The winner of the world's most prestigious award for excellence in lighting design, the IALD Radiance Award is the Hafencity-University Subway Station in Hamburg, Germany. The Award has been presented on 24 April 2013 in Philadelphia, USA.

TRADA is organising a series of site talks and visits of some of the wood award-winning and shortlisted projects from 2012. The next events will take place on 22 April 2013 at The Hive, Worcester, Worcestershire and on 16 May 2013 at The Stowe Gardens Visitor Centre, Bucks.

In 2013 two AIT Scholarships of the Sto Foundation are available. Students of Interior Design who are enrolled at a European university, may apply for a monthly allowance of 900 Euros. Applications are accepted until 3 May 2013.

'Foster + Partners: the Art of Architecture' will be staged at Galeri PETRONAS, Kuala Lumpur, from 7 March to 12 May 2013. The exhibition is the first major survey of the studio’s work to be held in South East Asia and follows critically acclaimed shows in Hong Kong and Shanghai.

The first public building in Brazil to receive gold is a courthouse, the "Tribunal de Justiça do Distrito Federal e dos Territórios". Designed by Brazilian Siegbert Zanettini, who had already received multiple awards for his sustainable projects, it was awarded the LEED Gold Certification.

The world renowned Swiss architect Peter Zumthor is the 2013 recipient of one of the world's most prestigious architecture prizes, the Royal Gold Medal. Zumthor has received the Royal Gold Medal on 6 February 2013 at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London.

Foster + Partners is part of a consortium set up by the European Space Agency to explore the possibilities of 3D printing to construct lunar habitations. Addressing the challenges of transporting materials to the moon, the study is investigating the use of lunar soil.

The four buildings of the new Repsol corporate headquarters in Madrid are surrounded by large steel frames and set out around a central garden. The team by architect Rafael de La-Hoz has created a complex inspired by the collaborative work atmosphere of university campuses.

The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe have announced the five finalists who will compete for the 2013 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award. The Award ceremony will be on 7 June 2013.

A new office for world-leading chemical company BASF in Mexico City, designed by Juan Carlos Baumgartner of architect Space, has brought new approaches to working to his home country, and saved the client both money and space. It recently won the 2012 American Property Awards, too.