Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has been announced as the 2014 Laureate of the Pritzker Prize, the most prestigious award for the profession, widely regarded as "the Nobel Prize" in architecture.

The citation from the Pritzker Prize jury underscores Ban’s experimental approach to common materials such as paper tubes and shipping containers, his structural innovations, and creative use of unconventional materials such as bamboo, fabric, paper, and composites of recycled paper fiber and plastics.

For all the kids who dream of being architects when they grow up, Archikidz is coming to Lisbon.

It is a free access workshop party where, in a playful and creative way, children can contact with the world of architecture.

“Fundamentals” is the title of the 14th edition of the Venice Architecture Biennale, curated by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas that intends that this biennial "focus on architecture rather than architects”.

The Portuguese participation in Venice will explore the theme "Homeland - News From Portugal" in the Arsenal building, one of the main spaces of the biennale, and will feature 12 Portuguese architecture practices.

Portuguese Architect Inês Lobo is the winner of the 2014 arcVision Prize - Women and Architecture, an international architecture award for female designers, now in its second year.

The 2014 jury consists of 10 women , recognized professionals from different nationalities, and includes some of the most respected and influential names in architecture, as Martha Thorne, director of the Pritzker Prize, and Kazuyo Sejima, winner of the Pritzker Prize in 2010.

Margres and Love Tiles mark their presence at EXPO REVESTIR 2014, the main event and finishing solutions for the construction industry in Latin America that happens between 11 and 14 March at the Transamerica Expo Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The event includes the Architecture and Construction Fashion Week, a showcase of creative design and great technology that unveils some of the main innovations and trends for this industry.