Submit your project featuring prominent use of ceramic tiles. Winners will have their work featured as the cover story in the November 2020 issue of TILE Brasil. This issue will also be distributed at Cersaie 2020 in Italy.

Dossier: Space for Life - Vol 26, No. 39 (2020)
Submission deadline: February 28, 2020.

Registration is now open for the National Public Architectural Design Competition for Social Housing, organized by CAU/GO in partnership with AGEHAB (Goiás Housing Agency). Proposals will be accepted until 4:00 PM on February 19, 2020, at the CAU/GO headquarters.

In Conflict is the Portuguese Representation at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, taking place in 2021. The Portuguese Representation is commissioned by the Directorate-General for the Arts, with a curatorial team led by the collective depA architects, who are also responsible for the exhibition design.

Isolation viewed through a multidisciplinary lens is the central theme of "Isolated Dialogues," a series of conversations organized by the School of Architecture at Universidad Finis Terrae, which has already featured artists, architects, designers, musicians, scientists, and writers from both national and international backgrounds.

The current pandemic has prompted academic reflection across various disciplines, highlighting the need to create spaces for dialogue, debate, and contribution. This allows the current generation to address the new challenges posed by this global crisis and to adapt attitudes and behaviors across different fields and areas of work, ultimately aiming to shape better environments that foster resilient communities.

The School of Architecture at Universidad Finis Terrae will host the symposium "Between Van Eycks and Smithsons: Theoretical Convergences, Practical Divergences. Thresholds, Steps, Transitions," which seeks to delve into the specific conditions of the architectural works of Aldo and Hannie van Eyck and Peter and Alison Smithson, and to debate their conceptual issues.

Isolation, viewed from various perspectives and disciplines, is the central theme of the "Isolated Dialogues" series, organized by the School of Architecture at Universidad Finis Terrae. The series takes place every Wednesday and features national and international artists, architects, designers, musicians, scientists, and journalists as guest speakers.

The School Competition is a tradition spanning over twenty years, serving as the primary activity that engages the entire student body around a specific theme, resulting in proposals approached through the lens of architecture.

Videos

This is the final program of the first season of "Enfoques," a series of conversations about photography. These discussions aim to create a space for reflection on architectural photography and its role in the dissemination of architecture, inviting photographers, artists, editors, designers, and architects to engage in relaxed yet in-depth dialogue.

The "Isolated Dialogues" series from the Universidad Finis Terrae School of Architecture—held every Wednesday to address various topics from the perspective of isolation—will focus on "City, Sustainability, and Health" on September 2nd, within the context of the pandemic and the sustainable development that cities demand.

As we move further from the onset of the pandemic, the rhetoric surrounding such a circumstance begins to fade.

AméricaEconomía and ArchDaily present "The Digitalization of the Architecture and Construction Industry." Two of the region's most prominent media outlets are joining forces for a webinar to discuss the future of this sector and the impact of this process in Latin America. The discussion will address the implications for various related industries and reveal the opportunities that may emerge post-pandemic.

Since May, the School of Architecture at Universidad Finis Terrae has been hosting the "Isolated Dialogues" conversation series, where professionals from various fields discuss art, music, design, architecture, and creative processes, among other topics, through the lens of confinement. Guests such as writer Rafael Gumucio, architect Cazú Zegers, and former Minister of Transport and Telecommunications Andrés Gómez-Lobo have participated in this experience.

This year, the 5th Aysén Architecture Week 2020 has chosen the theme "INHABITING MINIMAL SPACES IN AYSÉN: CONTRADICTIONS OF A RURBAN LANDSCAPE" to explore, viewing this topic as a provocation intended to spark a deeper discussion regarding the right of Aysén residents to a daily life that fosters health, fulfillment, and ensures their physical, psychological, and social development.

Aiming to continue the discussion and uncover opportunities for adaptation and resilience, this AOA session proposes an optimistic approach to the challenges facing the city and its inhabitants within both local and global contexts. It highlights existing opportunities for positive change following a crisis, thereby promoting more resilient cities in both the short and long term.

PENSARQ_, the architectural outreach project by TAQ Arquitectura, is launching its first series of free video Masterclasses.

The CAP Regional Lima is hosting the panel discussion "The Human Future of Lima," featuring Jorge Alonso, Manuel de Rivero, and Carlos Ramirez.