This international event is organized by the Faculty of Architecture - Department of Academic Direction (DDAA), the Postgraduate Unit of the UNCP, and the “El Cubo” collective in Huancayo, Peru. The event features keynote speaker Jan Gehl, one of the most influential figures in global urbanism. Through his work, he has championed the sustainability of major metropolises and made it his mission to advocate for urban planning that allows people, rather than automobiles, to reclaim the streets.
To what extent can the design and management of cities shape the lives of their inhabitants? This is the question we aim to answer through our first Conscious Monterrey Festival. With the participation of our guests, Monterrey will share efforts already underway, as well as ideas regarding urban matters. From the conservation and identity of built heritage to new policies and visions for the city of the future, we will cover citizen participation, the use of technology, and art with a social perspective.
Saturday, December 12th, marks the final conversation of the inaugural module of the "Global South Architectures" open course, organized by Marco Artigas and Pedro Vada and hosted by Escola da Cidade.
Simone Cadinelli Arte Contemporânea continues its exhibition "How to inhabit the present?" with "Act 2 – We Are Here," on view in its storefront window and on its website starting August 24, 2020. The video works, created using various multimedia languages such as videomapping and GIFs, will run 24 hours a day and can be viewed by passersby at Rua Aníbal Mendonça, in Ipanema. The exhibition will also be replicated on the gallery's website, featuring complete information about the works and the artists [https://www.simonecadinelli.com].
Alejandra Devecchi (Urban Planning Manager at Ramboll Environ - University of São Paulo), Gabriela Callejas (Co-founder and Director of Cidade Ativa), and Pedro Baganha (Councilor for Tourism, Public Space, and Heritage at the Porto City Council) will discuss urban planning and social responsibility in city building. Government, civil society, and businesses united for a greater goal.
The IAB-RJ Continuing Education Program is launching a new season of courses for the second semester, continuing with remote classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile is celebrating another anniversary with a series of free, entirely online activities. The milestone began on Tuesday, August 4, marking 78 years since the enactment of Law 7.211, which established the Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile in 1942 during the administration of President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, and signaled the start of Architecture Month in Chile.
The 5th International Congress on Architecture and Gender | ACTION: Feminisms and the Spatialization of Resistance continues the reflections that have been organized since 2015, primarily from Southern Europe, enabling the construction of transcontinental work, research, and experience networks. This genealogy includes congresses such as ArquitectAs (2014, Seville), Matrizes (2015, Lisbon), MORE (2017, Florence), and Fielding Architecture (2019, Brighton). The fifth edition aims to emphasize the political component of the intersection between space and rights, without forgetting the diversity of being a woman or a girl and the intersection with current circumstances resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Through a graphic, historical, and comparative analysis of a selection of architectural magazines that have been instrumental in disseminating the discipline and developing graphic and editorial design, this talk examines how these publications have emerged and disappeared over the last two centuries. It also explores the historical and disciplinary milestones that ensure architectural publishing remains not only a significant presence but a relevant and vital force in a fully digital era.
THIS WEEK'S GUESTS.
Comunal Taller - Mexico. Founded by Mariana Ordóñez Grajales and Jesica Amescua Carrera, Comunal is an architecture studio whose practice is deeply rooted in negotiation processes between consensus and dissent. They work against the notion of authorship as a static, artistic, and unchangeable object, viewing architecture instead as a social, collaborative, living, open, and constantly evolving process. They treat inhabitants as active subjects rather than objects of intervention. In their projects, they encourage and facilitate the participation of women—adults, youth, and children—in strategic, administrative, and construction processes, understanding the logic, performance, and collective definitions of these women and their community, while always respecting their cultural context.
The 12th Academic Week of Architecture and Urbanism at the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (XII SEMAU/UFRRJ) aims to address the theme: “Architecture of Versatility: Perspectives for Times of Crisis.” The event consists of free lectures broadcast on the SEMAU YouTube channel and remote short courses.
Approaching its tenth anniversary, the Arquitectura Film Festival Chile (ArqFilmFest) continues its mission to reflect the urban environment where most of our lives unfold through the lens of cinema. In its 5th edition, titled “FUTURE CITIES: And what comes after the crisis?”, this concept takes on even greater significance in light of the powerful events that have reshaped our cities over the past year.
We are pleased to announce the International Seminar "Urbanism 25 Years: Paths and Perspectives," commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Graduate Program in Urbanism (PROURB) at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, a program of excellence in the field of Architecture and Urbanism.
It is necessary to redefine horizons for transformation, and the municipal elections offer this possibility. This is the theme of the upcoming conversations with candidates on our program, Meia Hora com o BrCidades. The first of these features Guilherme Boulos, candidate for mayor of São Paulo; it will take place next Tuesday, September 29, at 8:00 PM, hosted by Paolo Colosso and Erminia Maricato.
Minga LAB 2020 Virtual is a free academic event that addresses the complex subject of Sustainable Collective Housing from both theoretical and practical perspectives, with a national scope across Ecuador.
"Territorial Planning": The goal of this initial workshop is to provide information on the key considerations for building a sustainable future home and community.
Promoted by the Student Council of the Architecture and Urbanism program at UFJF (CACAU UFJF), the doCACAU audiovisual program aims to democratize architectural education for the community, integrating cultural and social knowledge to share insights beyond the university walls. The program includes internal initiatives focused on audiovisual production and, currently, podcasts, which are also published on the Student Council's media channels.
The Department of Architecture at the UFRGS Faculty of Architecture is launching a series of remote events with an inaugural lecture by Portuguese architect and professor Graça Correia Ragazzi. These events aim to engage and connect the entire academic community, while also opening the space to the general public. Graça (Porto, 1965) is an architect (FAUP, Porto, 1989) and holds a PhD in Architecture (UPC, Barcelona, 2006). She serves as an Associate Professor (FCATI-ULP, Porto) and Guest Assistant Professor (FAUP, Porto), and has served as a visiting professor at various international universities. Alongside Roberto Ragazzi, she is a partner and lead architect at the firm CORREIA/RAGAZZI ARQUITECTOS, with work that has been widely awarded, published, and exhibited both nationally and internationally.