On Thursday, March 9, YAP CONSTRUCTO 9: SKENÉ will open. This iteration of the YAP (Young Architects Program) is developed in Chile by CONSTRUCTO under the direction of architects Jeannette Plaut and Marcelo Sarovic.

The Little Big World of Flavio Papi began to take shape early in his childhood, when he first started producing models and miniature sculptures. At age six, he began drawing with Augusto Rodrigues at the "Escolinha de Artes do Brasil," followed by a period at the MAM under Ivan Serpa from age seven to twelve. His architectural background—as he is an architect in addition to being a visual artist and model maker—greatly benefited his small-scale projects. Today, Flavio Papi is considered the foremost Brazilian model maker, boasting an extensive and distinguished portfolio of work for advertising, film, and television (including TV Globo, the defunct Manchete, and Record). On February 9, "The Little Big World of Flavio Papi" will open at the Centro Cultural Correios RJ. Curated by Dinah Guimarães, the exhibition offers a retrospective of his more than 60-year career, bringing together drawings, paintings, sculptures, and models.

Trends emerge from society's need for innovation and, therefore, reflect cultural, social, and economic contexts, among others. In this session, we will identify the innovations currently shaping the architecture and design market, covering theory and methodologies for those interested in the study of trends and foresight.

The Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism (BEAU) has announced the call for entries for its upcoming edition, which will open at the Royal Artillery Factory in Seville in September 2023.

Prefabricated, modular timber construction has emerged as a particularly suitable way for building in existing structures – especially in confined urban spaces. Gaps between buildings can be closed and older ones can be extended in a short time and with little energy and space expenditure. Compared to other building materials, wood is also very light, which is especially important when expanding existing buildings with low static reserves. 

The ICONIC AWARDS: Innovative Architecture focuses on projects that show how existing buildings can be revitalised, how building materials can be used in a variety of ways, and the innovative climate concepts that can be implemented to provide valuable impetus for more sustainable construction. Recycling, secondary use and appropriately extending the service life – these are the core principles of sustainability, which of course also apply to buildings. 

This event will feature various papers on different perspectives of simulation applied to performance analysis across a wide range of building types, fostering a rich debate on the present and future of this resource.

In its seventh edition, the "Italian Design Day"—an initiative promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs through its global diplomatic-cultural network—will be celebrated in Rio de Janeiro with a series of events organized by the Italian Cultural Institute, in partnership with the Consulate of Italy, the Triennale di Milano Foundation, PUC-Rio, and the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED).

Acácia Cultural publishing house will launch the book O Jacaré Fujão no Triângulo, by author Sabrina Fontenele, on Saturday, March 11. The launch event will take place at Escola da Cidade, in São Paulo, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, and will feature a storytelling session open to the public.

The book "Tropical Architectural Modernity: Modern Architectural Heritage of Recife and its Influence in Northeast Brazil," authored by architect and university professor Alcilia Afonso, is now available for purchase.

Inspired by the legacy of Conrado Silva, these regulations establish the framework for the 3rd Conrado Silva Student Acoustics Competition (CACS), held during the 30th Meeting of the Brazilian Society of Acoustics (SOBRAC), which will take place from November 19 to 22, 2023, in Natal, Brazil.

LIGA 36, featuring Isidoro Michan-Guindi, opens on Thursday, March 2, at 7:00 p.m. The event will be held at Laguna, located at Calle Doctor Erazo 176, Colonia Doctores, and is free and open to the public. Key projects will be presented through models in various formats, complemented by a series of images that provide insight into the architect's process through brief glimpses of their studio. The opening will feature a lecture by Michan-Guindi, moderated by Wonne Ickx (Productora + LIGA).

As part of the 25th-anniversary celebrations for the Master’s in Architectural Design program and the 10th anniversary of the Master’s in Urban Management and Environment, the Coordination of Master’s Programs in Architecture invites you to the keynote lecture "Future City: Technology and Architecture for the Future," presented by architect Adela Rangel Fediuk.

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Part two of "Stories of Lisbon's Light" takes place in Cascais, a vibrant seaside resort an hour away from Lisbon, hidden on the westernmost tip of the European continent. Right on the Riviera Portuguesa, architect Bruno Novo gave his modern, minimalist touch to a holiday villa where natural light plays the leading part. Focusing on natural elements and minimal touches that open up the spaces inside and outside, the house is made with a family holiday in mind.

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.

In commemoration of International Women's Day, we invite you to join the fourth webinar of the CEELA Project, organized in partnership with the Ecuadorian Council for Sustainable Building. During this free event, prominent leaders in the construction sector will share their professional experiences and strategies for promoting gender equity in work environments across the public, private, industry association, and international cooperation sectors.

Spaceships and space environments can be seen as analogues of modern, high-density, technology-driven cities. Design, ideas and technologies for space can have an immediate positive impact on the development of cities and homes on earth.

We have to think of a new relationship between humans, their habitats, transport methods and the environment.
This valuable know-how can be applied to design our homes and cities on earth and thus create a more sustainable world.

re:arc institute presents architectures of planetary well-being, an in-person gathering, at the London Design Museum, on Saturday, February 25, 2023.

Design competition starts process to revitalize the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA), one of North America’s leading art museums.