Note: Any changes to the following event schedules will be posted with the original event listings. Please contact event organizers for the most up-to-date information.

2007 Aurora Awards
Deadline: March 9, 2007
Builders and architects who have demonstrated excellence and creativity when designing hurricane-resistant structures are invited to submit proposals to this design competition recognizing projects in the southeastern United States. Solutia, a manufacturer of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayers for impact-resistant glass, is sponsoring a new category in the competition: The Safe & Secure Award will recognize builders, designers, architects, and other home-building professionals who incorporate—and meet or exceed code requirements for—impact-resistant windows and doors for safety, and who use other design elements that minimize the effects of hurricanes and other disasters on residential structures. For more information, visit www.theauroras.com.

ACADIA International Design Competition 2007
Registration Deadline: March 15, 2007
Final Deadline: June 30, 2007
ACADIA, the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, is pleased to announce its third international design competition. As in previous ACADIA competitions, this one will be held entirely online and the contestants themselves will serve as the jury. It is open to student, academic, and professional designers. The competition is designed to encourage dialogue among peers via an online forum, voting sessions, and e-mail. Visit www.acadia2007.org.

Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation Fellowship
Deadline: March 15, 2007
A new fellowship, hosted by the Library of Congress, that will help highlight the work of women architects represented in the library’s collections. The Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation (BWAF) in New York City will administer the fellowship. Call 212/577-1200 or visit www.bwaf.org.

Jesse J. Wilkerson Architecture Design Competition: Design Matters: 50 Years in the Future
Deadline: March 26, 2007
This annual competition is open to all high school students in Madison County, Indiana, with the mission to design a home for the future. Submissions should push the envelope of the current housing industry. For info, Visit www.jjwadc.org.

Designing Politics: The Politics of Design
Deadline: March 31, 2007
IFG Ulm Promotion Program 2007 is inviting entries from architects, designers, and researchers for its promotional program on the topic of “Designing Politics: The Politics of Design.” Award money of 50,000 euros is available, and the winning projects will be supported by mentors at IFG Ulm. Visit www.ifg-ulm.de

Grangegorman Architectural Competition
Competitions Deadline: April 2007
An international architecture competition for the development of a modern new campus, along with health and other facilities, at Grangegorman, a 30-hectare (74-acre) site close to Dublin’s city center. This invitation is open to all architectural firms, joint ventures, or consortia of architects, as eligible under EU Directive 2005/36/EC or comparable registration recognized by a national government. Visit www.grangegormandevelopmentagency.ie.

Shelter Me
Deadline: June 17, 2007
In the past two years, widespread catastrophic events have called forth large-scale relief efforts throughout both urban and rural areas of the world. Shelter Me challenges designers to present a cost-effective short-term shelter that is affordable, lightweight, strong, and easily deployed. Visit www.design21sdn.com.

Project New Orleans
Call for Submissions
Ongoing
Project New Orleans is seeking to compile a record of all architectural and planning proposals created for the post-Katrina rebuilding of New Orleans. Submissions are welcome, both written and graphic, from the architectural to the regional, and from all engaged in thinking about the future of the city in physical terms. Visit www.project-neworleans.org.

E-mail events and competitions to elisabeth_broome@mcgraw-hill.com two months before the event is scheduled to occur.