“Markets: Informality, Diversity, and Heritage Around the Mapocho River” is the next Atravieso Urbano hosted by the Universidad Finis Terrae School of Architecture. These thematic tours of Santiago are led by faculty architects from the institution and are open to the public.
The Instituto Cremme launched an artistic competition for students of Architecture and Urbanism, Design, Photography, Communication, and Fine Arts in the State of São Paulo, within the context of the exhibition "Experimenting with Le Corbusier - Contemporary Interpretations of Modernism." The concept behind the A0 Brief was to invite participants to reflect on Le Corbusier, modernism, and their legacy in contemporary Brazil, and to materialize this discussion through the A0 format.
The Basque Country is one of Spain’s most advanced autonomous communities in terms of public housing, thanks to policies sustained since the transfer of powers in 1981. Regardless of the political party in office, laws and regulations have evolved to meet societal demands. After 37 years, what remains to be done? In what direction should public housing policy move?
The book launch for 'Alberto Piwonka Ovalle: en el cruce de las ideas de la Modernidad en Chile' will take place on Thursday, August 9. The book will be discussed by Alfredo Jocelyn Holt, Fernando Pérez, and Luz María Williamson.
COURSE IN BELÉM, PARÁ: INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE
This Tuesday, October 23, the Medellín Museum of Art will host the launch of Anfitrión, a new book featuring the work of architect Felipe Uribe de Bedout. This publication compiles the work of architect Felipe Uribe de Bedout over the past thirty years. This comprehensive book serves as both a compendium of his built work and an archive of his daily practice.
Published by Mesa Estándar, Anfitrión / Host presents Felipe Uribe’s work in extensive detail, blending photographs, drawings, and architectural concepts with images and notes on his daily life, passions, habits, and core principles. This biographical publication functions as both a project catalog and a personal archive.
“Cerros Isla de Santiago: Constructing a New Urban Imaginary Through Its Geography” is a publication for documentation and dissemination that seeks to raise awareness and highlight the natural and cultural heritage of the valley present in Santiago's 26 island hills. The book develops a dual narrative—one visual and one written—in which two photographers and seven academics and professionals explore the subject of the island hills from their respective fields of expertise. The book also includes fact sheets for each of the 26 island hills, compiling the survey and documentation work carried out by the Cerros Isla Foundation.
As part of the 4th edition of the Arq Film Fest, the exhibition "The Image of the Architect" will be held in the south corridor of the historic building, presented by Luis Miguel Arana—KLAUS, a special guest of the event.
Book launch: "Emilio Duhart. Elaboración de un espacio urbano moderno: Ciudad Universitaria de Concepción" by Cristian Berríos.
Chilean architect Emilio Duhart (1917–2006) and the University of Concepción (founded in 1919) have been inextricably linked since 1957, when Duhart began a ten-year tenure leading the expansion project for the university campus in Concepción.
Artist and social architect Santiago Cirugeda will build a house suspended in mid-air inside Nave 11, developing its full artistic potential by inviting creators—Llorenç Barber and Montserrat Palacios, Ignacio Marín Bocanegra, Vértebro, and Los Bárbaros—as well as spectators, to live in and experience it. Once its time at Naves Matadero concludes, the house will be rebuilt by members of the Network of Feminist Women for Gender Equity in Development; the Amalgama Association, a group of Latin American women fighting against gender-based violence; and the Dinamia Cooperative and Trabe Foundation, both of which specialize in integration processes.
In its 13th edition, the ARQ URB Week at Faculdades Santo Agostinho has established itself as the largest Architecture and Urbanism event in Northern Minas Gerais. Featuring workshops, short courses, debates, design marathons, and lectures, the event aims to explore themes of architecture focused on urban kindness in a cross-disciplinary manner.
For over 20 years, the Proyecto Escape organization and the Altos del Pino community have developed cultural practices aimed at fostering a culture of peace to improve the quality of life for the children, youth, and mothers in their community. To promote these practices, Escape, in partnership with various organizations, has organized the Workshops on Emerging Architecture and Urbanism. These workshops aim to create spaces for the exchange of knowledge among neighborhood residents, students, and professionals regarding the construction of various participatory projects.
Provincia is a festival taking place in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, from April 9th to 14th of this year. It aims to create an open space for dialogue and the presentation of topics of civic interest, emphasizing responsible participation in architectural development within the provinces.
Motivated to bring to life an organization that strives for a better city and seeks to deconstruct the false stereotype of the AMAZONIAN METROPOLIS, the Organizing Committee presents the city of Manaus as the host of EREA Amazônia 2018.
A project born from a desire to share and foster critical thinking on architecture and urbanism, the arts, cinema, geography, and other fields that play a fundamental role in how we appropriate and transform urban life. Connection drives us; building knowledge sustains us.
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Founded in 1948, the School of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of São Paulo (FAUUSP) is currently one of the most important architecture schools in Latin America and ranks among the top 50 in the world.