes? The Bauhaus Dessau Foundation will be looking into these questions during its International Summer School, taking place from July 22–31, 2011.

Ashley Thrall will receive the Structural Engineering Travel Fellowship by SOM, based on her essay submitted for fellowship consideration, "Deployable Structures: Elegant Kinematics for Social Responsibility."

The dynamic expression of Beton Hala Center, adds a new icon to the Belgrade waterfront. Beton Hala is today an open and spontaneous cultural hub in Serbia's capital. Designed by Erik Giudice Architects, Stockholm.

There are not only vertical high-rise buildings, but also horizontal high-rise buildings. The SQUAIRE FRANKFURT, with a length of 660 metres and a width of up to 65 metres is a horizontal giant structure incorporating offices, hotels, restaurants, shops and conference areas.

Construction has commenced on Foster + Partners' first project in Hangzhou, China, with a sustainable, landmark headquarters tower for CITIC Bank. The skyscraper’s bold diagonally-braced structure will establish an iconic presence for the Bank.

As an event of The British School's programme “Three Cities in Flux, an investigation into urban regeneration in London, Milan and Rome”, OMA Partner Reinier de Graaf presents the lecture and exhibition “On Hold” on 4 May 2011.

The Neues Museum in Berlin is the winner of the 2011 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture. The Prize will be presented on 20 June at the Mies van der Rohe Pavillon in Barcelona.

Gal Nauer Architects announced that their office has been commissioned to design the historic renovation and conversion of the Post Palais Hotel in Berlin. GNA's interior design goes beyond conventional hotel room design. The project is expected to be completed by the year-end 2012.

Portuguese Architect Eduardo Souto de Moura will be Laureate of the 2011 Pritzker Architecture Prize. The architecture’s highest honor will be presented in one of Washington, D.C.’s finest classical buildings, the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on 2 June 2011.

The European Commission grants 2011 award of quot;"Communication" to Solar Decathlon Europe for "providing an excellent learning experience to university students and therefore fostering the research and innovation skills of European youth".