The "3rd Seminar and 1st National Meeting of Experimental Construction Sites," to be held in São Paulo, Brazil, from May 27 to 30, 2024, aims to bring together professors, researchers, technicians, students, and communities involved in architectural production within Experimental Construction Sites at Schools of Architecture and Urbanism, as well as independent territories across Brazil and the world, to exchange experiences in teaching, research, and university outreach. With this in mind, the event seeks to create spaces for the exchange of ideas and debates regarding different pedagogical methods, objectives, and technologies, as well as procedures and action strategies for operating both within formal academic spaces and externally, through practical formative actions addressing the country's social needs in rural and urban housing, and the various public buildings still lacking in Brazilian society.
OBJECTIVES:
3rd Seminar
• Recover the history and origins of experimental architectural construction sites.
• Debate principles and issues relevant to experimental construction sites, including the current global socio-environmental crisis, with guests from civil society and professors from Brazilian and international architecture schools.
• Commemorate and reflect on the 25th anniversary of the FAU USP experimental construction site with the launch of a photographic exhibition.
1st RENACE Meeting
• Establish a national network by identifying existing construction sites in Brazil through presentation circles and exhibitions of teaching, research, and outreach work.
• Collaborate on the practical realization of independent architecture through collective construction workshops.
• Disseminate the dialogical pedagogical method to those interested in creating new experimental construction sites.
• Explore experiences through visits to nearby experimental construction sites.

On October 22 and 29, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM, the Rio Grande do Sul chapter of the Brazilian Association of Architectural Offices (AsBEA-RS) is hosting the second short course in its special program series in partnership with the Instituto Ling. Building on last year's success, the "Women in Architecture" course will be led by architect Clarice Debiagi, who will explore the work of various professionals in the field within the contemporary context.

The performance “Cult against the Frauds” (Culto contra os embustes), by artist Panmela Castro, will take place this Saturday, August 17, 2024, at 4:00 PM, at the Museu de Arte do Rio (MAR). It is part of the exhibition “Radical Ideas about Love,” which remains on view until November 24, 2024.

3D-printed construction is an emerging technology worldwide, offering significant advantages in productivity, sustainability, and versatility. It enables the completion of entire buildings in less time, with reduced resource consumption and waste, while introducing new design and robotic construction processes.

Migration has been a constant phenomenon throughout human history and has played a fundamental role in the formation and development of cities. While it may not appear to be a particularly novel approach at first glance, there are few topics more relevant today than migration, which is intersected by political, geostrategic, economic, environmental, and urban issues. Today, new structural factors are driving it with greater force than ever before. Instability in the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, the war in Ukraine, climate change, poverty, and population growth only serve to increase the flow of people seeking a better place in the world.

On Saturday, August 3rd, at 2:00 PM, the Galeria Pop Up will host a guided tour of the exhibition "Tempo, tempo, tempo..." Curated by Mario Camargo, the exhibition features works by Benjamin Rothstein, Beth Ferrante, Cláudia Lyrio, Katia Politzer, Laura Bonfá Burnier, Patricia Fairon, Mario Camargo, Marcelo Palmar Rezende, Nelson Sadala, Nora Sari, and Reitchel Komch.

Welcome to the 2024 Summer Course Season.

The Tarragona Branch of the Architects' Association of Catalonia, together with editors Maria Rius and Elisenda Rosàs, invites you to attend the presentation of the latest issue of the magazine AT Arquitectes de Tarragona, titled "Beyond Humans / Més enllà dels humans."

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Launched in 2017 at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM), this Master's program enters its seventh edition in 2025. As in previous years, it will be held at the Madrid School of Architecture (ETSAM) from February through December.

Next Tuesday, February 27, at 2:00 PM, artist Yoko Nishio and curator Isabel Portella will host a free, public guided tour of the exhibition “Corpo Formoso,” which will be on view until March 10 at the Galeria do Lago, in the Museu da República.

Interior São Paulo on the international design map
Polo Arqdec, an association based in Campinas, hosts renowned interior designer Nini Andrade Silva

Lider, a furniture brand from Minas Gerais that combines artisanal woodworking with design, was a highlight of DW! São Paulo Design Weekend 2024, presenting key releases from its new collection with scenography by creative Jacimar Ferreira da Silva at its flagship store on Alameda Gabriel Monteiro da Silva. Now, the installation—adapted by the in-house visual merchandising team led by Raquel Nogueira—will travel to the brand's stores in other Brazilian capitals, which will also host exclusive events featuring the designers behind several pieces in the new portfolio. In total, 19 products make up this first-semester collection.

The NBR9050: Accessibility and Inclusion Workshop is a project carried out in partnership with Maitá ATHIS and funded by the Council of Architecture and Urbanism (CAU). It aims to train architecture and urban planning professionals to apply NBR 9050 and 16537 standards through theoretical and practical activities. These activities contextualize these regulations within the promotion of fundamental rights, in accordance with the CAU Code of Ethics, which seeks to ensure that human needs regarding functionality, cost-effectiveness, durability, comfort, hygiene, and accessibility in the built environment are met.

The Academic Week of Architecture and Urbanism (SAAU) is an annual event organized by and for students, aiming to provide new knowledge and experiences for all students in the field. It takes place at the Centro Universitário Católica de Santa Catarina in Joinville and hosts an audience of approximately 150 people per day.

The Brazilian Association of Landscape Architects (ABAP) will host the 7th International Landscape Architecture Congress (CIAP) in Curitiba on May 27, 28, and 29. In this challenging landscape, where communities struggle against floodwaters that invade their homes and destroy their lives, a unique opportunity arises to seek answers and inspiration for a more resilient and sustainable future.

"Private Histories": Opening October 10
Monica Barki produces ceramic sculptures for the first time, presented at Galeria Patricia Costa, with curation by Vanda Klabin

"Coffee THROUGH THE SENSES"

On April 17, 2024, the Paço Imperial will open three simultaneous exhibitions: "Transmutações: alquimia e resistência" [Transmutation: Alchemy and Resistance] by Rio-based artist Marcela Cantuária, one of the most prominent names in the contemporary visual arts scene; "Davuls de Salé" by São Paulo-based artist Cadu, in collaboration with Adriano Motta, Maneno Juárez, and Virgilio Bahde; and "bassa danza" by Rio-based artist Nathan Braga.