This course aims to introduce prospective architecture students to fundamental concepts in the development of architectural projects, specifically those related to materialization. The goal is to facilitate the mastery of a technical language that will be used throughout their academic and professional careers.

FOCO is a lecture series organized by the University Commission of the Sociedad Central de Arquitectos every Saturday at 7:00 PM. With over 15 editions to date, the series has featured presentations from more than 65 prominent figures in architecture, design, and related disciplines, concluding each session with a performance by a guest artist.

The Salta Architects' Association invites you to participate in an experiential training session: "Architecture Talk I: The Secrets of the Profession."

Organized by Editores de Chile, the event opens this Thursday, August 27, at 7:00 PM, featuring a conversation between Francisca Jiménez and Paulo Slachevsky, as well as a performance by the national band Yorka.

Local urban policy decision-makers must possess a better understanding of expected impacts and engage in deeper reflection to identify the solid foundations needed to act effectively within their own territories. Co-organized by the Sociedad Central de Arquitectos and the University of Palermo’s Faculty of Architecture, the series features guests from diverse fields of urban culture who are active participants in the ongoing reconstruction of the city.

Isolation, viewed from various perspectives and disciplines, is the central theme of the "Isolated Dialogues" series, organized by the Universidad Finis Terrae School of Architecture, which takes place every Wednesday. Participants include artists, architects, designers, musicians, scientists, writers, journalists, and others, both Chilean and international.

This express online course, an introduction to architectural photography, is presented by photographer Ana Amado.

Starting in November, the Faculty of Architecture and Design at Universidad Finis Terrae will host the "Architectural Criticism Laboratory" seminar. The program will be led by the ARKRIT Research Group, established in 2008 at ETSAM, which focuses on developing architectural criticism as a methodological foundation for design. In their work, the critical exercise serves as the primary driver of the design process, to the point where criticism and design can become indistinguishable.

The CAP Regional Lima invites you this Thursday, June 25, to a conversation with David Sim and Alexander Spitzer—partners at Jan Gehl—on the relationship between quality of life and urban density. They will present their latest book, "Soft City," and discuss the firm's project experiences in South America.

Simbiotika and Archmotion present the Portfolio Cycle featuring Urzúa Soler Arquitectos, a firm that seeks to enhance the spatial experience through design and construction. Their approach focuses on material development, structural modulation, the creation of intermediate spaces, and the pursuit of an architectural form that expands the possibilities of each commission. By consistently considering use, program, expression, and context, they develop habitable works that resonate with their users.

Building the Periphery proposes a critical approach to the process of city-building and the relationships established between various dimensions—economic, political, symbolic, and territorial—and the actors who occupy different positions in the reproduction of their lives. The contributions in this volume emerge from a series of reflections, debates, and inquiries generated within the framework of the research project "Processes and Mechanisms for City-Building: The Case of the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Region," developed at the Instituto del Conurbano of the National University of General Sarmiento.

As the urban effects of humanization reach unprecedented scales and forms, it is clear that cities and landscapes are undergoing transformations driven by cultural, social, and economic shifts, even if we do not always possess the appropriate tools to fully understand them.

This publication presents five essays and five architectural projects in mutual dialogue under the title "Technopastoralism."

Anales de Investigación en Arquitectura is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access scientific journal dedicated to disseminating research advancements in the fields of architecture, urbanism, landscape architecture, and sustainability. In line with its international scope, it publishes original research articles, essays, literature reviews, project catalogs, and case studies. The journal is open to schools of architecture and the community of researchers, professionals, academics, and interested readers. It accepts contributions written in Spanish, English, and Portuguese.

This ninth volume of the Essays on Architecture and Ceramics collection, edited by Cátedra Cerámica Madrid, continues to explore the significance of ceramics in architecture. It compiles a series of reflections, ideas, and thoughts concerning ceramic materials and architectural space. In doing so, it expands the scope of interest in a material deeply rooted in architectural practice, offering a contribution that broadens our understanding by bridging its historical, technical, and spatial values.

'Timeless Communal Palaces' is a study on the persistent existence of large spatial structures dedicated to housing collectives united by life stances alternative to traditional family living. While interested in the spiritual and/or political principles that animate these structures, the research focuses on the coherence between their striking architectural beauty, spatial organization, and economic and ecological strategies. It also examines what Michel Foucault termed 'technologies of the self' that each initiative entails.

This book gathers a selection of writings organized into two basic categories: profiles of historical and contemporary architects, ranging from Adolf Loos to the British collective Assemble, and chronicles of buildings—primarily Spanish, though interspersed with European excursions. Straddling the line between the rigor of critical essays and the pleasure that any narrative should provide, these “non-fiction works” are constructed from a unique way of observing architecture, far removed from the clichés common in mainstream media.

According to some Latin definitions, "to speculate" means "to observe from a height," and a "speculator" can mean a spy or an explorer. In both cases, the speculator is capable of seeing ahead—someone who observes what is happening and concludes the probable scenarios that may result. Speculation, then, is an observation laden with accumulated knowledge that allows for a serious reading of possibilities, thereby anticipating what might occur.