Aiming to create a network of educators connected to global education trends, the "HUB: Connections for the Future of Education" conference will bring together education professionals on June 7th and 8th at Exc.Rio in the Jockey Club of Rio de Janeiro—a vibrant space for major gatherings with an inspiring view. Now in its second edition, the event has established itself on the annual calendar of major industry meetings and reinforces its identity as part of a movement to transform education through inspiring experiences.

The Architecture Program at the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of the Universidad Arturo Prat, in collaboration with the Institute of Heritage Studies, has compiled academic, research, and outreach projects focused on showcasing construction techniques applied to timber architecture—a material resource present from the 19th-century nitrate era to the present day.

From June 4 to 7, architecture students at the Universidad de la Costa will present their final semester projects, focusing on urban or architectural design themes such as housing, public space, high-rise buildings, and heritage interventions, among others.

Studying canonical or exemplary buildings brings the researcher and the reader closer to the methods and design processes of the masters who shaped humanity through architecture. This work focuses on the study of the house for Edith Farnsworth, an archetype of the finest modern architecture designed by the German architect Mies van der Rohe in the mid-20th century. The analysis unfolds by tracing—from the initial design schemes to the construction of the house—a series of architectural operations the architect employed to achieve this sublime building.

YACademy launches the first edition of Architecture for Workplaces, a high-level training course offering 8 scholarships and internships in internationally-renowned architectural firms.

102 hours of lessons, a 30-hour workshop, lectures and placement opportunities in internationally-renowned architectural firms like UNStudio, Alfonso Femia, L22, Morphosis, 3XN, and Amdl Michele De Lucchi.

In October 2016, the School of Architecture at the Universidad San Sebastián launched a series of inter-school workshops aimed at promoting critical discussion in architecture, using the project as a vector.

Charla en El SOLAR is an open space for conversation, debate, the exchange of ideas, and connecting with friends.

Fourth edition of Obras en Obra
Ephemeral artistic interventions within a space under construction

Large openings are a popular inclusion in the modern home, but loading and structural movements that cause few problems with regular sized door openings can have very significant consequences in a bigger opening. Your structural engineer will generally be able to ensure your building complies with all statutory regulations and does not fall down, but the movement of and around large openings can often cause unnecessary problems for the builder or the homeowner.

Here, Centor explores three of the most common problems that can arise with large openings and shows how all of them are avoidable if planned for in advance.

2019 marks the tenth anniversary of the first edition held in Concepción, Chile. That pioneering congress in Latin America brought together academics, professionals, technicians, and companies from the forestry and timber sector, building a solid foundation of critical mass that, over the years, has led to productive exchanges, shared approaches, and the development of strategies among countries in the region. Subsequent editions in 2017 in Junín (Argentina) and 2018 in San Carlos (Brazil) solidified its status as a synergistic forum.

Aiming to shed light on the possibilities of urban voids, the International Open Call for Urban Intervention Projects “Outros Territórios” (Other Territories) was recently held, gathering proposals for ephemeral interventions for the “stilt structures” of buildings in the Buritis neighborhood of Belo Horizonte.

Collective Housing in Chimbarongo: Reflections on a Rural Collective Habitat is an exhibition of academic projects by third-year students from the Architecture program at the Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana in Chile.

Primera Simetría is the second solo exhibition by Raisa Bosich. Her first show, also held at Galería NAC, was part of the gallery’s inaugural 2015 exhibition cycle, which featured the first group of artists still represented by the gallery today. The exhibition opens on June 5 and will be on view through June 29.

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The NCD (Núcleo Catarinense de Decoração) celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2019. To mark the occasion, the organization is bringing the NCD Summit to Santa Catarina—a full day of lectures covering architecture, the luxury market, management, digital marketing, smart cities, and interior design trends. The event, which features eight lectures, will take place at CentroSul in Florianópolis on September 2nd. Registration is limited and can be completed via the link ncd.com.br/summit for R$ 180 (third batch). Interested parties can also access promotional codes for a 10% discount by contacting any of the 160 member stores across the state.

Following the success of our inaugural challenge last year, SkyCity is pleased to invite architects, designers, artists, engineers, scientists, restaurateurs, digital nomads, craftspeople, and anyone with big ideas from around the world to participate in the SkyCity Challenge 2019: The Future of Housing. Current construction methods are impacting the environment by relying on limited resources and outdated techniques. We believe that with current technology, we can create far more sophisticated homes that will revolutionize the future.

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Pierre de Meuron, Richard Sennett, Reinier de Graaf, and Winy Maas will join a diverse group of city makers, developers, investors, startups, urbanists, local governments, international institutions, citizen, and more, at this year's Moscow Urban Forum.

Quality of life in cities is in the centre of discussions among politicians, economists, urban managers and planners nowadays. Megacities focus their efforts on the improvement of the quality of urban environment, the development of housing, transport, and social infrastructure, launch and expansion of wide range of urban services, as well as the promotion of their cities as tourist destinations. Thus, the overall objective of city administrations all over the world is the enhancement of quality of life and the provision of services for well being of their citizens.

{CURA} has opened registration for the 8th "Entre Coletivos," to be held at the course's headquarters in São Paulo, starting at 7:00 PM on May 31st. The chosen theme is Landscape Architecture, and the firms Oficina2Mais and Seiva have been invited to participate.