IABsp 2018 Awards – 75th Anniversary Special

The complex, multidisciplinary challenges of the 21st century demand professionals capable of understanding problems from multiple perspectives. At the same time, they must possess solid experience in integrating top-tier technical skills with a deep understanding of the economic, cultural, and social context of technologies.

Central Galeria, in partnership with Escola da Cidade, is hosting a wall auction to benefit IABsp (the Institute of Architects of Brazil - São Paulo) for the realization of the 12th International Architecture Biennial of São Paulo.

Biofabrication State aims to provide an overview of academic exercises on this subject conducted at the Universidad Católica and Columbia University. The event will consist of brief presentations by students from both universities and will feature a presentation by David Benjamin, an architect and professor at Columbia University's GSAPP.

A roundtable discussion to kick off the semester, themed TERRITORY, URBANITY, AND ARCHITECTURE | Ways of thinking and making.

"When architecture and urban design project their desire onto a (…) a terrain vague, they seem incapable of doing anything other than introducing violent transformations, changing estrangement into citizenship, and striving at all costs to dissolve the uncontaminated magic of the obsolete into the realism of efficacy. (…) Today, intervention in the existing city, in its residual spaces, in its folded interstices can no longer be either comfortable or efficacious in the manner postulated by the modern movement's efficient model of the enlightened tradition. How can architecture act in the terrain vague without becoming an aggressive instrument of power and abstract reason? Undoubtedly, through attention to continuity: not the continuity of the planned, efficient, and legitimized city, but of the flows, the energies, the rhythms established by the passing of time and the loss of limits... we should treat the residual city with a contradictory complicity that will not shatter the elements that maintain its continuity in time and space." Terrain Vague, Sola Morales, 1995

CineCubo is the film club hosted by the Institute of Architects of Brazil, aiming to foster dialogue between audiovisual and architectural languages to broaden and debate perspectives on the city. On the third Tuesday of every month at 7:30 PM, CineCubo screens films followed by a discussion at the IAB-SP headquarters. Curated and moderated by Nana Maiolini, Travessia Filmes, and guests, the sessions are free and open to the general public.

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The 18th edition of the Peruvian Architecture Biennial, co-organized by the College of Architects of Peru – La Libertad Region and the College of Architects of Peru, will be hosted in the warm city of Trujillo from September 5 to 8.

Editorial Universitaria invites you to the launch of the urban history and ethnography book 'Voces de Lota: relatos de la ciudad del carbón' by researcher Dr. María Esperanza Rock Nuñez.

The Diploma in Urban Appraisals and Investment Analysis will take place between May and July 2018, offered by the Association of Appraiser Architects of Chile in conjunction with the Chilean Institute of Architects. The program provides all the fundamental tools for professionals to begin and pursue a career as an appraiser.

The Faculty of Architecture at the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, in collaboration with the Faculty of Geography and History at the University of Barcelona and Re Genera Espacio, invites submissions for:

UniCarioca to host debate on the landscape of Rio de Janeiro

The construction industry is one of the largest sectors in Brazil, with high rates of non-professional labor covering a large percentage of urban construction, conceived without the supervision of a technical professional, such as an architect or engineer. The high costs associated with construction lead a large segment of society to seek alternatives for building their homes. Throughout this process, these individuals acquire informal technical knowledge in the construction field; however, the lack of specific design and planning leads to problems such as poorly utilized, dimly lit, and poorly ventilated spaces, a lack of alternatives for material use, unnecessary demolitions, and extended construction timelines that generate expenses and unforeseen issues.

The Escola Itinerante project is fundamentally rooted in the concepts of movement and dynamism. It is organized by architecture and urbanism students in Maringá, Paraná, who, in response to the shortcomings of their current educational methodology, decided to mobilize, viewing debate as a tool for reflection and changing the status quo.

The team at Hamaca Arquitectura invites architecture students to the second season of their studio mentorship sessions. To participate, students must register for this initiative, which aims to improve undergraduate studio projects.

On March 16 at 10:00 AM, Belas Artes will host the inaugural lecture for its Professional Master’s Program in Architecture, Urbanism, and Design. In addition to welcoming new students, the event will initiate discussions relevant to the program's research lines and its concentration area in Architecture, Urbanism, and Design.
Centered on the theme "From Taller Total to Participatory Design," the lecture will feature contributions from Professor Sylvia Adriana Dobry Pronsato, PhD, of FIAMFAAM, and Professor Wilson Caracol Ribeiro dos Santos Jr., PhD, of PUC-Campinas.

PK arquitectos invites the professional and student community of the Guadalajara architectural scene to the course "Complements for Developing Architectural Projects | Practical Lessons for Working Less and Achieving More," taught by architect Patricia Coracides.

This course offers a historical overview of the development of digital communication technologies and their relationship with urban space. We will also explore why a movement known as "smart cities" exists today, as well as the implications and limitations of distributing this "intelligence" throughout cities.