Nearly 4 million Peruvians lack housing or basic services (according to the UN), placing the country third in Latin America for social housing deficits. In search of solutions, the Colegio de Arquitectos del Perú, in collaboration with its Cusco Regional chapter, is organizing the 17th National Congress of Architects, titled “Architecture and the City Since the Bicentennial: 200 Years of Building the Peruvian Habitat—Evaluation and New Directions,” to be held from December 2 to 5 in the city of Cusco.
Conjuntos Empáticos is a non-profit association founded in 2012 with various objectives, including: disseminating work developed in the fields of architecture, art, and pedagogy; stimulating the development of these areas of knowledge; encouraging citizen participation in architecture across all scales, from the domestic to the infrastructural; executing installations, site-conditioning projects, renovation processes, and educational initiatives; promoting the revitalization of contested spaces; incentivizing research; sharing knowledge in architecture, art, education, and new technologies; and promoting best practices in these fields.
THOUGHT AND PRACTICE: The National Congress of Peruvian Architecture takes place within the framework of "Road to BIALIMA," the pre-biennial event for the Lima International Architecture Biennial (BIALIMA 2021), organized by the CAP Regional Lima.
On June 17 at 5:00 p.m., join us for a discussion on Urban Design, Culture, and Habitat—core topics of the Undergraduate Program in Urban Design and Habitat Management. The event will feature distinguished guests: Alejandro Echeverri, Natalia Castaño, Jean Pierre Crousse, and Teddy Cruz.
The Colombian Society of Architects will host the 37th Colombian Congress of Architecture and Urbanism in a hybrid format—both virtual and in-person—from November 15 to 19, 2021, in Bogotá.
As part of the Fábrica de Ciudad activities scheduled for the second half of 2021, we are pleased to present the fifth cycle of the Viernes de Fábrica lecture series. We remain convinced that, now more than ever, academia must be linked to social issues by creating School+Community projects. With over 1,500 students, architects, and professors from 20 countries having participated in the 28 sessions held to date, we invite you to continue contributing to this initiative. We are now announcing the fifth cycle of Viernes de Fábrica, the second lecture series of 2021, which will take place from July 30 to December 3.
The School of Architecture, Art and Design at Tecnológico de Monterrey will host the presentation of the Cities Observatory, a platform providing current and useful information for the analysis, measurement, and evaluation of Mexican cities. This initiative aims to influence planning and decision-making processes to improve urban quality of life.
On April 27 at 5:00 p.m., a discussion on Landscape Design, Habitat, and the Tropics will be held as part of the launch activities for our Undergraduate Program in Urban Design and Habitat Management, featuring Brigitte Baptiste, Belinda Tato, Anita Berrizbeitia, and Juan Luis Mejía.
We are pleased to present a new Fábrica de Ciudad Update Seminar (SAC-FAB), a digital space designed to foster encounters between architects, students, and professors with a focus on reflecting on architectural thought.
Tezontle, formed by Lucas Cantú and Carlos H. Matos, presents an intervention at LIGA that highlights their recent work: Sinseñalismo (No-Signalism). This project investigates the concepts of digital disconnection and deceleration, aiming to uncover the relationships between these ideas within architecture and art. Through this experience, they promote and demonstrate a reconnection with the elemental essence of humanity.
Summit Digital Urrea is a space designed for professionals in the construction industry, offering relevant and innovative content. We reinforce our philosophy through conferences and panels featuring speakers who specialize in areas such as design, architecture, sustainability, and technology, among many others.
On Wednesday, February 10, at 5:00 PM (Mexico City time), Igor Zotti, General Manager of Soprema Mexico, and Jorge Echeverría, Commercial Manager of Soprema Mexico, will provide an introduction to synthetic, asphalt, and liquid waterproofing systems for green roofs.
The Colombian Society of Architects is launching the 2021 Award for Excellence in Sustainable Architecture – Vidrio Andino. This award was established to recognize Colombian projects that have excelled in the field of sustainable construction. The award seeks to promote sustainability in architecture by recognizing the collaborative efforts of designers, developers, and builders in creating projects that combine construction quality with architectural design, innovation, material selection, and positive environmental and social impact.
This research originated within the Scuola di Dottorato Iuav, following the interests established by the Architectural Composition curriculum by interpreting the work through the lenses of innovation, tradition, and reconstruction. The study examines the work of Peruvian architect Juvenal Baracco, specifically his project for the Peruvian Air Force Officers' School (1981–1984) in Lima, by deconstructing the architectural elements and analyzing their specific characteristics in depth.
"Tlatelolco Ciudad Museo" is a project of photography, experimental museography, and shared memory that showcases the cultural, social, architectural, and historical diversity of the Nonoalco-Tlatelolco Urban Complex through the art pieces that exist—and have existed—within it.
The National Public Competition for the Basic Scheme and Preliminary Urban, Landscape, and Architectural Design for the Río Negro Park, "Water Landscapes" (Paisajes del Agua), in the Municipality of Rionegro, Antioquia, is now open. The objective is to collect and evaluate, through an open national competition format, proposals from Colombian architecture professionals—whether individuals or legal entities—who wish to submit their urban, landscape, and architectural design projects for the urban section designated for the Río Negro Linear Park.
BIM On, the 100% digital BIM event, arrives in Mexico for the first time, celebrating a dual edition that will take place both in-person and digitally via online streaming.
