V Seminar on Technical Assistance for Social Interest Housing
With the goal of encouraging practices for Technical Assistance for Social Interest Housing (ATHIS), the Council of Architecture and Urbanism of Brazil (CAU/BR) mandated in 2017 that all state-level councils (CAU/UFs) allocate 2% of their budgets to support ATHIS initiatives. In alignment with CAU/BR guidelines, the Santa Catarina Council (CAU/SC) established the Special Commission for Technical Assistance (CTEC) in 2017. Composed of a group of architects and urban planners, the commission was tasked with coordinating the development of public and free technical assistance policies, as provided for by Law 11.888/2008.
“Arquitetos Associados” Book Launch and Exhibition
Book Launch: "Arquitetos Associados" and Exhibition by architects Alexandre Brasil, André Luiz Prado, Carlos Alberto Maciel, Bruno Santa Cecília, and Paula Zasnicoff Cardoso
We are living in an era of global-scale innovation. Architecture and engineering are also being transformed by these innovations, with a new design concept called BIM at the forefront. According to Bilal Succar, BIM (Building Information Modeling) is a set of interrelated policies, processes, and technologies designed to manage building construction through a database, from the design phase through the end of the building's lifecycle.
ALA and AOR are the guest speakers for this conference, taking place on April 11, 2018, at the Palácio Sinel de Cordes, the headquarters of the Lisbon Architecture Triennale. Both architecture firms operate within the Finnish context, a country with a very high Human Development Index (HDI), currently ranked 23rd globally. Erkko Aarti, founding partner, will present the work of AOR Architects, while Antti Nousjoki will showcase projects by ALA Architects. The discussion will be moderated by Paula Melâneo, editor-in-chief of J—A Jornal Arquitectos.
a new environment - image: Lucas Girard and Gustavo Wierman
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.
Still from the film “Tudo é projeto” by Joana Mendes da Rocha and Patrícia Rubano.
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. 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.
Drawing on the theme "In Project" from the 11th Architecture Biennial, the firm SIAA Arquitetos Associados reflects on the possibility of alternative relationships between architectural design, built space, and public occupation over time, whether anticipated or not. To this end, the firm uses the Centro Cultural São Paulo building—designed by architects Eurico Prado Lopes and Luiz Telles—as the foundation for its reflection, and not by chance. Following a period of immersion in the diverse uses that this space anticipates and enables, this exhibition presents a graphic record developed by the architects at SIAA. The work seeks not only to highlight what is already present in the daily life of the CCSP but also to make explicit the potential of its spaces and uses—whether programmed or appropriated—positioning the building as a powerhouse of cultural management and an architectural and urban object.
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. 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.
Tactical urbanism action carried out earlier this year by FADU-Udelar students
The "Corredor Sur" project, a partnership between the collectives TransLAB.URB (Porto Alegre, Brazil), Urbanismo Vivo (Buenos Aires, Argentina), and FADU (Faculty of Architecture, Design, and Urbanism at the University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay), which began in November 2017, is starting to yield its first results.
Exhibition Title: Designing with Construction Sets Date: April 10, 2018 – May 4, 2018 Time: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM (Mon–Fri) and 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Saturdays) Location: Main Hall of the Rectory, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF) City: Juiz de Fora, MG Organization: Laboratory for the Study of Languages and Expressions of Architecture, Urbanism, and Design (LEAUD/FAU/UFJF) Curator: Prof. Dr. Frederico Braida
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29TH REGIONAL MEETING OF ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS
The EREA (Regional Meeting of Architecture Students) examines the extent to which the university is truly integrated into the city. Is São Carlos a university town, or is it a city with universities? It is the city with the highest number of PhDs per square meter, but who does it direct its knowledge toward? It is a technology hub, yet one where research stagnates and fails to reach the periphery; these are universities that claim to be public, yet select which segments of the population can access their spaces and knowledge. Consequently, we do not want to discuss these issues within the confines of the university; we want to burst the university bubble and integrate academic knowledge with the local context, encouraging a horizontal exchange of wisdom. To this end, the meeting will be open, with activities conducted by both participants and the community, given that Parque do Bicão is a public space located in a non-central region, outside the "university town." Thus, we position ourselves to unify and strengthen our efforts alongside social movements, local businesses, occupations, and minority groups, with the goal of deconstructing stereotypes, questioning common sense, combating oppression, and creating tension. And you, what creates tension for you?
Call for papers poster for the CATS communication sessions - Bruna Nogueira
Submissions are now open for ACADEMIC PAPERS for the Communication Sessions of the 4th CATS - CONGRESS ON ARCHITECTURE, TOURISM, AND SUSTAINABILITY - Cataguases, MG.
Applications are now open. Among them are two new postgraduate courses, one in mobility and another in technology.
Escola da Cidade is now accepting applications for its second-semester postgraduate programs. Among the offerings are two new courses—one focused on mobility and another on technology. See the details below:
