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Clorindo Testa (1923-2013)Subscription
Architect to the National Library of the Argentine Republic and the Bank of London in Buenos Aires, the fanciful Clorindo Testa is a mainstay of modern Argentine architecture
Revisit: Biblioteca VasconcelosSubscription
Mexico City’s national lending library by Alberto Kalach + TAX allows for an unintentional plurality of inhabitation and experience
Competition: Financial Services Commission Building, MontserratSubscription
Montserrat’s Financial Services Commission is seeking an architect for its new £1.3 million headquarters in Little Bay (Deadline: 9 January)
Competition: Beam Camp Spectacular Projects 2019, USASubscription
Beam Camp in New Hampshire has launched its annual international competition for a series of $12,500 temporary installations (Deadline: 6 January)
Volcanic panache: Ampuero Yutronic, UK & ChileSubscription
Ampuero Yutronic’s black-stained Casa Hualle in Pucón, Chile, is evocative of both the volcanic stone-clad houses and the agricultural sheds of the region
Competition: Plastic WorldsSubscription
An open international ideas contest has been launched for new waste management solutions for plastics in marine environments (Deadline: 11 January)
Chef's Table: Refettorio Gastromotiva, Rio de Janeiro, by Metro Arquitetos AssociadosSubscription
Fighting food waste, malnutrition and social exclusion, the Refettorio Gastromotiva brings hope to Rio’s most marginalised
Blood sugar: spectres of empireSubscription
Many of the cultural assets of Britain were paid for by slave labour on the plantations of Barbados
Competition: Resilient Homes ChallengeSubscription
An international contest has been launched seeking proposals for modular, affordable and resilient homes for under $10,000 (Deadline: 30 November)
Competition: Mextrópoli Pavilion 2019, Mexico CitySubscription
Arquine has reopened its annual international contest for a landmark $100,000 MXN temporary pavilion in Mexico City (Deadline: 7 January)
