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A law unto themselves: San Pedro prison in La Paz, BoliviaSubscription
The thriving sense of community at San Pedro prison in La Paz, Bolivia, belies the dangers to which inmate families are exposed
Competition: Climate of DissentSubscription
An open international contest has been launched for architectural installations which protest against climate change (Deadline: 6 August)
Competition: CTBUH Tall BuildingsSubscription
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is accepting entries to its annual student ideas contest (Deadline: 16 July)
Pyramid scheme: Teopanzolco Cultural Centre in Cuernavaca, Mexico, by Isaac Broid and PRODUCTORA Subscription
Placing the Aztec ruins centre stage, the Teopanzolco Cultural Centre is a dramatic landscape for performance
Frank Gehry (1929-)Subscription
Gehry’s enduring career spotlights a world that has long lain waste to the spatial conceptions and obligations of the Renaissance
Competition: HomeSubscription
An international ideas contest has been announced to reimagine a single unit of housing (Deadline: 31 July)
Plan B for Colombia: Rural schools in Antioquia by Plan:b arquitectosSubscription
As Colombia recovers from years of armed confict, a series of schools in rural areas by Plan:b is driving programmes of education, culture and community engagement
Competition: Alexander Docks, WinnipegSubscription
An open international ideas competition has been announced to rethink an abandoned waterfront quay overlooking the Red River in Winnipeg, Canada (Deadline: 24 April)
Competition: Alternative Designs for ClubsSubscription
An international contest is seeking new ideas for the future of nightclubs around the world (Deadline: 27 April)
Competition: York and Rees Street Parks, TorontoSubscription
The Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation has launched an international contest for two new landmark parks overlooking Lake Ontario (Deadline: 5 April)
