09.05.08 Call for Entries: QUITO XVI PAN — American Architecture Biennale BAQ 2008
The BAQ, College of Architects of Ecuador — Provincial Pichincha, invites design professionals of the Americas to participate in the XVI Biennale, to strengthen the professional network, generate innovative discourses, compare work, and acknowledge the efforts, especially in Latin America, to create a better future through architectural and urban design. Participating projects will be published in the XVI Quito Pan-American Architecture Biennale catalogue, BAQ/2008: Feel the Latin American Architecture.

09.15.08 Call for Entries: Next American City Urban Leaders Fellowship Program
Next American City seeks writers to contribute about the development of the nation’s cities. The nine-month, part-time fellowship comes with a $10,000 stipend. Through substantial contribution to the print magazine and website, and presence in other national media outlets, fellows will conduct new research and in-depth reportage on the issues at the forefront of urban change. Candidates should have related published writing and be passionate urban thinkers, activists, and professionals working in city-related professions — law, urban planning, social work, real estate development, education, and others.

09.24.08 Call for Entries: Contract Interiors Awards
The Annual Interiors Awards honors innovative design teams in several different categories. Both established and emerging firms are welcome to submit. Held since 1979, the awards are presented at a breakfast gala along with the Designer of the Year and the Legend Award. Winners are featured in Contract‘s January issue and on Contractmagazine.com.

10.01.08 Call for Nominations: ASCE 2009 National Achievement Awards
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is seeking nominations for the following awards: The Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) Awards, Henry L. Michel Award for Industry Advancement of Research, The Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) Award, and the Charles Pankow Award for Innovation. The awards will be presented at ASCE’s OPAL Awards Gala in April 2009. The awards call attention to and celebrate leadership, creative spirit, and commitment to excellence within the engineering profession.

10.31.08 Call for Entries: Western Red Cedar Architectural Design Awards
The Western Red Cedar Lumber Association and the Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau invite entries in this awards program honoring design excellence and architectural accomplishment using western red cedar. Projects must be completed no earlier than 01.01.05. The awards categories are: those featuring extensive use of cedar lumber, and those featuring extensive use of cedar shakes and shingles. New, restored and renovated buildings are eligible, and entries are not limited by geography.