Documentation and Restoration Workshop in Morocco - March 2018
The workshop is designed as an immersion into the culture of the Mhamid Oasis. It involves the restoration of a significant architectural element of its heritage, in collaboration with the local community, utilizing traditional techniques under the guidance of local master builders who introduce participants to methods such as adobe, rammed earth, earthen plasters, and tadelakt. Concurrently, the tangible and intangible heritage that has shaped the landscape over centuries will be studied and documented.
Theo Sarantoglou Lalis, Dora Sweijd. Spaces for Knowledge Exchange: New Worlds of Leisure, Diploma Unit 17, Architectural Association, 2017.
Digital Constructivism, a two-week workshop by the Architectural Association Visiting School (AAVS) taking place at the Torcuato Di Tella University School of Architecture and Urban Studies this coming July, explores the generation of material environments from conceptualization to production. Structured as a series and based on an intensive version of the creative process developed by Diploma Unit 17 of the Architectural Association in London, "Spaces for Knowledge Exchange: New Worlds of Leisure," each instance of the workshop informs the next, advancing its conceptual construction cumulatively. The series is based on the conviction that radical architecture does not require appealing to parallel or fictional worlds, but rather operating through technically precise and spatially creative decisions based on connections with a world that, while increasingly homogeneous, is replete with exceptions, specific conditions, and extraordinary situations. From these, the workshop encourages the production of speculations that transgress established cultural identities in order to define new forms of beauty.
Vegaviana, Cáceres (Spain). Colonization town. Arch. Fernández del Amo
The 10th DOCOMOMO Ibérico Congress will be held in Badajoz, Spain, from April 18 to 20. The congress is jointly organized by the DOCOMOMO Ibérico Foundation, the Regional Government of Extremadura, and the Official College of Architects of Extremadura (COADE), in collaboration with the University of Extremadura, the Spanish Cultural Heritage Institute, the University of Évora, and the Portuguese Order of Architects. It is held under the theme: "The social foundation of architecture; from the vernacular to the Modern, a synthesis full of opportunities."
Organized by students from the School of Architecture, the 34th edition of this event features an invitation to prominent figures who transform architecture into a unique experience.
As part of the first radio broadcast of the 2018 season—now in its third year on the air—Etéreo (arquitectura que se escucha) captures highlights from the sessions held during the course on urban resilience and climate change in Latin American cities, organized by CELFI (Latin American Center for Interdisciplinary Training).
The 1st ITESM CEM Architecture and Design Congress will be held on campus in the conference hall on March 21 and 22. The event will address topics in urbanism, design, and architecture to foster the progress of cities.
The development of architecture and construction increasingly demands that professionals address the needs of society with a global and interdisciplinary vision.
The AA Visiting School Mexico is a summer workshop based in Oaxaca, Mexico. The Visiting School offers the opportunity to experience the Architectural Association's experimental culture firsthand in the heart of Oaxaca city. It is open to current architecture and design students, PhD candidates, and young professionals in related disciplines: architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, planning, geography, civil engineering, etc.
CineCubo is a film club hosted by the Institute of Architects of Brazil (IAB) designed to foster dialogue between audiovisual and architectural languages and to debate perspectives on the city.
The startup Eligemadera and the Faculty of Engineering at UNAL - Bogotá Campus invite you to the launch of the Colombian version of the C+T software, the first in Latin America for structural wood calculation. Free registration.
Join AFTERTECTURE on January 25 at WeWork Reforma Latino for the launch event themed "Before, Now, After." This new multidisciplinary platform is dedicated to the exchange and exploration of ideas, envisioning the future through the lenses of design, technology, architecture, and innovation!
The CCAU offers a series of activities: lectures, talks, roundtables, film screenings, courses, workshops, and reading groups, all focused on specific issues and discussions regarding current practice, as well as the theory of architecture and urbanism, with the goal of exchanging knowledge across different disciplines.
Within the evolution of a society, architecture plays a decisive role as a tool for expressing individual and collective values. These values are materialized through concepts and explorations of space and time. Building upon the theme of BAG 2016, which focused on Spaces and Contexts, there is a need to question the foundations that define and determine the architecture of the present in order to project toward the future.
The exhibition "The Place of Art: Iconic Architectural Works Dedicated to Art" opens this Thursday, June 21, at 7:00 PM at the MAC (Museum of Contemporary Art) in Parque Forestal, Santiago, Chile, and will run until July 1.
The Cultural Foundation of Architects of La Rioja (FCAR) and the Official Association of Architects of La Rioja (COAR) are celebrating Architecture Week this October. World Architecture Day falls on the first Monday of October; in 2018, various architecture-related activities will take place from Monday, October 1, through Friday, October 5.
Still from the film “My Body Is Political” by Alice Riff
CineCubo is the film club hosted by the Institute of Architects of Brazil, aimed at fostering dialogue between audiovisual and architectural languages and debating perspectives on the city. Every third Tuesday of the 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.
The Discrete Structures workshop aims to explore the development of 1:1 material organizations, constrained by the design of geometrically discrete components. During the activity, participants will be introduced to parametric design tools and digital fabrication. The four-day workshop will culminate in the construction of a timber installation on the final day.
