Lecture Series

ESCOLA DA CIDADE OPEN COURSES – SECOND SEMESTER 2018

Start Time: 6:00pm
End Time: 7:00pm

The Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership Business Improvement District (BID), in collaboration with General Assembly and local institutions and businesses, presents eight weeks of free education classes on the Flatiron South Public Plaza.

The "Modern Architecture in São Paulo" course is offering special editions in July and August dedicated exclusively to Lina Bo Bardi. The sessions will provide historical-critical theoretical approaches to the architect's work, in addition to guided tours of two projects: MASP and SESC Pompéia. During these visits, the architecture will be experienced and discussed in detail on-site.

Now in its second edition, this event aims to highlight the work of women architects in shaping the built environment, their participation in creative markets, and their role as drivers of economies linked to design, architecture, and innovation.

YACademy launches the second edition of Architecture for Exhibition, a high-level training course offering 8 scholarships and internships in internationally-renowned architectural firms.

114 hours of lessons, a 30-hour workshop, lectures and placement opportunities in  internationally-renowned architectural firms like DAVID CHIPPERFIELD ARCHITECTS - ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS - ALL DESIGN

The Núcleo da Madeira, with the support of the Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation (FAAP), will host the event "Innovative Ideas for the Timber Construction Chain" from June 10 to 12. The program features several lecture and debate series divided into five modules. The objective is to provide resources to accelerate the approval and acceptance processes for timber as a technologically advanced material.

The Art History course (covering architecture, photography, painting, music, and cinema) is now in its third module. This month's sessions will explore the relationship between art and psychoanalysis. We have invited researchers in these fields and specialists in the artists, architects, and works to be discussed. The modules are not sequential and may be taken individually.

The NCD (Núcleo Catarinense de Decoração) celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2019. To mark the occasion, the organization is bringing the NCD Summit to Santa Catarina—a full day of lectures covering architecture, the luxury market, management, digital marketing, smart cities, and interior design trends. The event, which features eight lectures, will take place at CentroSul in Florianópolis on September 2nd. Registration is limited and can be completed via the link ncd.com.br/summit for R$ 180 (third batch). Interested parties can also access promotional codes for a 10% discount by contacting any of the 160 member stores across the state.

On the 14th, the IAB-RJ headquarters hosted the launch of the new season of courses for its continuing education program, IAB Compartilha. The event was attended by the program's 19 instructors, as well as students and professionals interested in the proposed topics. Building on the educational initiatives resumed in 2016, the 2019 edition offers a wide range of courses designed to share the expertise of professionals who are leaders in the various fields that make up the broad spectrum of architecture and urbanism. With three years of experience offering courses at its historic headquarters, IAB-RJ has solidified its position as a vital resource for those looking to deepen and enhance their knowledge and professional development—a necessity in this field.

This edition of the Architectural Culture Lecture Series [CCCA] explores various approaches to architecture and the city through an understanding of the floor plan. Graphic representation is an indispensable instrument in the discipline, and the floor plan, as the quintessential architectural tool, not only represents the project's concept but also manifests a discourse—a vision of the specific context in which the work is framed. History, economy, and society are all captured within it.

The cities of Belo Horizonte (May) and Rio de Janeiro (June) will host sessions of Gabriel Kogan's course on the history of international contemporary architecture.

Dynamics in the professional market have transformed how we work and consume; in this process, various professions have had to adapt to new technological trends. Architecture is no exception, and a new type of professional has had to adapt to these new consumption patterns. Office spaces have been redesigned, hierarchies have been flattened, and the creative process has been harmonized with this new reality.

The School of Architecture at Universidad Don Vasco is celebrating its annual Architecture Week, which primarily consists of lectures by specialists in various branches of architecture and the development of a real-world project, for which four different proposals will be presented. In addition, the event includes exhibitions, competitions, workshops, and cultural and sports activities.

2016 Pritzker Prize laureate Alejandro Aravena and Rahul Mehrotra will participate in the International Urban Development Forum in Bogotá, held as part of the XV Expoconstrucción y Expodiseño 2019.

The National Architecture Forum (FONARQ) is an academic and cultural event designed to provide an inclusive meeting space for architecture professionals and students, fostering the development and appreciation of quality architecture within our community.

Escola da Cidade and Sesc host meetings with Paraguayan architects Solano Benitez and Gloria Cabral

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Registration is now open for the fourth cohort of the short-term Executive Education course at Insper, "Urban Innovation: New Ways of Shaping Cities," in partnership with Arq.Futuro. With a 40-hour curriculum starting on May 6, the course aims to help train individuals capable of interpreting the reality of urban spaces and adopting a critical stance on the future of cities. Registration is available via the website: http://bit.ly/2mecfdN.

Series examines the contributions of architect Maurício Nogueira Lima to Brazilian art