The Museu da Casa Brasileira, an institution of the São Paulo State Secretariat of Culture, will open the exhibition 'Experiencing Le Corbusier – Contemporary Interpretations of Modernism' on Saturday, June 16, at 2:00 PM.
Curated by Pierre Colnet and Hadrien Lelong of Cremme – Editora de Mobiliário, through the Instituto Cremme—an association committed to social, educational, and artistic spheres through the promotion of cultural activities—the exhibition explores Le Corbusier’s thinking beyond the boundaries of architecture.

This summer, the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology (BIFT) Architecture and Design Innovation Workshop will continue its participation in the university architectural design studio program in Berlin, organized by ANCB. BIFT is currently seeking 3-5 students to join the workshop.

Renowned Brazilian architects and urban planners, including Paulo Mendes da Rocha, will gather in São Paulo for two days in early July. Alongside approximately 300 other professionals, they will work to draft the "Charter of Architects and Urban Planners to the 2018 Election Candidates, in Defense of the Right to the City"—a long-standing and permanent agenda for the profession since the first Brazilian Congress of Architects, organized by the IAB in 1945, which marked the definition of social function as a priority in the field.

ESCOLA DA CIDADE’S “GEOGRAPHY, CITY, AND ARCHITECTURE” POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM HOSTS SUSANNAH DRAKE OF DLANDstudio, NEW YORK

The architect and urban planner, a professor at FAUUSP, will attend the opening of the Academic Week of Architecture and Urbanism at the Instituto de Educação Superior da Paraíba (IESP), taking place on April 23.

Titled 'Work' and held as part of the Architectural Culture Lecture Series [CCCA] at the EA USS, architects Loreto Lyon [Beals Lyon Arquitectos] and Tomás Villalón [Tomás Villalón Arquitecto] will discuss workspaces, their architecture, and their relationship with the city. On this occasion, the architects will present the Metro Plaza de Armas building and the Providencia Municipal Building, respectively. The panel will be moderated by USS academic Paula Orta.

On June 2nd, the "Musée de la Romanité" will open to the public in Nîmes, France. The project was designed by Brazilian architect and urban planner Elizabeth de Portzamparc, who won the international competition held by the city's municipal government in 2012.

Opening:
Paula Dedecca - author of the doctoral thesis “Architecture and Engagement: The IAB, Professional Debate, and Its Transnational Arenas (1920-1970)”

From April 23 to 27, 2018, the Minas Gerais-based collective Micrópolis will host the Urban Interventions Workshop for the Pós DAEE program. This activity is organized by the Graduate Program in Design and Architecture of Ephemeral Spaces and will be part of the program for the IESP Academic Week of Architecture and Urbanism.

3rd SiM - Interdisciplinary Seminar on Museology: “Landscape as Memory: The Legacy of Hans Broos in the Itajaí Valley.”

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Two architects who curate the Chilean Architecture Biennial (and do not build), an architect involved in parametric design, and an architect from Concepción working in the publishing world will be the guests for the fourth session and 2018 closing event of the #XFORMAS project. The event will take place in the heart of Santiago on Thursday, December 6, at 7:00 p.m. at AriztiaLAB.

To celebrate the end of 2018, the event will feature an after-party hosted by DJ Xico and will also give away 20 copies of the book ‘Arquitectura no es solo obra’, edited by Juan Pablo Urrutia, Cristina Núñez, and Sebastián Simonetti.

The Collegiate of Architecture and Urbanism Entities of Paraíba (CEAU-CAU/PB)—comprising the Council of Architecture and Urbanism of Paraíba (CAU/PB), the Institute of Architects of Brazil – Paraíba Department (IAB.pb), the Architects' Union of Paraíba (SINDARQ-PB), and the National Federation of Architecture and Urbanism Students – Northeast Regional (FeNEA)—is hosting the "Paraíba Seminar on Urban Policy."

In partnership with the Federal District Housing Development Company (CODHAB-DF), Quintal Urbano (RN), and LabRua (PB), the Architecture and Urbanism program at IESP Faculdades will host an exclusive urban design workshop during INOVA IESP 2018, focused on underserved communities and precarious areas.

The second edition of this week-long series of urbanism-related activities will highlight the transformative power of walking. To this end, we are joining the international Jane's Walk community to honor the life and work of urbanist, activist, writer, and journalist Jane Jacobs, and to host the debut of Jane's Walk Porto Alegre!

In early 2018, the Department of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of Taubaté marked its 40th anniversary. As the most traditional school of Architecture and Urbanism in the Paraíba region, it has introduced approximately 2,000 qualified professionals to the regional and state job markets, specializing in building construction, urbanism, landscape architecture, interior design, historic preservation, and more.
Hundreds of professors have taught at the department, enriching students' education and providing the professional and academic experience necessary for architects and urban planners.
The 38th SEMAU
Each year, the school hosts the Architecture and Urbanism Week, featuring academic, cultural, and social programming aimed at its internal community. This year, however, the program will be expanded to include celebrations of the school's 40th anniversary, with the goal of revisiting its history and welcoming back former students and faculty to the institution.

The XIV ENEPEA - National Meeting on Landscape Teaching in Architecture and Urbanism Schools in Brazil will take place at the Federal University of Santa Maria, Central Campus, in Santa Maria, RS, from October 2 to 6, 2018, incorporating the XIII Quapá-SEL Colloquium as a pre-event on October 1 and 2, 2018.

The invention of new machines and design tools, alongside environmental urgencies and the human occupation of both existing and future built spaces, is driving new opportunities to conceive and produce the imagined building and city.

Beginning Saturday, October 20, a delegation from The American Institute of Architects (AIA) will be in Santiago to participate in various activities, including a meeting with the Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile.