Free Webinar on Online Positioning for Architects and Designers with Patricia Pomerantzeff of Doma Arquitetura, in partnership with Vobi.

"The Nature That Inhabits Me" opens on January 18

The Training for Technical Assistance in Social Interest Land Regularization course, supported by the Council of Architecture and Urbanism of São Paulo (CAU/SP), is a free program that fulfills the requirements of Public Call 006/2020, including providing training for 300 professionals with active CAU registration.

Materials 2050: Reuse and Recycle

Arquitectura en Corto invites you to the screening of the short film Les Matérialistes, which will take place on Wednesday, January 29, at 7:00 PM at the Arquia Foundation (c/Tutor, 16, Madrid). What construction materials will be used in 2050? Directors Jonathan Lapalme and Meggan Collins define Les Matérialistes as a docufiction film that blends current data with future projections to invite a collective reflection on the model shift required to transition toward a circular economy and carbon neutrality. Following the screening, the event will feature Alicia Carvajal, an architect from Dark Matter Labs—one of the organizations that supported the short film and the Les Matérialistes project—along with Lucas Muñoz, a designer recognized for his reuse of materials in his projects, and Albert Sagrera, an architect and environmental consultant specializing in the environmental impact of materials and construction waste management.

The Félix Candela Award is a two-stage international architecture ideas competition conducted in Spanish. It is organized annually by the Instituto Español de Arquitectura (IESARQ) and is open to students of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, and design, as well as young architects, landscape architects, urban planners, and designers, either as individuals or in teams of two to three members.

"Optchá - The Road is the Destination"
Katia Politzer presents new works inspired by Romani life; the solo exhibition opens on January 22 at the Centro Cultural Correios in downtown Rio.

"The Work is the Game"
Solo exhibition by Dorys Daher opens at the Centro Cultural Correios, downtown, on January 22

The Architecture and Health Study Group is a monthly event dedicated to discussing topics such as neuroscience applied to architecture, as well as the 9 Foundations of healthy buildings.

The Growarq Week is an event dedicated to architects, engineers, designers, and students looking to revolutionize their design process through a methodology that combines two software programs: Revit and Lumion. It takes place from data_do_evento, starting at 7:00 PM, and is held entirely online.

Download information regarding this competition here.

The fifth edition of the Surface Design course, taught by Celso Lima at Galpão Comum.

Micropolitics and Territorial Mapping for Culture is a theoretical-practical course that seeks to understand the socio-spatial aspects of a territory through field exploration, systematization, and collaborative visualization. Based on the concept of micropolitics, the course identifies characteristics such as conflicts, alliances, local resources, and cultural expressions, using Galpão Comum as a case study.

"Poetry in Iron and Fire"
Marcelo Rezende opens a solo exhibition on February 1st,
at the Galeria do Espaço Cultural Municipal Sérgio Porto

Atlas of Collective Housing in Lima: Architecture and Urban Project. This book examines the construction of architecture as an infrastructural act in the configuration of cities, framing it as a cultural response to the development of society as a whole. Throughout its pages, the book explores the successes and failures of collective housing projects in Lima, addressing their social, urban, and formal aspects, as well as their impact on the urban experience.

The Centro Cultural Correios Rio de Janeiro presents the exhibition Terra, the first solo show by São Paulo-based visual artist Zilah Garcia, from January 22 to March 8, 2025. Curated by the Rio de Janeiro-based art historian, critic, professor, and researcher Daniele Machado, the exhibition brings together approximately 20 pieces from two series that intertwine affective memory, sustainability, and technical innovation in artistic practice, all inspired by the classic Os sertões by Euclides da Cunha.

This catalog brings together a selection of contemporary works in Santiago that utilize wood not only for its aesthetic and functional attributes but also as a commitment to sustainability. It documents public and private projects, highlighting the relevance of this material in both historic buildings and innovative 21st-century proposals.

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E-book and print book

With architectural education and students in mind, this work teaches the creative process for designing architectural projects.

New award to recognize projects and initiatives that improve walking conditions in Brazilian cities
The first edition of the Walkable City Award, organized by SampaPé! with the support of ITDP Brazil and Walk21, will reward and highlight public sector efforts to improve walkability in Brazilian cities in recent years.