Throughout 2018, World Design Capital CDMX has presented a program divided into formal events, as well as a local agenda featuring academic activities such as the Inter-University Circuit, which aims to foster academic interaction and create a collaborative platform among universities, schools, and design educational institutions throughout the year.
The Congress of Scientific Initiation in Architecture and Urbanism (CICAU) is designed as a space for reflection and exchange for students, faculty, and graduates of architecture and related fields. It seeks to focus on, interpret, analyze, and debate the challenges facing contemporary cities through the framework of scientific research—a practice we find lacking in higher education and one we believe must be reinforced to improve the training of future architects.
CICAU emerged from the well-established regional and national meetings of the Brazilian FeNEA (Federação Nacional de Estudantes de Arquitetura). The goal is to foster an exchange of information among students, providing insight into scientific production in each country, as well as their respective particularities, lifestyles, and approaches to architectural and urban challenges.
‘Housing the Basque Country (Vivienda Pública en Euskadi/Euskadiko Etxebizitza Publikoa). 1981-2018’ is the title of an ambitious exhibition summarizing nearly four decades of public housing policy in the Basque Country since the transfer of powers to the regional government.
Arquitectura y ciudad moderna en el sur de Chile. Memoria, territorio y proyecto is a book that originated from the "Surmoderno" seminar, "Valoración del Patrimonio Moderno en el Sur de Chile," held in Concepción in 2015. Two years later, following extensive editorial work, this volume was published to share and disseminate knowledge and reflections on the modern architecture developed in cities such as Chillán, Concepción, Talcahuano, Lota, Nacimiento, Osorno, and Punta Arenas—all of which exemplify the widespread development of this architectural style in the country.
The second title in the series presents the city as a place for gathering and play; the event will take place at Sesc Avenida Paulista and includes an educational activity. Free admission.
The exhibition "Public School Architecture in São Paulo 1890–2017" celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Foundation for Educational Development (FDE).
ESCOLA DA CIDADE’S “GEOGRAPHY, CITY, AND ARCHITECTURE” POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM HOSTS SUSANNAH DRAKE OF DLANDstudio, NEW YORK
The architect and urban planner, a professor at FAUUSP, will attend the opening of the Academic Week of Architecture and Urbanism at the Instituto de Educação Superior da Paraíba (IESP), taking place on April 23.
The event will take place on November 14 and is part of the preliminary activities for the 2019 Sesc SP + Escola da Cidade International Seminar, which focuses on the "right to the city."
In partnership with the Federal District Housing Development Company (CODHAB-DF), Quintal Urbano (RN), and LabRua (PB), the Architecture and Urbanism program at IESP Faculdades will host an exclusive urban design workshop during INOVA IESP 2018, focused on underserved communities and precarious areas.
On June 2nd, the "Musée de la Romanité" will open to the public in Nîmes, France. The project was designed by Brazilian architect and urban planner Elizabeth de Portzamparc, who won the international competition held by the city's municipal government in 2012.
Opening:
Paula Dedecca - author of the doctoral thesis “Architecture and Engagement: The IAB, Professional Debate, and Its Transnational Arenas (1920-1970)”
In early 2018, the Department of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of Taubaté marked its 40th anniversary. As the most traditional school of Architecture and Urbanism in the Paraíba region, it has introduced approximately 2,000 qualified professionals to the regional and state job markets, specializing in building construction, urbanism, landscape architecture, interior design, historic preservation, and more.
Hundreds of professors have taught at the department, enriching students' education and providing the professional and academic experience necessary for architects and urban planners.
The 38th SEMAU
Each year, the school hosts the Architecture and Urbanism Week, featuring academic, cultural, and social programming aimed at its internal community. This year, however, the program will be expanded to include celebrations of the school's 40th anniversary, with the goal of revisiting its history and welcoming back former students and faculty to the institution.
The XIV ENEPEA - National Meeting on Landscape Teaching in Architecture and Urbanism Schools in Brazil will take place at the Federal University of Santa Maria, Central Campus, in Santa Maria, RS, from October 2 to 6, 2018, incorporating the XIII Quapá-SEL Colloquium as a pre-event on October 1 and 2, 2018.
Titled 'Leisure' and held as part of the Architectural Culture Lecture Series [CCCA] at EA USS, architects Juan Ignacio Cerda [ELEMENTAL] and Sebastián Cuevas will discuss program and leisure in architecture, including their spaces, users, specific characteristics, and their relationship with the city. On this occasion, the architects will present the Bicentennial Children's Park and the initiative for the creation of pocket plazas, respectively. Additionally, the panel will be moderated by Mario Marchant, a professor at USS/UCh and director of Materia Arquitectura magazine.
Under the title "Habitación" and as part of the Architectural Culture Lecture Series [CCCA] at the EA USS, architects Cristián Izquierdo and Emilio Marín will discuss program and residential architecture, considering contemporary commissions and ways of living. On this occasion, the guests will present the Morrillos House and the LF35 residential building, respectively. The panel will be moderated by Ernesto Silva, a USS faculty member and director of the EA Santiago campus.
Titled 'Work' and held as part of the Architectural Culture Lecture Series [CCCA] at the EA USS, architects Loreto Lyon [Beals Lyon Arquitectos] and Tomás Villalón [Tomás Villalón Arquitecto] will discuss workspaces, their architecture, and their relationship with the city. On this occasion, the architects will present the Metro Plaza de Armas building and the Providencia Municipal Building, respectively. The panel will be moderated by USS academic Paula Orta.
Exhibition “To the Public What Is Public” and Launch of the Publication “Mythologies of the Choreographic Terreyro”