Session 3 of the series on supporting remote architecture education. This session will review online workshop experiences from three cities severely impacted by the health crisis, featuring Constanza Ipinza (USACH, Santiago), Carolina Rodas (UDLA, Quito), and Enrique Walker (Columbia, New York).
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's plan to provide housing loans "directly, without intermediaries," and the implementation of programs such as Infonavit's ConstruYO, make it essential to focus our attention on models where inhabitants are actively involved in the production of their housing.
"Housing and Participation" will explore different ways in which communities participate in the design, construction, and management of their habitat in both rural and urban settings. It will reflect on the means available to each population, ranging from access to government and institutional support to the material and human resources required for construction.
The discussion will also address the role of architects providing technical assistance, as well as their level of responsibility in self-construction processes.
The panel will feature architect Dominic Papa, director and founder of Studio Woodroffe Papa, who brings over 27 years of experience in large-scale urban and architectural projects in the UK and abroad; and Anna Shapiro, associate partner at Sheppard Robson, an award-winning London-based firm responsible for a series of strategic urban projects covering housing, regeneration, biomedical and educational clusters, and a shift in focus toward retail-led integrated environments.
Join the upcoming online event hosted by Cosentino City Barcelona and ArquinFAD to discover the trends in architecture and interior design for the coming year, presented by the FAD Awards 2020 jury.
The Master’s in Integrated City Design at the Universidad Viña del Mar School of Architecture and Design invites you to reflect on the adaptations and innovations that cities must incorporate to address potential urban futures in a post-COVID-19 world.
On Thursday, July 30, at 6:00 PM, Cosentino City Barcelona and ArquinFAD invite you to discover the finalist projects of the 2020 FAD International Awards, presented directly by their authors.
This is the final program of the first season of "Enfoques," a series of conversations about photography. These discussions aim to create a space for reflection on architectural photography and its role in the dissemination of architecture, inviting photographers, artists, editors, designers, and architects to engage in relaxed yet in-depth dialogue.
AméricaEconomía and ArchDaily present "The Digitalization of the Architecture and Construction Industry." Two of the region's most prominent media outlets are joining forces for a webinar to discuss the future of this sector and the impact of this process in Latin America. The discussion will address the implications for various related industries and reveal the opportunities that may emerge post-pandemic.
The Museum of Contemporary Art invites you to the discussion Plaza de la Dignidad: Places Resignified by Mobilization, to be held on Saturday, January 11, at 6:00 PM in front of the MAC Parque Forestal.
The School of History is organizing the colloquium "Infrastructure, Transport, and the City: New Topics in Urban History."
For this edition, the CAP Regional Lima is organizing the 10th Architecture and Heritage Discussion, featuring Abel Perles (PRODUCTORA, Mexico), Mauricio Rocha (Taller de Arquitectura, Mexico), David Mutual (David Mutual Arquitectos, Peru), and panelist Patricia Dias.
This discussion aims to share territorial perspectives that can shed light on the transformations needed to improve our habitat. We recognize that the acceleration of these social, economic, and environmental transformations has had, and continues to have, a significant impact on every region in Paraguay that has undergone intervention.
FOCO is a series of talks organized by the University Commission of the Sociedad Central de Arquitectos every Saturday at 7:00 PM. With over 10 editions held to date, the series has featured presentations from more than 45 prominent figures in architecture, design, and related disciplines, along with a dozen artists for the closing segment.
Architectural criticism will be the central focus of "Laboratory Critique," an online conversation series organized by the Postgraduate and Continuing Education Department of the Faculty of Architecture and Design at Universidad Finis Terrae, as part of the launch of the Projective Critique Laboratory diploma program.
"Why do we communicate architecture and urbanism in Ibero-America?" is one of the questions that guests will explore during the second Redes IAAC session, an open, online event broadcast via streaming.
FOCO is a lecture series organized by the University Commission of the Sociedad Central de Arquitectos every Saturday at 7:00 PM. With over 15 editions to date, the series has featured presentations from more than 65 prominent figures in architecture, design, and related disciplines, concluding each session with a performance by a guest artist.
The CAP Regional Lima invites you this Thursday, June 25, to a conversation with David Sim and Alexander Spitzer—partners at Jan Gehl—on the relationship between quality of life and urban density. They will present their latest book, "Soft City," and discuss the firm's project experiences in South America.