Sesc Rio de Janeiro invites you to the opening of the exhibition "Da Kutanda ao Quitandinha – 80 anos" on December 1, 2023, starting at 10:00 AM. The exhibition marks the beginning of the 80th-anniversary celebrations for the venue, which opened in 1944 as a hotel-casino and now houses the Sesc Quitandinha Cultural Center. Curated by Marcelo Campos, the expansive exhibition is organized into six sections, tracing a narrative that begins in the 18th century with the earliest records of Black presence in the Freguesia de Nossa Senhora de Inhomirim—the foundation of the region's settlement—via the Piabanha River and the plantations that relied on enslaved labor, ultimately giving rise to the city now known as Petrópolis.
“How to Remember a Crime: Mapocho River” is a free performance that, through a walking tour guided by soundscapes, voiceovers, and testimonies, encourages reflection on the connection to nature, civic development, fundamental rights, and crimes against humanity committed during the dictatorship.
The launch of the first industrial printer for additive construction in Latin America will take place on Thursday, December 14, at the Universidad del Bío-Bío's Concepción campus. This printer will enable the construction of entire houses in Latin America for the first time. It represents a significant advancement in additive construction developed by the UBB's Center for Research in Construction Technologies (CITEC), which has already produced various pieces of furniture and residential walls using an industrial robot in collaboration with several industry partners.
“Ruta Caravanera” is an interdisciplinary workshop based on the itinerant methodology of Swiss curator and historian Philip Ursprung and the territorial research trips led by Tarapacá-based curator Rodolfo Andaur in Tarapacá and other regions of the Americas. The workshop’s objectives revisit the ancestral practices of the first Andean nations as alternative frameworks for reading and understanding geography.
Arnau Rovira is a photographer who found himself in Turkmenistan by accident. From Barcelona, he recalls the story of how he found himself in its capital, Ashgabat, accompanying sports journalists for the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. This Central Asian country, a former colony of the USSR, is known not only for its strict access and control restrictions but also for its white and golden structures that create a futuristic city near the border with Iran.
With its sights set on the future, in 2024, the Universidad Católica del Uruguay is adding the Architecture, Design, and Environment program to its academic offerings. Felipe Reyno, PhD in Architecture and director of this new degree program, reflects on the need to train architects with a contemporary, contextual, diverse, critical, and collaborative perspective.
Vila Plural, the country's first creative entertainment hub, is hosting the "Comunidade" exhibition by visual artist Ricardo Negro on the second floor of Shopping Vila Olímpia. The exhibition is open Tuesday through Saturday from 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM, and Sundays from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The show features approximately 30 works, including paintings, sculptures, drawings, and posters. Furthermore, an Instagrammable panel featuring an exclusive painting makes the exhibition even more interactive.
Growarq Week is an event dedicated to architects, engineers, designers, and students looking to revolutionize their design process through a methodology that combines two software programs: Revit and Lumion. The event will take place from December 12 to 14, 2023, at 7:00 PM each day, and will be held entirely online.
In charming Oberneukirchen, located in the Austrian countryside, architect Walter Kräutler and artist Sofie Thorsen have come together to transform the interior of the neo-Gothic village church in episode 10 of Opening up.
It could've been so kitsch. When you hear that a former prison has been transformed into a hotel, you'd be forgiven for imagining an incarceration-themed novelty destination, replete with door handles in the shape of handcuffs and complimentary striped pajamas.
Grüntuch Ernst Architekten's sensitive adaptation of a women’s jail in Berlin-Charlottenburg is anything but, however. The landmark building, originally completed in 1896, has been carefully honed into a place of light and tranquility and has already managed, since its opening last year, to cultivate a loyal community of discerning –and returning– guests in search of restorativeness rather than restorative justice.
Remote Residencies is an initiative emerging from the Architecture program at Campus Creativo in collaboration with the Outreach department of the Universidad Andrés Bello. It is an [inter-trans-multi]disciplinary project that aims to open a discussion on contemporary topics based on a question and an image, which will be materialized as an installation at Galería Rocamar, located on the first floor of Campus Creativo in Viña del Mar, Chile.
As part of the 171st anniversary of the founding of San Javier de Loncomilla, the first Guide to Earthen Architecture in the Loncomilla Valley was presented on November 18, 2023, at the Colo Colo Social and Sports Club—an iconic adobe structure. The event brought together more than 150 residents from various sectors of the commune and the surrounding Maule region, including earthen construction practitioners and artisans, representatives of social organizations, neighborhood association members, architects, owners of raw earth properties, and children.
On December 2, Paço Imperial will open the exhibition "Entroncados, Enroscados e Estirados," featuring new works by Rio de Janeiro-based artist Ana Holck. The exhibition marks a new phase in her distinguished 22-year career. Curated by Felipe Scovino, the show presents eight works from the three series that give the exhibition its name. Produced this year using porcelain and stainless steel—materials the artist had not previously utilized—the works bridge the concepts of painting and sculpture.
As agents of change for the city and the territory, our profession is committed to working with and for nature. This has been the mission of batlleiroig throughout its 40-year history, now detailed in a publication that compiles some of our most significant projects.
Bioclimatic Architecture, much like its predecessor Acoustics for Architects, is designed to support coursework throughout the academic cycle. Its content was developed not only with the syllabi of the César Vallejo University and most architecture schools in mind, but also by incorporating the most up-to-date national and international sources. The book covers topics such as sustainability, solar movement, solar charts, vernacular architecture, wind, thermal performance, and natural lighting—a subject rarely addressed in the classroom. Furthermore, the book includes downloadable dynamic tables that allow for the quick and easy creation of solar charts, bioclimatic charts, and solid waste calculations.
