Category: Architecture

CICA Architecture Awards 2026

Call for Submissions The International Committee of Architectural Critics CICA invites all its members to submit nominations for the inaugural 2026 CICA Architecture Awards by 1st September 2025. All members are encouraged to nominate at least two projects. Members may nominate up to five projects. Statement of Intent The CICA Architecture Award: recognizes excellence in […]

CICA Dennis Sharp Publication Awards 2026

Call for Submissions The International Committee of Architectural Critics CICA invites publishers, editors, curators and authors to submit their publications and/or websites for consideration for the 11th Dennis Sharp CICA Publication Awards 2026 by 1st September 2025. Categories TheDennis Sharp CICA Publication Awards for Architectural Criticism 2026 will be givenin the following four categories: Jury […]

La critique architecturale, un espace disputé

This book addresses that issue by tracing the transformations of French architectural criticism from the 1950s to the 1970s. It examines a field marked by multiple tensions, analyzing the controversies surrounding the specificity of architectural criticism, the skills required to practice it, and its effectiveness.

CICA 2025 International Conference – Call for papers

Photo: Leonardo Finotti CICA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES ON ARCHITECTURAL CRITICISM 2025TERRITORIALITY AND TEMPORALITY IN ARCHITECTURE Online Conference.Comité International des Critiques d’Architecture 18-19, 25–26 October 2025 Keynote SpeakersAnne Lacaton, FranceMarina Tabassum, BangladeshRozana Montiel Saucedo, MéxicoAbdouMaliq Simone , Sierra Leone-UK Call for AbstractsHow do buildings establish and engage with territories? How do temporalities manifest themselves in buildings? How […]

Two critical reviews on Venice’s Biennale

Below are two critical reviews wrote by CICA member Savine von Fischer on Venice’s architecture Biennale. The essays were published on media outlets Swissinfo and Swiss-Architects. Nichtstun in der Krise ist auch ein Weg – eine Reflexion zur Architekturbiennale –

Workshop: The Architecture of Time

In 14th November the Workshop “The Architecture of Time” will be held by the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Find below the call for the event attached: