The Open Day, hosted annually by the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED), invites eyewear retail giant Luxottica to this year's edition to teach the public how to prototype eyewear models as if they were for a new brand within the group. The experience will take place this Saturday, May 4, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the IED-SP campus, located at 617 Maranhão Street. The event is free and open to everyone upon registration on the website: https://ied.edu.br/eventos/open-day-o-futuro-pelas-lentes-do-design.
AND OF ALL THINGS, ONE Jacqueline Belotti opens solo exhibition featuring ceramics and porcelain at Galeria Mercedes Viegas, curated by Paula Terra-Neale
We will conclude our IAB-RJ Compartilha summer season with the Art Direction and Scenography course, taught by architect and urban planner Paulo Flaksman.
The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), in collaboration with Proyecto CEELA, is offering the Zero Emissions Universities LATAM course. Over 20 hours of online classes, university professionals will learn how to implement sustainability projects in the areas of construction, mobility, energy, procurement, food, and compensation mechanisms.
Affective Ecologies is an independent learning environment for observing and experimenting with the affective realities that drive us in relation to design and contemporary ecology.
Ruins of the first school in Americana (SP), 2024.
The video art project "Ruínas" (Ruins) examines the significance of urban ruins located in the city of Americana, SP, exploring their symbolic function in times of crisis. As material remnants of political failure, economic speculation, and social decline, these ruins have become essential to many contemporary cultural narratives. The project is funded by the Paulo Gustavo Law through the Ministry of Culture, with support from the Americana City Hall, via the Secretariat of Culture and Tourism.
The International Congress on Higher Education Infrastructure (CIIES) is a pioneering event in Latin America, organized by the Infrastructure Directorate of the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (UTFSM). Since its inception in 2010, CIIES has established itself as a fundamental platform for discussing and developing innovative solutions in educational infrastructure. The event brings together national and international experts to address the challenges and opportunities facing educational infrastructure in an ever-evolving world.
The Architecture and Urbanism Student Day, which functions as a "mini" gathering, aims to promote interaction and dialogue among students in the field, reaching a wide spectrum of schools in the region where it is held. In the São Paulo Regional, this event is conducted through workshops, panel discussions, and networking opportunities, and is offered free of charge. It takes place in strategic locations throughout the state, over a single day, with a specific theme.
An example of a partition wall already transformed with openings in the facade and vegetation. Photo: Marcela Grassi
Taking a step toward improving the quality of public space, the city of Barcelona, which will serve as the World Capital of Architecture in 2026, has launched a new International Ideas Competition for Young Architects. The initiative aims to transform 10 permanent blind walls—one in each district—into new facades. Organized by the Barcelona City Council and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe, in partnership with UNESCO and the International Union of Architects (UIA), the competition seeks architectural proposals that provide meaning to walls that are currently anonymous and unremarkable, exposed in public spaces in a state of permanent temporariness.
"CLIMAS; Actions for good living" is the theme of the XIII BIAU. Graphic: @formato.publico
The new edition of the BIAU will be held in early December 2024 in Lima, an exceptional setting for discussions regarding extreme climatic conditions and their impact on the built environment. The submission period for all six categories will close in September, and the jury's decisions will be announced collectively at the end of October 2024. Under the theme CLIMAS: Actions for Good Living, this 13th edition of the Biennial reflects on and invites action toward producing more sustainable, equitable, and pluralistic futures through architecture and urbanism.
The 24th edition of the Pan-American Biennial of Architecture of Quito (BAQ2024) is approaching. As the most important architecture event in the Americas, it will take place from November 18 to 22, 2024, in the Historic Center of Quito. The event will bring together more than 2,000 daily participants, including prominent professionals and academics from around the world, to discuss and exchange knowledge on contemporary architecture.
The 11th edition of the Arquiteturas Film Festival: Learning to Unlearn
Architecture welcomes cultures and people from all walks of life. However, it does not always address pressing issues such as social justice, the ecological crisis, and decolonization, often at the expense of a dominant Western paradigm in education and professional practice. The Arquiteturas Film Festival 2024 seeks to challenge this hegemony by reflecting on the discourses embedded in the discipline.
On August 17, the Inclusartiz Cultural Center will host the event "Practice Lab - Alternative Proposals for Philanthropy in Architecture" with architect Nicolay Boyadjiev.
Institute of Architects of Brazil - São Paulo Department
The Institute of Architects of Brazil – São Paulo Department (IABsp) continues its program of open courses, consolidating a space for debate on pressing issues in the education of architects and urban planners.
