santiago: The Latest Architecture and News

In October 2016, the School of Architecture at the Universidad San Sebastián launched a series of inter-school workshops aimed at promoting critical discussion in architecture, using the project as a vector.

Miguel Lawner Steiman, alumnus and academic at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of Chile and Executive Director of the Urban Improvement Corporation (CORMU) during the Salvador Allende administration, will deliver the keynote lecture "An Architect in Prison."

“Architectural Competitions, from Idea to Project” will be held at the auditorium of the Universidad Mayor's El Claustro Campus in Santiago. The speakers will be architects Albert Tidy, Loreto Lyon, and Tomás Villalón.

Presentation of the work of prominent Chilean architect Teodoro Fernández, recipient of the 2014 National Architecture Award, at the XXI Chile Architecture Biennial.

Over two days, the Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende will bring together diverse voices from the fields of art, literature, poetry, and art history to explore the works of Hugo Rivera-Scott and his fellow artists and poets, centered on the exhibition Ancla 637.

Presentation of the work of this Venezuelan architecture collective by co-founder Marcos Coronel. The collective defines itself as a territorial political action structure focused on developing infrastructure strategies and operations in environments characterized by unconventional urban conflicts.

Presentation of the work of the architecture firm Plan:b (Colombia) through a conversation with Felipe Mesa. The firm defines its work as a practice that gives equal status to dialogue, drawing, travel, model-making, and construction, among other variables, while continuously addressing professional and academic situations.

A presentation of the work of prominent Ecuadorian architect Handel Guayasamín, whose practice is characterized by a contemporary reinterpretation of the architecture of the indigenous peoples of the Americas and the inclusion of ethnographic and iconographic elements from these cultures.

Archiprix is a national and international competition that invites universities worldwide every two years to submit their most outstanding graduation projects in architecture, urbanism, and landscape design.

On Tuesday, April 2, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC) in Santiago (Quinta Normal location) will host the opening of the exhibition "Stadium: A Building that Visualizes the Image of a City," a pavilion led by architect Alejandra Celedón that represented Chile at the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale in 2018.

As part of the 2019 International Festival of Social Innovation (fiiS), ArchDaily and fiiS will host a public panel discussion in Santiago, Chile, on Saturday, December 7, titled "Cities After the Social Crisis in Chile." The event will feature the following architects:

This Saturday, May 4th, the team behind the XXI Architecture and Urbanism Biennial of Chile will hold its second field activity, seeking to gather opinions on their theme of "the common and the ordinary," as well as definitions regarding the Franklin neighborhood and its significant landmarks, in preparation for this major event in October 2019.

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The Millennium Nucleus for Mobility and Territories (MOVYT) invites all interested parties to attend its keynote lectures, which are open to the public and will be delivered by international guests as part of an international course held at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of Chile, from September 2 to 5, at 6:00 PM.

The School of Architecture at Universidad Finis Terrae is launching the fourth edition of "Atraviesos Urbanos" (Urban Crossings), a series of tours designed and led by architects that provide an alternative perspective on a specific section of the city.

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The Millennium Nucleus for Mobilities and Territories (MOVYT) invites all interested parties to attend its keynote lectures, which are open to the public. These lectures will be delivered by international guests as part of an international course held at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of Chile, from September 2 to 5, at 6:00 PM.

Sunday, April 14, is the final day to visit the "Santiago, Ciudad Destino" exhibition at the GAM Cultural Center. The closing event will take place at 6:30 PM with the vote count for the Migrant Citizen Consultation, which was part of an intervention proposed by the design collective Gt2p. As part of the closing celebrations, an open Afro-dance class will also be held on Saturday at 3:00 PM.

This event aims to create a space for debate and reflection on the relationship between gender, public policy, and women's right to the city.

On April 11, the Modular installation opens at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (Forestal branch). The project emerges from academic research inspired by the principles of liquid architecture and the creation of an articulated geometry device designed to explore the dynamic relationships between sound, space, time, and event.