The Museo Amparo presents Hecho Forma. Mexican Design Salon, an exhibition, retail space, and meeting point that celebrates the creativity, innovation, and diversity defining contemporary design in Mexico.

The School of Design at Universidad Diego Portales is pleased to invite you to the opening of session 2 of the project "Contemporary Design Discussions: Projections," a space for meeting, reflection, and forward-thinking regarding contemporary design practices.

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On February 8, from 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM, Design Degustação 2025 will take place at our SP and RJ campuses, offering a preview of our undergraduate, postgraduate, and One Year programs.

In celebration of Women's History Month, IAB RJ is hosting a roundtable discussion titled "Women in the History of the IAB" on Thursday, March 20. The event is free, open to the public, and will take place in the organization's headquarters auditorium, starting at 6:30 PM.

IAB to launch the 2025 edition of its National Awards in September

The Latin American Meeting of Architecture Students (ELEA) is a space for academic, cultural, and professional exchange that brings together architecture students from across Latin America. The 37th edition will be held in Cuenca, Ecuador, as part of the 40th-anniversary commemoration of the Latin American Coordinator of Architecture Students (CLEA) and will be co-organized with ONEA Ecuador, the country's National Organization of Architecture Students.
Through workshops, lectures, debates, and collaborative activities, ELEA promotes meaningful learning based on experimentation, creativity, and critical analysis, with an emphasis on sustainability, innovation, and Latin American cultural identity.

The program’s third edition will be led by DJ GrandMaster Raphael, a pioneer of funk parties, joined by MC Cidinho, MC Mascote, MC Cacau, and Duda do Borel.

In 2025, Lider celebrates 80 years of history, establishing itself as a benchmark in furniture that blends artisanal craftsmanship with contemporary design. To mark this special occasion, the brand is presenting an unprecedented exhibition at its flagship store on Alameda Gabriel Monteiro da Silva during DW! São Paulo Design Weekend, from March 10 to 16.

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The public is invited to learn more about the works and creative processes of the artists and curators behind the Caminhos de Devaneios exhibition during a guided tour and discussion on January 11, 2025, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

The Latin American Architecture Biennial in Pamplona (BAL) is a forum that, every two years, brings together the most recent and notable examples of emerging architecture in Latin America. The event strengthens ties between Latin American and Spanish architects, creating a shared space for dialogue, dissemination, and architectural creation that serves as a solid counterpoint to the Anglo-Saxon sphere.

Its primary objective is to contribute to the strengthening of emerging Latin American architecture as a tool for building a more just, open, democratic, and sustainable society.

FGMF Arquitetos will be one of the keynote speakers at the AIA LATAM 2025 Congress, hosted by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) LATAM Chapter in partnership with Universidad Anáhuac. The event will take place from February 6 to 8 in Mexico City.

The School of Architecture and Urbanism and Design at USP, the Center for Cultural Preservation - Casa de Dona Yayá, the research group "Archive, sources and narratives: between architecture, city and design," 216 - Cultural Heritage, History and Criticism, QUALICON - Quality and Performance in the Built Environment, LabIndus - Laboratory of Industrialization, and Labdias - Laboratory of Studies on Culture, City and Diaspora are pleased to invite professionals, researchers, master craftspeople, holders of traditional knowledge, and other interested parties to submit papers for the 5th Vernacular/Popular Architecture Seminar, to be held from June 8 to 11, 2026. Building on a tradition of studies in the field that began in the 1970s, and currently driven by the democratization of access to the university, FAU-USP is witnessing a resurgence and growing expansion of interest in, and the assimilation of, new perspectives on the diverse processes of vernacular and popular architecture.

Learn how to design vertical garden projects using both ornamental and edible plants, creating a vertical vegetable garden.

"Join the study of affective theory and contemporary ecology from both academic and personal perspectives." In this Affective Ecologies program, you will learn how to observe and experience the affective realities that drive us in relation to design and contemporary ecology.

Book Launch: "Incontornáveis" by Antonio Manuel

The Lugar Comum research group, affiliated with the Graduate Program in Architecture and Urbanism at FAUFBA, announces the 15th Urbanism in Bahia Seminar, urbBA[25], to be held on November 3, 4, and 5, 2025, at the Faculty of Architecture of UFBA in Salvador, Bahia.

Spanish Architecture Festival (FAE) 2025
September 4–5 · Mexico City
This September, Mexico City will become the epicenter of Spanish-language architecture with the 2025 edition of the Spanish Architecture Festival, an international gathering celebrating contemporary thought and practice.
Over two days, key voices in global architecture will gather at iconic sites of Mexican modern heritage to tour, inhabit, and reflect upon them through shared experience.
A curated architectural experience.
Designed as an intimate gathering, the Festival offers close access to its international guests: direct conversations, guided tours of Modern Movement works, and moments of connection where dialogue transcends the professional.
It is not just about talking about architecture, but about inhabiting it, exploring it in company, and sharing it through experience.
The program is framed by an exclusive multi-course meal prepared by chef Miguel Sánchez Navarro—creator of CARDO—accompanied by cocktails, with transportation included to facilitate the experience.
Venues
September 4 – Los Manantiales, Xochimilco
The first day will take place at the iconic Los Manantiales, a work by Félix Candela nestled among the canals of Xochimilco. This reinforced concrete shell—one of the architect's most emblematic structures—stands as a symbol of 20th-century structural experimentation and formal beauty.
September 5 – Bacardí Plant, Tultitlán
The second day moves to the Bacardí Plant in the State of Mexico, an exceptional enclave that brings together two key works of the Modern Movement: the bottling plant designed by Félix Candela and the office building designed by Mies van der Rohe. A setting where industrial architecture becomes a manifesto.
International Guests
FAE 2025 will bring together essential voices in contemporary architecture to share their trajectories, processes, and visions:
● Ryue Nishizawa (SANAA, Japan)
2010 Pritzker Prize laureate, co-founder of SANAA, and author of iconic works such as the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art and the Teshima Art Museum.
● Jimenez Lai (Bureau Spectacular, USA)
Architect and artist recognized for experimental installations and a narrative approach that rethinks how we inhabit space.
● Cristina Díaz Moreno and Efrén García Grinda (Amid.cero9, Spain)
Founders of the influential Madrid-based studio and professors at institutions such as Harvard, Princeton, and the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
● Mauricio Rocha (Taller Mauricio Rocha, Mexico)
Winner of the 2023 Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize, author of works such as the Anahuacalli Museum expansion and the San Pablo Academic and Cultural Center.