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15 January 2021

We are pleased to announce that we have counted all the votes and are now presenting you the final list of 27 selected ideas that will be invited to the 2021 Creative Exchange and work within the 2021 European Architecture Program. Below you can find the results of the 2021 Call for Ideas: Landscapes of Care.

2021 Selected Ideas_announcement.pdf
2021 Call for Ideas_results.pdf
CEx2021_invited fellows.pdf

17 November 2020

2021 Call for Ideas: Landscapes of Care
Present your newest work and ideas at the events that form the core of the 2021 European Architecture ProgramThis year, we are inviting multi-disciplinary emerging professionals from all over the globe to apply with transformative projects related to our built environments. Send us your completed projects, your theoretical or conceptual propositions for spatial, social, or cultural innovation, and join our discussion about the Landscapes of Care. More information about the call: 

2021 Call for Ideas_Brief.docx

6 February 2020

Creative Exchange 2020
The two-day event at the Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO) in Ljubljana represents the central gathering of the Future Architecture platform. The conference with 25 selected Future Architecture 2020 Call for Ideas applicants and invited guests is one of the most insightful annual gatherings around European architecture and showcases ideas and trends for the future development of the profession.

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Creative Exchange 2020
About Future Architecture Platform
Visual pack Future Architecture 2020

18 November 2019

Interested in travelling throughout Europe and presenting your work and ideas at the most significant architectural events? The Future Architecture 2020 Call for Ideas is now open. Don't miss out – be part of the future of architecture! More on the Call>>

Call_for_Ideas_2020.zip

6 February 2019

Creative Exchange 2019
The three day event at the Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO) in Ljubljana will again represent the most insightful annual gathering around European architecture, and showcase ideas and trends for the future development of architecture and the profession. More>>

01_Creative Exchange 2019-min.pdf
11_Future Architecture Fair 2019-min.pdf
About Future Architecture-min.pdf

16 January 2019

Selected Creatives 2019
Future Architecture members and 2018 alumni selected 21 ideas from the 357 received at Call for Ideas 2019. The authors will be invited to the Matchmaking Conference as part of Creative Exchange 2019 taking place from 13-15 February 2019 at Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO), Ljubljana, where they will present their ideas on Future Architecture and get the chance to become a part of Future Architecture programme of events.

21_Selected Creatives and selected ideas 2019-min.pdf
About Future Architecture-min.pdf

15 November 2018

Present your new work at the most significant architectural happenings and events that form the core of the European Architecture Program 2019. Future Architecture is inviting multi-disciplinary emerging professionals from all over the world to apply with transformative projects related to our living environments. More on the Call>>

Call_for_Ideas_2019_Poziv_za_ideje_2019.zip

25 January 2018

Creative Exchange, taking place at MAO on 15 and 16 Feb, is a European gathering for architecture and design lovers and professionals. As a multi-day public event with lectures, talks, presentations, pitches and cocktails, Creative Exchange will enable meetings and live interaction between cultural operators, emerging creatives and audiences through various formats. More.
Creative Exchange 2018_eng.zip
Creative Exchange 2018_Programme.pdf

11 December 2017

Future Architecture platform is opening its doors to museums, galleries, festivals, academic institutions and other operators with innovative approaches to architecture. Deadline for application is 15 January! More.
FA_Call for Members 2019.zip
FA_Call for Members 2019.pdf

15 November 2017

Future Architecture: 3rd Call for Ideas
With the 3rd Call for Ideas the Future Architecture platform invites multi-disciplinary emerging creatives who work on transformative projects and ideas for the future of architecture to apply for participation in the European Architecture Program in 2018. Deadline for applications is 8 January 2018! More.
FA_3rd CALL FOR IDEAS_PRESS.zip
FA_Call for Ideas 2018.pdf

11 September 2017

Future Architecture Festival
Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO) is from 20-30 September 2017 presenting the festival, which will wrap up the two years of Future Architecture platform. The 10-day event includes lectures, workshops, film screenings, exhibitions, discussions and pop-up events that bring together architects, designers, creative individuals, and curators from around the world. More.
FA FEST ENG.zip
fa festival press eng.pdf
Programme.pdf

23 February 2017

Matching Futures
At the Matchmaking Conference 2017 at the Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO) in Ljubljana, 25 Future Architecture participants presented their concepts, ideas and dilemmas related to contemporary challenges in architecture, together with philosopher Slavoj Žižek, while the conference also saw the launch of its publishing platform archifutures.org. Photos from Day 1 and Day 2.
Matching Futures.zip
Matching_Futures.pdf

7 February 2017

MATCHMAKING CONFERENCE 2017
Following the call for ideas that generated 337 ideas by 594 authors from 56 countries all over the world, 25 candidates selected by the platform members, Future Architecture alumni and the public will appear at the Matchmaking Conference (16-18 FEB at MAO). The conference will also feature lectures from notable figures in the field of architecture and urban planning. Conference will be kicked-off by Anna Ramos (Mies van der Rohe Foundation) and Hughes Becquart (European Commission – Directorate General for Education and Culture), who will be the first to present to the public, at MAO, the five finalists of the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2017.
Matchmaking_Conference_2017_MAO.zip
FA_matchmaking conference_16-18-feb_ENG.pdf

18 January 2017

SELECTED PARTICIPANTS ANNOUNCED
The Future Architecture Call for Ideas 2017 has attracted 594 emerging creatives from 56 countries who responded to the Call with 337 ideas, looking for answers to the question – what will dictate future developments in the field of architecture. Members of the platform have, together with Future Architecture alumni and general public, selected 25 creatives, who will participate at the Future Architecture Matchmaking Conference that takes place February 16–18, 2016 at the Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO) in Ljubljana.
Selected Participants 2017.zip
selected participants announced.pdf

15 November 2016

CALL FOR IDEAS 2017
Future Architecture platform launches the second Call for Ideas for emerging artists to be a part of th Future Architecture programme of events 2017.
Call_for_ideas_2017.zip 
Call_For_Ideas_2017.pdf

31 October 2016

FIRST YEAR OF FUTURE ARCHITECTURE & ARCHIFUTURES VOL. 1: THE MUSEUM
The platform promoted an emerging generation of creatives through a vibrant programme of 5 exhibitions, 7 conferences, 57 lectures, 10 workshops, a summer school, and an upcoming book series. The proposals of the Call for Ideas now constitute an online repository.
Edited and designed by &beyond and published by dpr-barcelona, the book is the first part of a three-volume field guide to the future of architecture. It includes thought pieces, essays, interviews, and discussions – in both words and pictures.
First_Year_of_Future_Architecture.zip
Future Architecture Ends its First Year_Archifutures_Vol_1.pdf

7 September 2016

COMMON PLACES EXHIBITION AT MAO
MAO presents Common Places, a commissioned project by Chilean-French architecture office Plan Común and the Portuguese landscape architect Tiago Torres-Campos. Common Places is a series of brick constructions located in Nove Fužine, a part of Ljubljana where MAO is situated.
Common_Places.zip
Common_Places.pdf
Common_Places_Map.pdf

10 February 2016

MATCHMAKING CONFERENCE 18 - 20 FEB
The Matchmaking Conference will present a variety of topics and ideas on the future of architecture that have been collected through the platform’s Call for Ideas. Based on their visions the selected creatives will be matched with the 14 members of the platform to create the upcoming programme of events.
Matchmaking_Conference_2016.zip
matchmaking conference_18-20-feb-MAO.pdf

8 January 2016

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE IDEA
The Future Architecture Call for Ideas has received just under 300 ideas from 39 countries all over the world. Check them out and vote for your favourites! Save the date for the Matchmaking Conference on 18 - 20 February in MAO!
future_architecture_8_jan_2016.zip
Future Architecture_8_jan_2016.pdf

18 November 2015

CALL FOR IDEAS 2016
Opening up a broad discussion on architecture, 14 European organisations ↓ have joined forces to create a platform that is looking for visions from individuals and collectives to rethink the future of architecture in Europe. The Future Architecture platform is launching an open call for ideas.
FA_P.zip
FA_P.pdf