The IED Research and Innovation Center (CRIED) and the company YVY Reciclagem launched a promising joint project. In April of this year, with the support of Enel Distribuição São Paulo, they established the IED LAB MOB | YVY, an innovative laboratory that combines furniture design, the circular economy, and entrepreneurship to generate new opportunities for developing furniture from a new raw material: recycled wood from utility pole crossarms in the state of São Paulo.
Proposing a look at new paradigms in the real estate, architecture, and civil construction markets in the face of the rapid pace of digital transformation is the goal of summIT IMOB. This event, promoted by TRACE and Somos Lares, will take place on September 12 at the Teatro da Unisinos (Av. Dr. Nilo Peçanha, 1600). The gathering will bring together experts and major market players, while also providing networking opportunities for industry professionals. The program is divided into four thematic tracks: people, buildings, cities, and connections, in addition to a virtual reality experience taking place in the theater foyer throughout the event.
A class on building structural models, taught by professors Roberto Alfredo Pompéia and Maria Rosa Almeida, will take place on September 17. Registration is open. Free of charge.
On September 27th, at 7:00 PM, the launch of "8 Reactions for the Aftermath" will take place, organized by ENTRE and coordinated by Ana Altberg, Mariana Meneguetti, and Gabriel Koslowski.
The book, the result of classes taught at Escola da Cidade, was organized and conceived by artist and professor Claudio Mubarac.
On October 5th, from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM, IED (Istituto Europeo di Design) will host its second annual Open Day. The event invites high school students and prospective applicants to an afternoon of activities, including discussions and a creative challenge, offering attendees the opportunity to explore the college and its undergraduate programs in Graphic and Digital Design, Fashion Design, and Product and Service Design.
Created to be one of the largest events on the Brazilian architectural calendar, DOMO brings together established professionals from the country and prominent names in global architecture to discuss the design and function of facades in architectural projects.
Organized annually by Escola da Cidade, the Scientific Initiation Symposium has established itself since its first edition in 2009 as a prolific space for debate among students, advisors, and invited commentators regarding academic research and fundamental issues in the field of architecture and urbanism across its multiple approaches—from social housing themes to landscape discussions, from public art to critiques of modern Brazilian architecture, and from urbanism to design.
A course on Japanese architecture held in October 2019, presented by Gabriel Kogan. The program consists of 4 classes (split over two weeks, on Mondays and Thursdays), each focused on conceptual themes of production in Japan. The goal is to construct a brief genealogy of contemporary Japanese architecture through the study of historical and modern works. The lectures will explore fundamental elements of Eastern aesthetics and their presence in contemporary times.
The IED (Istituto Europeo di Design) will host Italian designer Gianni Cinti for the lecture "The Future of Fashion" on October 19 at 7:00 PM. The discussion is rooted in the concept that designers are crucial players in the sustainability game. Indeed, it is necessary to reclaim a design methodology linked to "making" and "inventing"—elements that have always been inherent to the creator and are indispensable to the "Made in Italy" working method.
Focused on the post-processing stage of architectural photography, the new {CURA} workshop will be led by architectural and urban photographer Manuel Sá. Winner of the 2018 IAB-SP Architectural and City Photography Award, Manuel Sá is a member of the London-based Studio Naaro.
Using Lightroom and Photoshop, the workshop will cover everything from photo organization and selection to general processing in Lightroom and specific adjustments in Photoshop. Through practical examples of interior and exterior photography, the sessions aim to explore the editing possibilities these tools offer for commercial architectural photography.
The publication aims to refine and disseminate academic and scientific research conducted within undergraduate programs in architecture, urbanism, and related fields.
Insper, Arq.Futuro, and Escola da Cidade are hosting Alonso Salazar, former mayor of Medellín (2008–2011), for the lecture "Education and Social Urbanism to Foster Coexistence, Security, and Reduce Inequality."
Revista Restauro, an independent journal dedicated to publishing articles and interviews focused on the preservation, conservation, and restoration of cultural heritage—including artistic, museological, architectural, and urban assets—will launch its first print issue to celebrate the electronic journal's third anniversary.
On November 19, Editora Escola da Cidade launches Um guia de arquitetura de São Paulo: doze percursos e cento e vinte e quatro projetos [A Guide to the Architecture of São Paulo: Twelve Routes and One Hundred and Twenty-Four Projects], organized by architect and professor Fabio Valentim. The book presents a selection of significant works from the recent history of modern architecture in São Paulo and its subsequent developments.
On November 26, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, the fourth and final meeting of the Portas Abertas (Open Doors) program, hosted by Escola da Cidade, will take place. The program is intended for prospective students interested in enrolling in an Architecture and Urbanism course.
PERSPECTIVES FROM THE SOUTH: PLACES AND IDENTITIES IN CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM
