A sustainable, reforested timber pavilion featuring 24 photographic and typographic panels will be installed in the heart of Praça Mauá from September 8 to October 17. The exhibition, Future Now – Revisiting Earth Architecture, offers new perspectives on the challenges of contemporary architecture and addresses urgent global issues. The showcase provides an architectural experience that bridges the latest in high-tech innovation with one of the oldest building materials—earth (such as clay and mud)—and its contemporary applications.
This open-air event, which is free to the public, serves as the official Swiss exhibition for the 27th UIA World Congress of Architects (UIA2021RIO). The project is divided into two pillars: the exhibition itself and a series of free webinars covering topics such as technological innovation, digital fabrication, the culture and history of pisé (a rammed earth construction technique), and the sustainability of the materials used. Future Now is organized by Insight Architecture, a Swiss firm that promotes architecture through architectural tours, events, and design with a focus on Brazil, in partnership with architects Diego Baloian (Chile) and Pedro Rivera (Brazil), and in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich).
