On Saturday, November 24, at 12:00 PM, we will inaugurate the exhibition Mercat Sant Antoni, objeto, obra, atmósfera [Mercat Sant Antoni: Object, Work, Atmosphere] by photographer Asier Rua. Join us for a vermouth as we premiere the video of the project carried out in Barcelona.
This event will feature international specialists with extensive experience in timber construction: Gianni Dal Ri, Technical Director of Bettega Legnami in Trento, Italy, and Federica Morandi, PhD in Applied Acoustics from the University of Bologna, alongside other national experts in the field.
On August 31, IABsp will announce the winning curatorial proposal for the 12th International Architecture Biennial of São Paulo. The event concludes the competition and the open process for discussing and proposing the Biennial's theme and content, which will take place in 2019. In addition to announcing the curatorial team responsible for the 12th BIA, the event will facilitate a meeting between participants and showcase the submitted proposals.
In this session, we are joined by three influential figures in contemporary interior design: Daniel Álvarez, Director of Grupo Arquitectura; Mauricio Lobeira, Director of Terceavo Plano; and Ernesto Vela, Director of Ernesto Vela Arquitectos. Each brings a distinctive signature and unique personality to their work. Their shared passion for design and interior architecture brings them together in Monterrey. Explore their portfolios, visions, and inspirations, as well as the exceptional work that has led them to master the art of creating and building remarkable spaces.
'CUADRA | Ephemeral Architecture Festival' aims to discover and rediscover our history through a circuit of site-specific ephemeral architecture installations. By creating a dialogue between heritage and contemporary architecture, the festival seeks to spark interest among the general public.
Architecture and Industrial Design are disciplines that have defined key moments in history, serving as inspiration, materialization, and the backdrop for events, ideas, and identities. To adapt to and influence the shifting social, cultural, and technological conditions of humanity, these disciplines must constantly reinvent themselves.
First Congress and Fair on Mechanical Engineering Applications in Buildings
Graphenstone is arriving in Colombia. We will host an evening of experiences that combines art, color, great music, and paint. Throughout the event, we will highlight the benefits of using ecological and fully sustainable products for our health and the planet.
On June 11, Arq. Futuro—a platform for discussion on cities—and Insper invite you to a lecture by Pablo Lazo, director of integrated planning at ARUP, at the Insper campus in São Paulo. The event, which is open to the public, will explore the concept of resilience in urban planning, drawing on the experience of the 100 Resilient Cities initiative, supported primarily by the Rockefeller Foundation, with ARUP as one of its partner firms.
The "From Territory to Detail" seminar is a space for academic dialogue and reflection that brings together students, academics, and professionals in the field alongside renowned Latin American architects who share a common trait: balancing teaching activities with professional practice across diverse areas, ranging from editorial work to artistic experimentation.
The seminar seeks to promote relevant practices in Latin America that, characterized by rigorous thought and practice, emerge as significant proposals that foster an inclusive approach focused on positioning innovation as a constituent element of a careful and pertinent creative process.
THE MANY FACES OF THE ARCHITECT: Paths and Challenges of the Profession
Iain Sinclair, author of Lights Out for the Territory, is the latest guest of the renowned "La Ciudad y las Palabras" (The City and the Words) project, a program under the PhD in Architecture and Urban Studies at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, sponsored by La Tercera. The author will deliver a lecture on London on Thursday, November 8, at 6:30 PM in the UC School of Architecture auditorium (El Comendador 1936, Providencia).
Registration is now open for the third cohort of the Insper Executive Education short course, "Urban Innovation: New Ways of Shaping Cities," in partnership with Arq.Futuro. With a 40-hour curriculum starting on October 1st, the course aims to help train citizens capable of interpreting the reality of urban spaces and adopting a critical stance on the future of cities.
The 2nd "Art, Cities, and Urbanities" Meeting is a project organized by the URBANIDADES Research Group (PPGAV-UFBA) that aims to bring together researchers and artists in Salvador, Bahia, to discuss and explore artistic practices within urban contexts.
Public Space, Public Life: From Measurement to Action is a workshop organized by dérive LAB and the Gehl Institute, taking place from November 5 to 7 in Querétaro, Mexico. The event is held as part of the 2nd Placemaking Latinoamérica gathering, a movement launched in 2016 to bring together experiences in participatory urbanism across Latin America.
Presentation of "The Memory of Surfaces" by Alan Chandler, a professor at the University of East London. This series is organized by Alberto Moletto and Cristóbal Tirado, professors at ARQ UC. The lecture will be held in English.
Wonne Ickx (Antwerp, 1974) studied civil engineering and architecture at Ghent University in Belgium and the ETSAM in Madrid. In 2006, Ickx co-founded PRODUCTORA alongside Abel Perles, Carlos Bedoya, and Víctor Jaime. PRODUCTORA has been recognized by the Architectural League of New York with the Young Architects Forum (2007) and Emerging Voices (2013) awards. In 2016, the firm received the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize for emerging architects from the IIT in Chicago. Among the firm's many publications, its first monograph by Arquine (2010) and the 2G monograph (2014) are particularly notable. Wonne Ickx has taught at the Universidad Iberoamericana, Universidad La Salle, and Centro de Diseño in Mexico City, as well as at UCLA in Los Angeles and the Harvard Graduate School of Design in Boston. Ickx is also a co-founder of LIGA, Espacio para Arquitectura in Mexico City, an independent space that promotes emerging Latin American architecture.