11/09/2023

Ozyegin University Building Envelope Design and Technology Lab is organizing an international conference on Resilience in Building Envelope Design and Technologies with tremendous speakers from academia and the building technology sector.

2023-24 Hyde Lecture Series:

Horror in Architecture presents an unflinching look at how horror genre tropes manifest in the built environment. Spanning the realms of art, design, literature, and film, this newly revised and expanded edition compiles examples from all areas of popular culture to form a visual anthology of the architectural uncanny.

The impact of artificial intelligence in the discipline of architecture is unavoidable and undeniable. The recent mass adoption of highly accessible machine learning tools including DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, and Midjourney has allowed designers to test their limits and assess their role as an author in the design of the built environment. This book will include speculations on the introduction of artificial intelligence bots/apps into architecture and feature a collection of works from eighteen architects and designers who are interrogating current AI applications. Within each chapter, authors put forth a position through a framework consisting of theory and application lenses. Additionally, interviews from leading practitioners will offer insights into the current curiosities fueling investigation.

The business of architecture—shaped by anti-trust legislation and pro-corporate governmental policies—has created an extractive, inequitable, and precarious environment for its practitioners. These pressures have led many small firms, which make up roughly three quarters of architecture offices in the United States, to adopt diverse, ad-hoc organizational and survival strategies. In their very precarity, these small firms offer fertile grounds to test more resilient structures. One such model, the worker cooperative, offers a critical mode of practice that is equitable, democratic, and addresses the systemic inequalities that plague the profession.

The competition aims to select an urban renewal project for the area surrounding the Mercado Municipal Paulistano. This area currently encompasses a range of functions beyond commerce, having evolved into a central tourist hub for the city.

The competition seeks two complementary approaches: a strategic intervention plan covering an area accessible within a 15-minute walk, with the Market at its center, and a set of physical interventions to improve the space within a broader twelve-block perimeter, addressing key urban challenges in the area, such as the relationship with the Tamanduateí River and the railway line.

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An exhibition by artist Paulo Roberto Leal at the Galeria de Arte Ipanema opens on September 12, curated by Paulo Venancio Filho.

In her series Acessibilidade de Norte a Sul: Todas as vozes do Brasil (Accessibility from North to South: All the Voices of Brazil), Mariana Bunn Architecture and Accessibility will host a conversation with architect Ingrid Etges Zandomeneco this coming Sunday, September 10.

“Naturas: As I See It” opens at the Paço Imperial on September 9

Trilhas Urbanas, a board game featuring innovative urban solutions, launches on Catarse

Mariana Bunn, of Mariana Bunn Arquitetura e Acessibilidade, will host a conversation with Mayra Munive this coming Sunday, September 17, as part of her series, Accessibility from North to South: All Voices of Brazil.

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Exhibition by artist Paulo Roberto Leal at Galeria de Arte Ipanema opens on September 12, curated by Paulo Venancio Filho

“Naturas: The Way I See It” opens at the Paço Imperial on September 9

The Latin American Master in Architecture program at the Universidad del Bío-Bío is presenting an exhibition of design theses from its first graduating class at the Exhibition Hall of the Concepción Architects' Association. These design theses represent the final project for the Master's degree, combining theoretical development with a design exercise.

Architects have frequently turned to philosophers and theorists in search of design ideas or a critical framework for their practice. However, architects and architecture students may find it difficult to navigate the writings of these thinkers.

September 22 marks the launch of the Architectural Skins competition: timber envelopes for existing buildings. This invitation from WoodArch is sponsored by the AOA (Association of Architecture Offices) and the Chilean Institute of Architects.

Architects and designers can now submit their works to the 2023-2024 cycle of the international A' Design Award. With more than 100 categories to choose from, the award aims to celebrate the best of global design in a variety of disciplines.