The 9th ExpoMadera Entre Ríos 2024 is shaping up to be a key event for the timber and construction sectors in Argentina. This international exhibition, taking place from October 4 to 5 at the Concordia Convention Center—with a preliminary workshop on August 15 at the Casa de Entre Ríos in Buenos Aires—aims to promote timber housing and its integration into sustainable architecture.
About the book: In this book, Zaida Muxí reviews the historical role of women in the production and theory of architecture and urbanism. She reflects on how this presence—and, above all, the recurring absence of a female perspective—impacts the spaces we inhabit. From design to urban and housing policy and the debate on new ideas, the book treats the home and the city as representations of the private and public spheres. The home as a metaphor for architecture; the city as a synthesis of human action. Discussing these topics from a female perspective requires deconstructing official historiography, revealing the false universality of how knowledge is transmitted and historical narratives are constructed. As in other fields of knowledge—the arts, science, and politics—women do not exist on equal footing, nor are they represented according to merit. Therefore, it is necessary to revisit the history of architecture and cities to rewrite it, now with women as the definitive protagonists.
About the book: Since the 1994 publication of Móvel moderno no Brasil, which grew out of her master's thesis, Cecilia Loschiavo has become a central reference for understanding the Brazilian material heritage shaped by the period's design activity. She established the historical and theoretical foundations that qualified the revaluation of these works, which began in the 2000s. Her research began in the late 1970s, a time when this modernizing approach to Brazilian living was experiencing a period of intense neglect, and many of its protagonists—with whom the author had the opportunity to work closely—saw their crafts interrupted or re-evaluated. This new book represents the next chapter in Cecilia's prolific academic career: her doctoral thesis, which had never been published in its entirety. In it, the trajectories of Sergio Rodrigues, Joaquim Tenreiro, Celso Martinez Carrera, and José Zanine Caldas are analyzed to support her central argument: the encounter between tradition and modernity in the semi-industrialized Brazil of the first half of the 20th century and its contribution to the country's creative identity. The book includes commentary by Claudia Moreira Salles and prefaces by her colleagues in the international debate on design, aesthetics, and material culture: Bazon Brock, Jacques Leenhardt, and Francisco Providência. It also features illustrations by Francisco Providência.
LIGA, Space for Architecture, invites you to participate in our 3rd open call: TODAS LAS SITUACIONES
The College of Architects of Peru has launched an Architectural Design Competition for the library, classrooms, cafeteria, and dining hall of the Diplomatic Academy of Peru Foundation's institutional building, located in the Magdalena del Mar district.
“Caminhos das Cores”
Rose Maiorana participates in a collective exhibition at Novotel Botafogo
Gabriele Basilico: Urban Landscapes”
Exhibition promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute of Rio de Janeiro brings together records by the Milanese photographer taken between 1978 and 2012
The Arquitectura Film Festival Santiago marks a milestone as it enters its second decade, inviting reflection on how we live and interact within today's changing landscape. The open call for the international competition will remain open until August 30, 2024, and filmmakers from around the world are invited to participate via www.arqfilmfest.cl.
“The Art That Unites Us”
Brazilian and Argentine artists present their work starting August 29 at the Consulate of the Argentine Republic in Rio de Janeiro
Applications are now open for a specialized training program in the application of new design and additive construction technologies, particularly using cementitious mixtures for building. The program aims to leverage the potential of 3D printing in architecture, urban furniture, and infrastructure, drawing on the expertise and facilities of the Universidad del Bío-Bío, a leader in this field in Latin America.
Dearq journal, a publication of the Faculty of Architecture and Design at the Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia), has announced an open call for submissions on any topic. We invite interested contributors to submit original, unpublished research articles—not currently under consideration elsewhere—in either Spanish or English, covering architecture, urbanism, and related fields.
New Humanitarian Competition for the Creation of Mobile Schools in Palestine
Jabal Umm Nuthaylah International Site Design Ideas Competition invites architects, landscape architects, and urban designers worldwide to reimagine one of Madinah's most striking volcanic landmarks.
The postgraduate program in "Parametric Design in Architecture" aims to foster the development of technical skills and cognitive strategies, enabling students to create design methods using programming languages. Through a practical and theoretical approach, the program seeks to equip students with the skills necessary to apply knowledge and techniques of parametric modeling, with a focus on material behavior simulation, form-finding processes, and form generation and optimization.
The live session "Urban Area Recovery: An Interdisciplinary Vision" will be presented by Professor Maria Rita Muzzi and moderated by architect Rubens do Amaral. Organized by the Graduate Program in Landscape Architecture, IEC/PUC Minas.
The Sustainable Urbanism course within the Graduate Program (PPG) at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism (FAU) of the University of Brasília (UnB) is pleased to invite you to discuss key premises of urban sustainability as applied to cities and communities.
With a 15-year history and over 550 trained professionals, the Reabilita postgraduate program is one of the longest-running distance learning specialization courses at the University of Brasília. The course is promoted by the Laboratory of Sustainability Applied to Architecture and Urbanism (LaSUS) at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism (FAU) of the University of Brasília (UnB). It is coordinated by Full Professor Marta Romero, a leading authority in bioclimatism who has published numerous books and scientific articles on the subject of Applied Sustainability.
"Dentro da Pós" offers various strategies for engagement and presents the pedagogical framework, structure, objectives, and curriculum of the lato sensu graduate program at Escola da Cidade.