The EU funded research project context-T enters the final phase of its four year programme on developing lightweight, fire-safe, eco-friendly textile materials for buildings. Read the up-to-date research results of the European cooperation.

This year’s Emirates Glass LEAF Awards will be hosted by actor, writer and comedian Neil Mullarkey. The renown architect J.Mayer H. from Berlin will deliver the opening address. The ceremony takes place on 4 September 2009 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Berlin, Germany.

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced this year’s participants and dates for DOE’s 2009 Solar Decathlon, a competition that challenges students to design and develop houses that can provide their own energy from the sunlight. Teams will meet up 9-18 Oct. 2009 in Washington DC.

Against the majestic backdrop of the Teatro Antico in Taormina, Sicily, Italy, the European Union and Europa Nostra announced the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award Grand Prize winners at its 2009 awards ceremony.

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has announced the winners of its 2009 Professional Awards. The jury considered nearly 600 entries - the largest number in ASLA history - from around the world and selected 49 projects. Awards ceremony: 21 September 2009, Chicago.

The Faculty of Architecture (FAUP) and Center of Mathematics (CMUP) / Faculty of Sciences (FCUP) of the University of Porto call for papers for the eighth Nexus conference to be held from 13-15 June 2010 in Porto, Portugal. Deadline for submission of papers: 1 August 2009.

The Architects' Council of Europe (ACE) has published on its website the first, reliable study of the Architectural Profession at European level, featuring a tentative typology of the profession. The results of the study generate a mix of anxiety and hope in the face of economic crisis.

On the role of competitions in architecture, the European architectural platform wonderland presents the results of an Europe-wide call for models from 18 June to 20 July 2009 at the Architekturzentrum Vienna. Symposium: 18 June.

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and the National Trust for Historic Preservation have announced the PepsiCo World Headquarters in Purchase, N.Y., USA, as the winner of the 2009 Landmark Award.

Delegates to the AIA National Convention elected Clark D. Manus, FAIA, as the 2010 AIA first vice president/president-elect and 2011 Institute president. Mickey Jacob, FAIA, and Peter G. Kuttner, FAIA, were elected vice presidents, and John W. Rogers, AIA, ACHA, treasurer.