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On December 15 at 7:00 PM, Monolito will launch its new book featuring Cité Arquitetura.

The skin sees, the eye thinks. Space—and therefore place—is perceived through all the senses. What influences this perception? How can the senses be stimulated to think and, in doing so, open new perspectives of perception?
We aim to experience, capture, and understand this mutual influence in an experimental, playful, and unique way: a sensitive representation of the history of Presidente Prudente: THE THINKING SENSES.

The Fundação Bienal de São Paulo invites the city's residents, especially those who frequent Ibirapuera Park, to experience the Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion in a new way. This initiative is part of the second edition of the Pavilhão aberto [Open Pavilion] program, running from May to November. It will feature conversations with a diverse range of guests—from architecture professor Guilherme Wisnik to Father Júlio Lancellotti—as well as workshops for children, guided tours of the Pavilion, and supplementary digital content.

On August 2nd, we will talk with designer Lilian Santos, an expert in interior finishes and founder of @revestindoacasa, to discuss the most common mistakes professionals make when specifying finishes.

On Saturday, July 16, starting at 10:00 AM, the Fundação Bienal de São Paulo hosts the third meeting of the Open Pavilion 2022 program. The initiative aims to open the historic Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion—designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer and located within Ibirapuera Park—to the public, while offering free programming including dance workshops, children's activities, guided tours, and open discussions.

The urgent need to position ourselves within the scene of rebuilding dialogue, urban and architectural safety and quality, sustainable growth, and social equity leads us toward multiscalar projects. Geographic space guides our design responses.

Growarq Week is an event dedicated to architects, engineers, designers, and students looking to revolutionize their design process through a methodology that combines two software programs: Revit and Lumion. The event will take place from June 27 to 30 at 7:00 PM and will be held entirely online.

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A Casa is a non-profit initiative that leverages architecture as a tool to bridge ancestral knowledge, academia, and human connection, dedicated to proposing emancipatory and sustainable construction techniques to facilitate access to housing.

We have launched another round of Lellolab's open innovation process. Lellolab is the innovation laboratory for communal life at the Lello group, which manages thousands of condominiums and homes throughout the state of São Paulo. Our focus is to catalyze the development of more inclusive, cooperative, and regenerative neighborhoods and communities through a project accelerator.

São Paulo, 2022 – The launch event for the book Salvador Candia, Arquiteto will take place next Tuesday (August 16) at the headquarters of the Council of Architecture and Urbanism of São Paulo (CAU/SP). Authored by Eduardo Ferroni and published in partnership between the Stickel Foundation and Editora Monolito, the book commemorates the career of Campo Grande-born architect Salvador Candia, known for establishing an alternative path to Brazilian modern architecture from the 1950s to the 1990s. The significance of the architect's contribution to the field will be the focus of a discussion at the event between Eduardo Ferroni and the book’s editor-in-chief, Fernando Serapião.

With over 20 years of practice, the architecture firm MMBB has been developing a precise and consistent body of work. From their extensive portfolio, characterized by a wide range of uses, scales, and typologies, as well as a strong emphasis on the public dimension of architecture, eight projects were selected by editor Guilherme Wisnik for the most recent publication dedicated to the firm: the Arquitetos da Cidade (City Architects) Collection – MMBB, a partnership between the Escola da Cidade publishing house and Edições Sesc São Paulo. The launch will take place on Friday, June 24, at 7:30 PM at Escola da Cidade, featuring a book signing. During the event, the book will be available for purchase with a 20% discount. To purchase it online, visit: https://editora.escoladacidade.edu.br/produto/mmbb/

Themed around "50 Years of Learning from Las Vegas"—one of the most significant books on urban development, mobility, visual communication, architecture, and history—the 2nd Architecture and Urbanism Symposium at the FAAP University Center will take place from October 17 to 20, from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM.

The course presents an overview of traditional, modern, and contemporary Japanese architectural production across four independent yet complementary modules. Drawing on cultural and historical contexts, the course analyzes the work of prominent Japanese architects from the 1930s to the present day. It also explores symbolic spatial and temporal relationships grounded in aesthetic principles such as ma, basara, wabi-sabi, yûgen, and mono no aware, among others. The goal is to broaden the repertoire regarding Japanese architecture and culture, offering exposure to new perspectives through lecture-based sessions.

Through March 31, ZIV Gallery is hosting Expo ZIV Mulheres, with activities taking place at Beco do Batman and the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) São Paulo, located in Higienópolis. The art exhibition brings together works by Brazilian artists and Afghan photographers. Throughout March, ZIV is also hosting a series of discussion circles covering topics such as violence against women, gender and identity, and the challenges faced by women.

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Workplace: Trends and New Technologies

You are invited to a three-day event featuring pieces from the Arquitetos Vendem selection and Empório Beraldin at special prices!

The course aims to address key issues to assist architects, engineers, builders, and others interested in architectural and urban projects in areas of socio-spatial vulnerability.

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