Lider, a Minas Gerais-based furniture brand that combines artisanal woodworking with design, is participating in the 29th edition of CASACOR Minas, the state's largest interior design exhibition, taking place from July 26 to September 15 at Espaço 356 in Belo Horizonte.

6th Edition of ARENA OFFICE.
The Premier Gathering of Leaders and Specifiers in Corporate and Commercial Environments in Brazil.

The 7th International A ERA BIM Congress is one of the leading events focused on digital transformation in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operations (AECO) sector.

The Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI), the Black Planning Project, and the Faculty of Architecture at UFBA invite you to the webinar "Experiences, Learnings, and Exchanges: Anti-Racist Planning Practices in Brazil and Canada," to be held on February 16 (Friday), from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (Salvador/Brazil time).

Archtrends, the architecture and design portal by Portobello, has opened registration for its 4th annual architecture competition. Participants are invited to submit projects under the theme "Projects That Tell Stories" via the Archtrends website by February 23. The authors of the 10 best entries will receive an invitation to an exclusive experience with the Archtrends team at the Portobello booth on March 22, during Expo Revestir—Latin America’s largest surfacing fair, held in São Paulo—in addition to having their proposals featured on the Archtrends website.

The course "Architecture, Innovation, and Sustainability: Possible Futures" is the first online course created and taught by architect and designer Guto Requena. "I felt there was a lack of a course open to those curious and passionate about design that would democratically address relevant topics for rethinking the future," the architect notes.

SEMANAU—the Architecture and Urbanism Week at UFERSA—is an event organized by the Architecture and Urbanism program of the Semi-Arid region, part of the UFERSA Pau dos Ferros campus. Throughout its five editions, its primary objective has been to connect students from the public university in the rural interior with professionals, students, and researchers in the field (architects and urban planners) or related disciplines. By establishing connections between students and the professional world, the event consistently highlights our regional identity through the exchange of experiences via discussions, activities, and hands-on learning.

In a lecture on Wednesday, October 30, architect and urban planner Anthony Ling will present concepts and potential experiences for transforming cities into safer, healthier, and more stimulating places for children. Scheduled for 7:00 PM at the Instituto Ling auditorium, the event will spark discussions on how a city—or even the neighborhood where we grow up—can influence our life path, demonstrating how walking to school or living near a park can contribute to a family's sense of well-being.

On March 2 at 4:00 PM, a free public talk will be held with artist Ana Holck and curator Felipe Scovino at the "Entroncados, Enroscados e Estirados" exhibition at the Paço Imperial. The event will also feature the launch of the exhibition's 37-page e-book catalog, which includes text by the curator and photographs of the installation and artworks, designed by Estúdio Afluente. The catalog will be available for free viewing on the artist's new website: www.anaholck.com, which also launches on Saturday.

For the past eleven years, MEXTRÓPOLI has served as a space for reflecting on the city through architecture, bringing together specialists, students, citizens, public officials, artists, and journalists. The festival fosters the analysis and enjoyment of cities, one of humanity's greatest inventions.

Hunter Douglas, a global leader in window coverings and architectural products, is participating in the 26th edition of Campinas Decor, the largest architecture, interior design, and landscaping exhibition in the interior of São Paulo state.

With 66% of its exhibitors coming from abroad, Heimtextil Colombia—an international trade fair for home textiles and decoration—demonstrates its capabilities and opportunities within the interior design and hospitality sectors.

The major exhibition "Fullgás – Visual Arts and the 1980s in Brazil" will open on October 2, 2024, at the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Rio de Janeiro (CCBB RJ), as part of the center's 35th-anniversary celebrations. With Raphael Fonseca as chief curator and Amanda Tavares and Tálisson Melo as associate curators, this unprecedented exhibition will feature approximately 300 works by more than 200 artists from all regions of the country, offering a broad panorama of Brazilian art in the 1980s. The exhibition is complemented by elements of the visual culture of the era, such as magazines, pamphlets, record covers, and iconic objects, which deepen the reflection on the period. The exhibition design is by architect Juliana Godoy.

Architect and presenter Bel Lobo will participate in a talk during the opening of the Portobello Shop Maringá on June 6, starting at 7:00 PM.

To observe and document how people navigate the streets of the peripheries—including gender differences and street design—the Semana do Caminhar - Perifa a Pé [Walking Week - Periphery on Foot] has launched the #PerifaAPé Gallery challenge, running until August 10th on social media. The initiative aims to create a collection of images showcasing people walking in these areas, encouraging the public to share their territories while highlighting gender disparities and walkability conditions.

The firm Estúdio Módulo will host a public presentation of the winning project for the International Competition for the Rio-Africa Cultural Center.

Königsberger Vannucchi Arquitetos Associados and Romano Guerra Editora are launching the book Königsberger Vannucchi [et al.] arquitetura. More than a retrospective, the publication offers a critical and reflective view of the trajectory of architects and founding partners Jorge Königsberger and Gianfranco Vannucchi, while revealing the complexity and depth of the firm's architectural production.

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ArquiMemória 6 – International Meeting on the Preservation of Built Heritage is undoubtedly the largest and most significant forum for debate on the preservation of built heritage held in Brazil. The event will bring together approximately 800 professionals from a wide range of fields, including faculty, students, and researchers from renowned Brazilian and international universities; directors and technical staff from IPHAN and state and municipal cultural heritage and urban planning agencies from across Brazil and abroad; and independent practitioners working in restoration projects and construction, among others.