The International Workshop "Habitar o Centro" (Living in the Center) begins this Thursday and runs through September 30th, as part of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team (R/UDAT) program. The event aims to discuss alternatives for revitalizing the Gamboa area in Rio's Port Zone, ensuring it becomes a high-quality residential neighborhood once again. The opening ceremony will take place this Thursday, the 26th, at 7:30 PM at the IAB-RJ headquarters (Beco do Pinheiro, 10, Flamengo) and is open to the public.

Castro Abierto is a festival of architecture, landscape, and heritage that invites the public to rediscover the commune by visiting spaces of high architectural, environmental, urban, social, and cultural value free of charge on March 30 and 31.
This event will take place for the first time in both urban and rural Castro during the last weekend of March. Seventeen spaces will open their doors to the public, offering guided tours led by architects, community leaders, carpenters, managers, neighbors, and the property owners themselves.
This inaugural edition of Castro Abierto aims to create a space for exchange among the various members of the island community to reflect on its cultural landscape and how the processes of territorial transformation affect us all. Accordingly, on March 30 and 31, visitors will be able to explore the following spaces:

Calling all architects, urban planners, heritage preservation professionals, and university students:

Attention architects, urban planners, heritage preservation professionals, and university students:

Independent film series on the right to the city.

Sidewalks, also known as public walkways, can be understood as multifunctional open spaces where a range of activities occur, from pedestrian flow to social interaction.
In this context, public walkways have significant potential to house green infrastructure solutions—such as rain gardens, bioswales, and stormwater planters—capable of providing a range of environmental services for cities. These include mitigating urban pollution (water, air, and soil), providing habitats for urban fauna, contributing to the control of stormwater runoff volume and velocity, and offering improved local microclimatic quality and thermal comfort for adjacent buildings through shading and evapotranspiration, in addition to serving as an aesthetic element.
Emerging ecological sidewalk design techniques that add value and appeal to properties are currently well-known, utilized, and proven.

In April, the NGO Vivacidade is hosting the Seminar on Housing Improvements in Self-Construction, a free event organized by the TABA group for Technical Assistance in Social Interest Housing, with funding support from the Council of Architecture and Urbanism of São Paulo (CAU/SP), under public notice no. 001/2018 and funding agreement no. 007/2018.

This is a space for discovery and discussion regarding the present and future of the country's cities. The event aims to share approaches, evidence, and proposals concerning Peru's cities, and to facilitate the exchange of multi-stakeholder efforts aimed at improving urban areas nationwide, with the goal of accelerating Peru's transformation into a country of high-quality cities for all citizens.

Launch of the second ARQ Docs of 2019, The Architectures of Prediction: Truth is in the Tower, by Francesca Hughes, Director of the School of Architecture at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. During her visit, she will deliver the keynote lecture, "The Architecture of Error."

Pushing Boundaries, 2nd International Megacities Forum. How can we end ongoing violence? Improvisation in atrocious times. Dialogue and reflection on territories, migrations, cultures in resistance, feminisms, and art. June 25–29. National Museum of Anthropology. Mexico City.
Register at 17edu.org. Free admission.

The 20th edition of the International Conference on Heritage Intervention, titled "In Continuous Transformation," will take place in Logroño from November 21 to 23. The event is organized by the La Rioja Architects' Association, with support from the Government of La Rioja and the Logroño City Council. Speakers will include Jan de Vylder, Carlos Quintáns, Antonio Ruiz Barbarín, Ignacio García Pedrosa, Juan Domingo Santos, Nuno Valentim, Isabel Concheiro, Núria Oliveras, and Xavier Monteys, among others.

The 2020 edition of Expo Container City will feature an expanded exhibition area. In addition to projects showcasing repurposed shipping containers, the event will dedicate more space to modular construction.

MOVE CINE ARTE is an international film festival of Brazilian origin dedicated exclusively to the exhibition of art films and films about art. It fills a void by providing a dedicated space for the screening and discussion of films that focus on other artistic disciplines, thereby broadening the audience for various forms of creative expression.

Women4Climate is a global movement that addresses climate change through the empowerment of women. It aims to inspire leaders, influence decisions, promote innovation, and raise awareness regarding critical urban issues, while encouraging research and action at the intersection of gender, cities, and climate change. While this phenomenon is gaining momentum in developed countries, female leadership in climate action has yet to take center stage in discussions on urban resilience in developing nations.

The Brazilian Association of Landscape Architects (ABAP) was awarded a grant last December through a CAU-SP public call to host an international congress titled "Landscape and Art." The event focuses on the themes of representation and landscape, as well as key figures and their work. We have brought together highly regarded researchers and professionals, and our goal is to explore the intersections of painting, printmaking, drawing, photography, and design, reaffirming the aesthetic and complex dimension of the landscape.

The 9th FAU-Mackenzie Research Forum will take place on October 21, 22, and 23. The event is organized by the Undergraduate Thesis and Research Coordination in partnership with the Graduate Program in Architecture and Urbanism at Mackenzie Presbyterian University (PPGAU). The event is supported by the Mackenzie Research Fund (MackPesquisa) and the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES).

Heritage Day is one of the country's most significant cultural celebrations. In this context, the team behind the XXI Architecture and Urbanism Biennial of Chile will set up at the Teatro Huemul in the Franklin neighborhood to conduct its third public consultation.

Alves Espíndola is organizing the BIM CREA-SC event, a first for our region. It will take place on November 7 and 8 in Florianópolis, SC, bringing together renowned BIM experts from across Brazil.