The Diploma in Architecture and Cultural Self-Management seeks to explore, from a design perspective, fields of disciplinary practice that position architecture as an agent of cultural, social, territorial, and spatial transformation. By providing experiences and tools, the program enables participants to identify a field of action—and a toolkit—for developing projects at the intersection of architecture, community development, cultural management, and content production across various exhibition formats and media.
Architect and documentarian Cristóbal Vicente will deliver the lecture "Tierra del Fuego: An Experience of the Vast" as part of the Arquitectura de Selección series organized by the School of Architecture at Finis Terrae University.
Session #1 of the 2018 Medium Density cycle, featuring presentations by architects Luis Izquierdo and Emilio Marín on collective housing projects. Commentary by Max Núñez, head of the Master of Architecture program at UC.
The School of Architecture at Universidad Finis Terrae hosts monthly "Atraviesos Urbanos," a series of thematic tours of Santiago. The October 6th edition will take place in the Barrio República.
Book launch for "PUC.TUB: A Decade of Design" as part of the "International Symposium on Architectural Education: PFLEGE | CARE | CUIDADO," to be held on October 9 at the pergola in the Patio de Los Naranjos at the Lo Contador campus.
The Master of Architecture program at the University of Chile invites you to the lecture "Is it Possible to Inhabit the Contemporary?", which will be delivered by Sergio Rojas.
Iain Sinclair, author of Lights Out for the Territory, is the latest guest of the renowned "La Ciudad y las Palabras" (The City and the Words) project, a program under the PhD in Architecture and Urban Studies at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, sponsored by La Tercera. The author will deliver a lecture on London on Thursday, November 8, at 6:30 PM in the UC School of Architecture auditorium (El Comendador 1936, Providencia).
The Valparaíso Regional Delegation of the Association of Architects of Chile, the Gaudí Research Institute of the Gaudí Chair at the University of Barcelona, and the Ambassador of Spain will launch the "Gaudí in Valparaíso" project this Thursday, October 4, at the Cultural Center of Spain in Santiago.
This event is held in conjunction with the launch of the Landscape and Sustainability Observatory (OPS) at the UDP Faculty of Architecture, Art, and Design.
Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of Chile
Attend the seminar "Green Infrastructure in Chile: Progress and Challenges," organized by the Grupo Paisaje-FAU, U. de Chile, in collaboration with REEDUCA, U. de Chile – Urban Ecology Network, U. de Chile. This event is convened by STGO+ Green Infrastructure – Green Corridors – MINVU – Seremi MINVU.
The dream of homeownership is a cornerstone of Chilean housing policy; however, there are other ways to provide housing beyond those offered by the real estate market. These alternatives address the increasingly urgent need to tackle the scarcity of well-located land, as well as the social and spatial vulnerability of certain territories.
'Architecture as a Medium' will present the work carried out by architect Alfredo Thiermann over the last few years. Through the analysis of historical references and built projects, the lecture will delve into the relationship and intersection between architectural projects and other media, highlighting the importance of material culture in a world where everything seems to lean toward the virtual.
Awards Ceremony for the San Borja Footbridges Competition
The Municipality of Santiago, the San Borja Neighborhood Association, and the Pasarelas Verdes Project are pleased to invite you to the awards ceremony for the architectural and landscape ideas competition for the San Borja footbridges and their surroundings, held throughout 2018.
This event will feature international specialists with extensive experience in timber construction: Gianni Dal Ri, Technical Director of Bettega Legnami in Trento, Italy, and Federica Morandi, PhD in Applied Acoustics from the University of Bologna, alongside other national experts in the field.
Attend the second edition of Architecture and Women in Chile, a panel discussion and reflection on the role and presence of women in national architecture.
The "From Territory to Detail" seminar is a space for academic dialogue and reflection that brings together students, academics, and professionals in the field alongside renowned Latin American architects who share a common trait: balancing teaching activities with professional practice across diverse areas, ranging from editorial work to artistic experimentation. The seminar seeks to promote relevant practices in Latin America that, characterized by rigorous thought and practice, emerge as significant proposals that foster an inclusive approach focused on positioning innovation as a constituent element of a careful and pertinent creative process.
We invite you to participate in the first National Meeting of Future Urbanists (ENUM), to be held on October 8 and 9 at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of Chile. This meeting is organized by graduates of the Master of Urbanism program and sponsored by the Postgraduate Department and the Postgraduate School of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the same institution.
