A presentation of the work of prominent Ecuadorian architect Handel Guayasamín, whose practice is characterized by a contemporary reinterpretation of the architecture of the indigenous peoples of the Americas and the inclusion of ethnographic and iconographic elements from these cultures.

A presentation of the work of the architecture firm Adamo-Faiden (Argentina) through a conversation with Sebastián Adamo, whose office divides its focus between teaching, research, and professional practice.

In the twentieth century the world was in movement. Cars replaced the horse carriages and sound took cinema by storm. The rhythm of the printing press (Karl Lemke) was brimming, railroad bridges were crossing over the pulsating cities and Free Dance stood for releasing of the mind, body and soul. The modern man was seeking out the beat of his time. Architects, like Mies van der Rohe reacted to it with the invention of the open room layout – for light, air and movement. Moholy-Nagy designed an object out of the light movement called the Light-Space Modulator. What has happened since then? The great dream of movement has been fulfilled. Yet it appears more and more and differently as imagined, a virtual one.

A series of short presentations followed by a discussion on various approaches to defining architectural projects based on their density, viewing this as a condition of both their physical and social contexts. This forum aims to open a dialogue on different modes of daily life and levels of communality shaped by architectural density.

To celebrate in its own way the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Nantes School of Architecture on the banks of the “Ile de Nantes”, sauvarjon collective offers a great illustration contest, free, open to all, focused on the main theme of "Replica!", and hopes to collect 100 illustrations from different authors, which will also be the subject of an exhibition and auction during the National Days of Architecture in October 2019.

The "Pedestrian Networks" competition seeks to promote a connected Antofagasta. The initiative invites participants to connect the city and develop pedestrian solutions to bring neighborhoods closer together, strengthening the hill-to-sea connection and promoting accessibility to the coastline.

Curated by Tiago do Vale Arquitectos and the Galician firm Santos-Mera Arquitectos, the fifth edition of Mesturas, International Architecture Meetings Galicia-Portugal, will take place from October 10 to 24, 2018, in the cities of Pontevedra, Ourense, and Vigo.

To highlight the themes of Urban October, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) office in Brazil created the Urban Circuit in 2018—a call for events organized by various stakeholders on topics related to Urban October. The second edition of the Urban Circuit in 2019 will feature the general theme "Innovative and Inclusive Cities" and the guiding question: "How can innovation improve urban services and policies in an inclusive and sustainable way?"

On October 8 at 7:30 PM, the Istituto Europeo di Design will host engineer Luiz Antonio Secco, one of the most prominent figures in Rio de Janeiro's retail sector, for the inaugural lecture of the Libero course in Retail Design, which begins on October 14. The “Open Lecture on Retail Design | The Soul of the Store: Architecture, Visual Merchandising, and Team - Moving Toward Differentiation” is free and open to the public, with prior registration available via the link: https://iedr.io/aula-aberta-luiz-antonio-secco

Presentation of the work of the architecture firm Plan:b (Colombia) through a conversation with Felipe Mesa. The firm defines its work as a practice that gives equal status to dialogue, drawing, travel, model-making, and construction, among other variables, while continuously addressing professional and academic situations.

Presentation of the work of prominent Chilean architect Teodoro Fernández, recipient of the 2014 National Architecture Award, at the XXI Chile Architecture Biennial.

Presentation of the work of Rama Estudio (Ecuador) at the XXI Chile Architecture Biennial, led by its three founding architects: Carolina Rodas, Carla Chávez, and Felipe Donoso.

The School of Architecture, Art and Design at Tec de Monterrey in Guadalajara, in partnership with the Japan Foundation, invites you to the lecture "Considering the Forgotten Margins" by architect Chie Konno (TECO).
TECO is an architecture firm founded and led by Chie Konno and Rie Allison. Established in 2015, the firm is known for developing social projects that address issues affecting Japan, such as an aging population and a lack of care facilities for both the elderly and children. The firm designs solutions that act as active agents in shaping community behavior. TECO takes a holistic approach to project development; consequently, their work also encompasses interior and furniture design.

The Daylight Award 2020, a dual prize for research and architecture, is now open for nominations. The Daylight Award is a great opportunity for the global community of architects and researchers to consider and nominate their colleagues who have expertise in advancing outstanding daylight research and the unique use of daylight in architecture.

Please join us for a talk by Deborah Berke, founder of the New York-based architecture firm Deborah Berke Partners and Architecture Dean at Yale University. She will explore the firm’s human-centered approach to design at all scales and across building types.

The 1930s were a pivotal decade for British avantgarde architecture. Despite the relative paucity of modernist buildings being commissioned, by 1937 the country had, for a brief moment, become the epicentre of progressive contemporary architecture in Europe.

ShopSmart on Redchurch is an ideas competition that will explore ways that placemaking and technology can bring character, activity, community and economic success to Redchurch Street in Shoreditch, London.

International Congress World Urban Parks 2019 takes place on the 18-20th of October in Kazan. The congress is organized by the international association World Urban Parks, the government of the Tatarstan Republic and supported by the Ministry of Construction of The Russian Federation. For the first time, the international congress World Urban Parks was held in 2015 in Ponte de Lima, Portugal. Every year the event attracts more and more people. In 2018 the congress was held in Melbourne, Australia, and there were more than 700 delegates, who represented parks and social spaces of more than 50 countries.