On Tuesday, October 22, the launch of the third volume of the Ediciones ARQ "trazos" series will take place: 'Dibujo y Observación. Una práctica persistente en Alberto Cruz'.

The objective of this competition for architecture students and young architects, Rural Tourism Accommodation (RuTA) Vietnam, is to propose an accommodation space for tourists arriving in this region of the country in search of its scenic beauty. It should be a place of rest where nature—enhanced by rice terraces—and the rural world play a leading role.

This book compiles the most significant texts written by Emilio Tuñón, selected from those published in the CIRCO MRT coop. bulletin. CIRCO was a unique, heterodox publication—now shrouded in myth—that was not for sale and was received monthly by mail by a select few (a few hundred, in reality), including the cream of the architectural intelligentsia.

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With 6 editions and 22 guests across Chile, Ecuador, and Costa Rica, #XFORMAS (X Ways of Making Architecture) will be presented at the XXI Chile Architecture and Urbanism Biennial 2019 this October.

Escola Coletiva de Projetos was conceived from a desire to deepen reflection, debate, and the (re)formulation of more critical thinking regarding architecture, urbanism, and construction, particularly as they relate to the Brazilian Northeast—its climate, customs, ways of life, and cities.

Dichotomies of Power is an exhibition by the firm Dellekamp/Schleich, contextualized within a historical moment of change in Mexico. Part of the Abierto Mexicano de Diseño 2020 program, this exhibition invites visitors to use their interpretive skills to immerse themselves in three dimensions of the representation of power: the real, the symbolic, and the imagined.

Presentation of the work of this Venezuelan architecture collective by co-founder Marcos Coronel. The collective defines itself as a territorial political action structure focused on developing infrastructure strategies and operations in environments characterized by unconventional urban conflicts.

Following the success of the 2017 Antalis Interior Design Award, which featured over 500 entries from 29 countries, Antalis is pleased to announce a new edition of the competition.

Víctor Manuel Street, between Bio Bío and Placer, will be closed to traffic as the XXI Chile Architecture Biennial (Open Architecture Fair) brings its activity and exhibition carts out into the street.

Redevelopment is a process that is widespread throughout Russia, and Kazan is no exception. Kazan is developing rapidly and is raising a new generation of young, creative, and highly promising architects for the country. This is why Innopolis, Russia’s youngest and most high-tech city and a satellite of Kazan, will be hosting the Second Russian Architecture Biennale for Young Architects from October 24th to 26th, 2019. The aim of the biennale is to support young architects and draw them into the field of urban development. The concept devised by architect Sergei Tchoban, the biennale’s curator, involves giving young specialists a chance to carry out unique, contemporary projects all over Russia and to establish working relationships with local governments.

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A generous volume showcasing the impressive interiors and houses of this award-winning design and architecture firm, best known for its exceptional craftsmanship and refined sophistication, drawn from the founders' Mexican heritage. Ezequiel Farca and Cristina Grappin challenge stereotypes and think globally, designing luxury vacation homes in Mexico and, more recently, in Southern California and Europe. Their studio focuses on creating holistic spaces that are a perfect blend of timeless design and comfortable functionality, utilizing natural materials and elegant details.

The Brazilian building standard NBR 15575 establishes sound insulation levels for the built environment, and both engineers and architects must possess a foundational understanding of acoustics and environmental comfort to properly plan their projects. While undergraduate Engineering and Architecture programs in Brazil include courses on environmental comfort, the vast majority provide little focus on acoustic concepts.

Semana Design Salvador brings energy to the Bahian capital
Featuring lectures and exhibitions, the event begins on October 17

Guilherme Wisnik and Luiza Proença discuss the avant-garde art of the Bauhaus at Sesc

The Abierto Mexicano de Diseño (AMD) is an international festival that gathers and celebrates the community that enjoys, consumes, and practices design in Mexico in all its breadth and diversity. As the name suggests, it is an event open to all creative expressions related to design, without distinction of discipline, education, experience, age, socioeconomic status, or identity.

Curated by Tiago do Vale Arquitectos and the Galician firm Santos-Mera Arquitectos, the fifth edition of Mesturas, the Galicia-Portugal International Architecture Meetings, will take place between October 10 and 24, 2019, in the cities of Pontevedra, Ourense, and Vigo.

Presentation by the studio Peter Barber Architects (UK), featuring a conversation with its founder, Peter Barber.

Architect Juan Ignacio Cerda, a partner at ELEMENTAL, will present the housing projects of ELEMENTAL, an architecture firm led by Alejandro Aravena and also comprising Gonzalo Arteaga, Juan Cerda, Víctor Oddó, and Diego Torres.