This catalog is part of a curatorial cycle born from the stimulating—and certainly challenging—invitation from the Embassy of Brazil in Chile to propose a project for the conclusion of Brazil’s bicentennial independence celebrations, developed through a gallery ship for architecture. Our decision to focus on the figure of Lina Bo Bardi was made quickly, as we did not see in any other reference of modern architecture that capacity to engage with the core of Brazilian culture and, at the same time, anticipate current revisions of ecology, feminism, or colonialism that, without labeling them as such, permeated her work and established it to this day as an inexhaustible reference in contemporary disciplinary discussions.
In recent years, numerous studies on architecture and gender have been published, and an increasing number of works are dedicated to women architects and the challenges they face in their professional practice simply for being women. Long before this, Dolores Hayden was one of the first scholars to study a group of American feminists—such as Melusina Fay Peirce, Mary Livermore, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman—who campaigned against the isolation of women in the home and their confinement to domestic life, viewing it as the root cause of their unequal status in society.
The Municipality of Temuco, through its Municipal Planning Secretariat, invites entries for the Architectural Design Competition for the Young Pablo Neruda House Museum in Temuco, Araucanía Region. The project aims to highlight Pablo Neruda's childhood memories and his development as a poet in the Araucanía Region.
ARCA is a FAC initiative dedicated to the social and legal recognition and understanding of contemporary architecture with significant value. In line with this goal, the ARCA Meetings serve as a forum for identifying challenges and opportunities, sharing methodologies, lines of action, and best practices, providing a space for networking and building synergies around contemporary architectural heritage.
This Saturday, January 21, at 8:00 PM, a debate will take place between Pritzker Prize-winning architect Alejandro Aravena and Mauricio Soria, Mayor of Iquique, as part of the XXII Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism of Chile: 'Vulnerable Habitats.' The event will be held in the inflatable structure designed by Smiljan Radic and Nicolás Schmidt, currently located in Plaza Bulnes, Santiago.
via XXII Architecture and Urbanism Biennial of Chile
Iñaki Carnicero is the current Director General of Urban Agenda and Architecture at the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda of Spain. In addition to his professional work as an architect, he has been active in the fields of teaching, research, and curating, addressing housing, urban, and revitalization issues within the existing architectural fabric.
The Mayor's Office of Santiago de Cali, the Administrative Department of Planning, and the Colombian Society of Architects of Valle del Cauca invite you to participate in the Urban and Landscape Design Competition for the recovery and transformation of the center of the City of Santiago de Cali along the axis of the historic Calle 5a – El Paseo de Jovita al Río.
This Thursday, January 19, at 1:30 PM (5:30 PM in Italy), the Gradoni Hall at the Università Iuav di Venezia library will host the book launch for Del territorio al detalle (Bifurcaciones, 2021). Edited by architect and academic Germán Valenzuela, the volume serves as an effort to gather a significant portion of the Latin American architectural discourse from the last decade into a single publication.
What would we like our city to look like? Is neuroarchitecture an essential factor in designing healthier, more productive, and more pleasant spaces for people? These are just a few of the questions to be addressed at the 9th International Architecture and Design Fair, 100 Showrooms, which returns to Espacio Riesco in Santiago, Chile, in 2023 to discuss and showcase current market offerings, as well as technologies and innovations in architecture, design, and interior design.
Those familiar with the multicolored fractals of visual artist, sculptor, and muralist Tché Ruggi—scattered across cities ranging from São Paulo, where he began around 2000, to Kassel, Germany—will encounter works that reveal a new perspective. Far from abandoning spray paint cans and techniques, Tché promotes what he calls a "purification" through the works that make up the exhibition S E N S U S—experiencing something through the senses and reason—which opens on September 28.
La Feria De Diseño will celebrate its first decade this year, featuring an international academic agenda with over 15 international guests, including Karim Rashid and Tom Dixon, two major global design figures.
This session is titled: “Escalando la Arquitectura,” a lecture by David Basulto followed by a dialogue with Willy Müller. The event will be conducted in Spanish, but we invite everyone to join the conversation.
On November 15 at 7:00 PM, Arquitectura en Corto invites you to the Fundación Arquia in Madrid (Tutor, 16) for the screening of "Picapedrers: Paisajes de Basalto," a documentary produced by the Barcelona-based architecture and landscape firm scob and directed by filmmaker Kike Barberà.
The School of Architecture at Universidad Finis Terrae is hosting the lecture "Architecture, Thought, and Project," to be presented by 2022 National Architecture Prize winner Fernando Pérez Oyarzún on Wednesday, October 18, at 11:00 a.m. in the university's B202 auditorium (Pedro de Valdivia 1509, Providencia).
The Council of Architecture and Urbanism of Brazil is hosting a series of debates titled "Memory, Projects, Works," running parallel to the exhibition of Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura’s work, to expand the discussion on his practice and the importance of preserving architectural archives.
The Council of Architecture and Urbanism of Brazil is hosting a debate series titled "Memory, Projects, Works," running concurrently with an exhibition of the work of Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura. The series aims to expand the discourse on the architect's work and the importance of preserving architectural archives.
