"Heavy Metal"—the newest, thought-provoking exhibition from Galerie56, is on view through Thursday, November 9. Curated by architect Lee F. Mindel, the exhibition examines the way metal has been utilized in design applications and scales across the 20th century and beyond and offers a glimpse into the material mechanics and meaning behind the work of design heavyweights such as Tony Duquette, Margaret Evangeline, Norman Foster, Gio Ponti, Jean Prouvé, Hechizoo, Josef Hoffman, Poul Kjaerholm, and more, along with displaying the metal chargers from the iconic Four Seasons at the Seagram Building. Founded by architect Lee F. Mindel of the renowned firm SheltonMindel, Galerie56 is a unique platform and exhibition space that celebrates the intersection of art, architecture, and design. Objects range from $250 to $250,000. The gallery is open Monday–Friday from 10–6:00 PM and is located at 240 Church Street, NYC.
The small town of Illueca lies in a rift valley, flanked by the massifs of the Sierra de la Virgen and Sierra de la Camamila mountain ranges, which run close to the Moncayo Nature Reserve (Zaragoza, Spain). It is in this setting that Permán & Franco Architects Studio have built a primary-care health center, with a distinctive design and ventilated façade by Faveker.
The Illueca Health Centre stands in a new development area of the town, providing the region with healthcare services, including 11 nearby towns and villages. It was built on an almost 1,400 m2 plot of land featuring an over two-meter drop between the entrance at street level and the land used as a base for the building.
From November 16 to 19, Huancayo will host the 18th edition of the National Congress of Architects of Peru. This in-person event will foster a deep reflection on current territorial issues and our largely vulnerable cities, especially considering the approaching Global El Niño phenomenon, which will impact the country due to its high levels of informality and building insecurity.
Cover: Expanded Horizon, by Ruy Teixeira and Jayme Vargas
Authored by historian Jayme Vargas and photographer Ruy Teixeira, this book brings together national and international galleries and collections to outline the recent appreciation of modern Brazilian furniture production. Featuring texts and photographic essays on 31 collections and galleries dedicated to modern Brazilian design, the book Horizonte ampliado – design moderno brasileiro highlights how this material heritage is perceived today. This perception, solidified over the decades since its inception, identifies these works as an essential part of Brazil's 20th-century modernization efforts. Its pages also reveal the maturation of the contexts surrounding modern Brazilian furniture today, as demonstrated by the high level of expertise and historical perspective found in the collections of the gallerists and collectors featured in the work.
Cover: Sergio Rodrigues in Brasília 1956-1981, by Marcelo Mari [ed.]
About the Book: Sergio Rodrigues em Brasília (1956-1981) revisits key moments in Sergio’s consolidation as one of Brazil’s leading designers. The generation of architects to which he belonged accepted the challenge of building a new capital for the country, following a plan distilled from the ethos of Brazilian modernism and expressed through the realization of Lucio Costa’s urban planning concepts and Oscar Niemeyer’s palaces. For architects like Sergio Rodrigues, the challenge of building a new country was multifaceted. Supported by the winds of hope for more prosperous, generous, and happy times, it ranged from the opportunity to be inventive—creating architectural solutions using novel prefabricated structures to provide mass social housing in Brazil—to taking on Niemeyer’s challenge of furnishing Brazilian modern architecture. This generation worked in Brasília and dreamed of a modernization of the country deeply committed to building a higher standard of living right here. Edited by professor Marcelo Mari, the book features a series of articles written by him and other specialists, covering themes ranging from the sale of furniture for the Catetinho—the first seat of government, improvised at the new capital’s construction site—and the experience of designing sheds and furniture for the newly created UnB, to projects for government palaces, the Itamaraty, the National Theater, and the Cine Brasília.
About the Book: This book chronicles Zanini de Zanine’s creative journey over the past 20 years. Without the pretension of cataloging his extensive body of work, the following collection of images highlights a remarkable ability to expand his fields of investigation and establish new, inventive approaches to different typologies, processes, and materials, while simultaneously updating and preserving a signature style that is easily recognizable as his own. Reinforced by testimonials from experts, colleagues, and partners at the end of the book, this impression is further accentuated when his recent artistic paintings and drawings are brought together with his industrial and artisanal work—the facets for which Zanini is best known—pointing to an unequivocal and prolific two-way street.
The Growarq Week is an event dedicated to architects, engineers, designers, and students looking to revolutionize their design process through a methodology that combines two software programs: Revit and Lumion. The event will take place from November 6th to November 9th, starting at 7:00 PM each day, and will be held entirely online.
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).
Beam Center seeks proposals for an ambitious public artwork that will be realized by a community of more than 100 young people at Beam Camp in summer 2024. Every year, Beam Camp solicits proposals for unique and spectacular large-scale projects that serve as the centerpiece for the 29-day session of camp, during which they will be built and brought to life by 100 campers and 20+ staff. Our Project Team works with the winning designers to translate their project designs into the camp context. We pride ourselves on the high level of craftsmanship and skill that our Projects and the work of our staff and campers reflect. Please take some time to familiarize yourself with our past projects. Winning proposals will be selected by a committee composed of Beam Center staff, youth, past project designers, and community members. Beam Camp is looking for the following: • Proposals from creative individuals with big ideas, including but not limited to Artists, Engineers, Architects, Builders, Filmmakers, Musicians, Designers, Technologists, etc. • Big ideas that result in a unique, ambitious, and spectacular product • Proposals that communicate a clear vision (sketches, diagrams, and other visuals) and represent your/your team’s expertise • Projects that take advantage of Beam’s facilities, community, landscape and rural setting • Projects that use a range of materials, processes and techniques • Projects that allow us to create the majority of the components onsite and from scratch Beam Camp Disciplines and Facilities include: • Full wood and metal shops, equipped with a range of hand and power tools • Welding facilities • Textile, dye and sewing stations • Ceramic studio • Molding and casting facilities • Technology lab • Audio equipment and instrument selection • Food Garden and Commercial Kitchen Project Site: Beam Project NH • Location: Beam Camp in Strafford, NH • Completion: late-July 2024 • Past projects: Welcome Beacon (2023), As Above, So Below (2022), and A Universe (2021) Award, Project Budget and Selected Artist Expectations: • For each selected project artists receive a $5,000 award • Selected projects have approximately $15,000 fabrication budget • Selected artists should have a general understanding of the processes, techniques, and materials involved in their proposal • Selected artists must be available for bi-weekly meetings beginning 6 months before project completion in order to facilitate any necessary development, prototyping, and problem solving • Selected artists must be able to provide plans according to the project development schedule listed below Application Instructions: • Please submit proposal as a SINGLE PDF that includes: • The title of your proposed project • A detailed description of the project • Visuals (sketches, diagrams, renderings, video link, etc.) • Information about all co-designers included in your proposal, if any: names, emails, experience (resume, CV, portfolio, etc.) and phone numbers of each individual involved (including the applicant) • Applications must be submitted no later than 11:59PM EST on Monday, December 11, 2023
Lingshui, Hainan, located at the mysterious resort latitude of 18°N, has 500 years of history and culture. The Tanka people who live here make their living and home from the sea, and are called "Sea Gypsies".
Competition Background: Located at the mysterious North Latitude 18°, LingShui in Hainan conceals a continuous 500-year-old historical and cultural heritage. The Tanka Families living here make their livelihood from the sea, considering the sea as their home. They are often referred to as the "Gypsies of the Sea," and the Tanka fishing rows are recognized as an intangible cultural heritage conservation project in Hainan Province.
The European Prize for Applied Arts aims to reward the best creations of contemporary expression in applied arts and artisanal design on the basis of criteria of artistic merit, technical mastery and innovation. This competition is for all artists working in the field of applied arts and crafts, residing in a country member of the Customs Union from the European Union and not subject to customs charges for transport to and from Belgium.
As the realm of interior design continues to evolve with new technologies, "living walls" have emerged as an innovative new concept. The new ArtMorph luminous wall panel is a one-of-a-kind product that deftly combines lighting and display technology with the added benefit of a unique texture selection. Its adaptability and customizable solutions allow it to blend into an array of environments, opening up possibilities for interiors that elevate visual storytelling, going beyond the constraints of traditional design.
Tomorrow.Building World Congress (Barcelona, November 7-9, 2023) is the new global event empowering the green and digital transition of buildings and urban infrastructures, a gathering of experts and leaders of the construction industry where to exchange ideas and foster business. Celebrated within the framework of Smart City Expo World Congress, the leading event for cities, for this edition are expected over 25,000 professionals from more than 800 cities and over 600 international speakers that will share their vision on how to build a more sustainable and livable urban future.
The ICHT colloquia have been held alternately between Brazil and France since 2016. The goal of these meetings remains the recognition and renewal of research on the relationships between the imaginary and the act of building and inhabiting the Earth, from a transdisciplinary and international perspective that integrates reflective, critical, and design-oriented aspects.
Cortesía de Centro Tecnológico para la Innovación en la Construcción (CTEC) & Chile Green Building Council
Launched in 2023 and developed by the Technological Center for Innovation in Construction (CTEC) and the Chile Green Building Council, the P+ Material Passport for Construction Platform enables the registration, characterization, and traceability of building materials and components throughout their lifespan.
Mariana Bunn will be in conversation with Gabriella Zubelli
In the next installment of her series "Accessibility from North to South: All the Voices of Brazil," Mariana Bunn (of Mariana Bunn Architecture and Accessibility) will speak with Rio de Janeiro native Gabriella Zubelli this coming Sunday, October 15.
