Lecture Series

The Young Architects Committee (CAJ) of the Chilean Institute of Architects is launching a series of discussions on various topics, aiming to promote and encourage the development of architecture from the beginning of one's professional career.

The 6th CAU/DF Meeting features the theme "Latin Americanity" this year, aiming to bring society together to discuss the infinite opportunities for Architecture and Urbanism to contribute to urban development and planning in Latin America: the similarities, differences, and possibilities.

Under the theme "Cultural Heritage and Citizenship," the first edition of the Regional Cultural Heritage Forum will be held on August 17–18, 2018, in the city of Muriaé, Minas Gerais. The event will address the relationship between a sense of belonging, citizenship, and the preservation of cultural heritage through various thematic discussions.
The Forum is part of the Cultural Heritage Exhibition program, which will take place from August 17 to 31, and includes workshops on heritage education, thematic exhibitions, and the 5th edition of the Cultural Heritage Incentive Award.

COURSE IN BELÉM, PARÁ: INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE

The Arch Days CDMX Forum will bring together national and international figures in the fields of design and architecture to explore the connections between creativity, education, and innovation, with the goal of proposing global solutions for sustainability.

The renowned DWM design thinking forum, known as Creativity & Change, is evolving into the Arch Days Forum. This international event will feature architecture professionals discussing the intersections of creativity, education, and innovation to propose global solutions for sustainability.

Taking on the challenge of equity and sustainability, ethical banking in Chile, through Doble Impacto, is actively seeking institutions that meet the criteria for evaluation and the requirements to join its financing system. A central focus will be on companies working in housing and urban regeneration; consequently, a series of talks will be held throughout July in the regions of Valparaíso, Concepción, Coquimbo, and Rancagua.

Titled "Less Architecture, More City," the 5th edition of the International Congress of Architecture and Society will focus on the city to reflect on new forms of urbanism, exploring dimensions such as ecology, sustainable mobility, and the humanization of public spaces.

As in the four previous editions, the Baluarte-Palacio de Congresos y Auditorio de Navarra will once again host this international event on June 13 and 14. While previous editions were more focused on architecture and architects—having featured renowned international figures such as Álvaro Siza, Alejandro Aravena, David Chipperfield, and Rem Koolhaas, and gathering up to 10 Pritzker Prize winners—this year marks a shift. In fact, from its first edition, titled "More for Less," to the most recent one in 2016, "Climate Change," the event has hosted major international figures in the field.

March Session: MARCH 20, 21, 22, 23, AND 24, 2018 (FROM 2:00 PM TO 6:30 PM)

Council of Architecture and Urbanism of Rio de Janeiro hosts debate "Architecture: A Feminine Noun"

The objective is to discuss the integration of women architects and urban planners into the professional market, how to make cities safer for women to navigate, harassment, and other related topics.

Organized by the National Association of Ceramic Tile, Sanitary Ware, and Related Products Manufacturers (ANFACER), Expo Revestir presents a lecture featuring architects Toyo Ito and Paulo Mendes da Rocha at the Transamerica Expo Center in São Paulo.

The Bio-Environmental Design Laboratory at the University of Flores (UFLO) invites you to the second free lecture of the ENVIRONMENT and CITY series, which aims to foster reflection and the exchange of perspectives on environmental issues within the urban context.

The spring edition of the series focuses on "scale" in architecture. Everything is a matter of "scale." Whether as a projective tool or a universal system of measurement and comprehension, scale permeates the discipline at different moments and in different ways. From the relationship between a project and its context to issues of representation, to speak of scale is to speak of architecture. This edition of the Architectural Culture Lecture Series [CCCA] explores various practices and projects to delve into its extraordinary richness.

The Mundaneum XII_re_UNIÓN International Architecture: Necessary Architectures and Cities: re_THINKING Architecture and Urbanism in Latin America will take place at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Granada (ETSAG), Spain, on October 3, 4, and 5, 2018, to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the re_UNIÓN's founding (1998-2018).

Established in 2009, the postgraduate program at Escola da Cidade offers lato sensu courses organized around the broad, overarching theme: “Civilization America: A Perspective Through Architecture.”

Distendidos is a series of five talks born from the desire and need to move architectural discussions and reflections outside of institutional spaces. By removing them from their traditional context, the series aims to foster a relaxed environment conducive to building new connections.

The IABsp will host two debates as part of the programming for the curatorial competition for the 12th International Architecture Biennial of São Paulo. These debates aim to raise concerns and pose provocations that may be reflected in the proposals. The second, "Criticism and Curatorship," will take place on June 30.

The IABsp will host two debates as part of the programming for the curatorial competition for the 12th International Architecture Biennial of São Paulo. These debates aim to raise concerns and pose provocations that may be reflected in the proposals. The first, "Context: Brazil, Today," will be held on June 23rd and focuses on the national landscape.