The organizer of IVth Minsk international competition of young architects “Leonardo 2011” (further The Biennale) is Belarusian Union of Architects (BUA). Biennale is held under the auspices and with the support of Ministry of Architecture and Construction of Republic of Belarus, Ministry of culture of Republic of Belarus, Minsk Executive Committee, Intergovernmental Foundation for Educational, Scientific and Cultural Cooperation of the CIS (IFESCCO), International Union of Architects (UIA), International Association of Unions of Architects (IAUA).

From March 21 through April 8 Vladimir Belogolovsky, the founder of New York-based Intercontinental Curatorial Project, www.curatorialproject.com will present The Empire's Last Style: Soviet Modernism: 1955-1985 lecture at universities and architectural clubs in Hong Kong, Australia, and New Zealand.

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Populous has announced that it has been selected by the State Corporation ‘Olympstroy’ to design the main stadium for the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russia.

Proposals by architects MAD, BIG, INABA, and Mass Studies for an urban plan for the city of Ansan in South Korea are on show at the Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art in Ansan

The exhibit focuses on 97 ‘actions’, that challenge people to think differently about how to walk, play, recycle, and garden in order to reshape the city

The Design Museum in London has announced the shortlist for annual exhibition and awards program the Brit Insurance Design Awards

We’re off to Tokyo next week for Tokyo Designers Week and to get us in the mood, here're popular stories about Japanese architecture and design

Architect Greg Lynn has won the Golden Lion for the Best Installation Project in the International Exhibition at the biennale, for a series of furniture made from recycled children’s toys. More awards

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