THE MANY FACES OF THE ARCHITECT: Paths and Challenges of the Profession

Iain Sinclair, author of Lights Out for the Territory, is the latest guest of the renowned "La Ciudad y las Palabras" (The City and the Words) project, a program under the PhD in Architecture and Urban Studies at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, sponsored by La Tercera. The author will deliver a lecture on London on Thursday, November 8, at 6:30 PM in the UC School of Architecture auditorium (El Comendador 1936, Providencia).

Registration is now open for the third cohort of the Insper Executive Education short course, "Urban Innovation: New Ways of Shaping Cities," in partnership with Arq.Futuro. With a 40-hour curriculum starting on October 1st, the course aims to help train citizens capable of interpreting the reality of urban spaces and adopting a critical stance on the future of cities.

The 2nd "Art, Cities, and Urbanities" Meeting is a project organized by the URBANIDADES Research Group (PPGAV-UFBA) that aims to bring together researchers and artists in Salvador, Bahia, to discuss and explore artistic practices within urban contexts.

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Public Space, Public Life: From Measurement to Action is a workshop organized by dérive LAB and the Gehl Institute, taking place from November 5 to 7 in Querétaro, Mexico. The event is held as part of the 2nd Placemaking Latinoamérica gathering, a movement launched in 2016 to bring together experiences in participatory urbanism across Latin America.

Presentation of "The Memory of Surfaces" by Alan Chandler, a professor at the University of East London. This series is organized by Alberto Moletto and Cristóbal Tirado, professors at ARQ UC. The lecture will be held in English.

Wonne Ickx (Antwerp, 1974) studied civil engineering and architecture at Ghent University in Belgium and the ETSAM in Madrid. In 2006, Ickx co-founded PRODUCTORA alongside Abel Perles, Carlos Bedoya, and Víctor Jaime. PRODUCTORA has been recognized by the Architectural League of New York with the Young Architects Forum (2007) and Emerging Voices (2013) awards. In 2016, the firm received the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize for emerging architects from the IIT in Chicago. Among the firm's many publications, its first monograph by Arquine (2010) and the 2G monograph (2014) are particularly notable. Wonne Ickx has taught at the Universidad Iberoamericana, Universidad La Salle, and Centro de Diseño in Mexico City, as well as at UCLA in Los Angeles and the Harvard Graduate School of Design in Boston. Ickx is also a co-founder of LIGA, Espacio para Arquitectura in Mexico City, an independent space that promotes emerging Latin American architecture.

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Registration for the "Lugar de Partilha" Self-Construction Laboratory at the Conjunto Habitacional da Guarda in Perafita, Matosinhos, is open until July 16. The program, which will host 10 participants, will take place from July 28 to August 10.

As part of the sustainable financing talk series by the ethical banking sector, the talk "Social Housing and Sustainable Cities" will be held on Wednesday, May 16, at 9 AM at the Doble Impacto offices, located at 727 Los Jesuitas, Providencia, Santiago, Chile.

The IABsp will host two debates as part of the programming for the curatorial competition for the 12th International Architecture Biennial of São Paulo. These debates aim to raise concerns and pose provocations that may be reflected in the proposals. The first, "Context: Brazil, Today," will be held on June 23rd and focuses on the national landscape.

The IABsp will host two debates as part of the programming for the curatorial competition for the 12th International Architecture Biennial of São Paulo. These debates aim to raise concerns and pose provocations that may be reflected in the proposals. The second, "Criticism and Curatorship," will take place on June 30.

The Design Lab UAI curriculum places knowledge at the service of the community, identifying and solving concrete problems, generating applicable innovations, and ultimately contributing to societal development.

Based on this premise, Design Engineering was born—a program that encompasses extensive mastery of new technologies in digital fabrication, programming, electronics, design, and material evaluation.

The event, organized by the School of Architecture and the School of Law at Universidad Finis Terrae, will feature La Reina Mayor José Manuel Palacios among its guest speakers.

The MAS in Collective Housing is celebrating an anniversary, and we are pleased to share our excitement at reaching 10 editions. With 256 students from 38 countries and 70 international workshops behind us, we are confident that we are on the right track, and we have now opened the application period for the next edition.

Galeria Joan Prats presents Footprints, the first exhibition by architect Josep Lluís Mateo. Through a selection of completed works and projects, the exhibition explores Mateo’s career in a non-chronological manner, seeking ways to narrate architecture through the themes inherent to his practice. Mateo’s architecture is characterized by a modernist legacy, focusing on the pursuit of light, an intense dialogue with context, and a connection between idea and material. His projects are thoughtful and strategic; they speak to space and carefully balance the relationship between the mineral and the vegetal.

Taking place in Marvão, in the Portuguese Upper Alentejo from July 16 to 29, this international workshop on architectural drawing and design will examine traditional construction, architecture, and urbanism to produce a manual for conservation and new traditional construction in the area. During the final days, participants will design improvement proposals for various public spaces in the town, utilizing the previously developed manual. Participants will have the opportunity to exchange knowledge and ideas and collaborate with students and faculty from diverse nationalities. Practical work will be complemented by lectures from experts in traditional vernacular architecture and construction, as well as regional trips and visits to workshops and construction sites.

Cidade Ativa is leading another "Olhe o Degrau" initiative in Jardim Nakamura! This time, we will intervene on-site by painting retaining walls and landings, incorporating graffiti by Ciclo Social Arte, and constructing furniture from wood and tires with the support of Zoom Urbanismo Arquitetura e Design.