Kunstverein Wagenhallen and 72 Hour Urban Action International proudly present the 72 Hour Urban Action Stuttgart 2012 Competition. 72 Hour Urban Action, the world’s first real-time architecture competition gives selected teams only three days & three nights to design and build interventions in public space in response to local needs. This competition will be the kick-off of a series of major urban interventions around Stuttgart 21, site of the largest urban redevelopment in Europe and the center of a heated 30-year-old public debate. Apply for the 72 Hour Urban Action Stuttgart 2012 CompetitionThe competition is defined by an extreme deadline, a tight budget and limited space and will challenge participants to rapidly leave a lasting impact on the city’s urban fabric. They will be battling the clock, the restrictive conditions and each other to dream and realize projects in response to the spatial and social challenges the sites and missions offer.

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The 5th International Type Design Competition for non-Latin typefaces – Granshan 2012 – is open for submissions! The Competition was initiated by the Ministry of Culture of Armenia in 2008. All type designers from all parts of the world are invited to take part in the competition. Certificates and a Grand Prize will be awarded. Awarded works from previous Granshan competitions have been displayed at exhibitions in: Lincoln, London, Hampshire (UK), St.Petersburg, Moscow, Cheboksary, Rostov (Russia), Munich (Germany), Alexandria (Egypt), Yerevan, Oshakan (Armenia).

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