SAU—the Academic Week of Architecture and Urbanism—is an event organized by students, for students. Its core principle is to provide and consolidate knowledge for those interested in architecture. It takes place annually at the UFF Niterói, Praia Vermelha campus, featuring various workshops and lectures centered around the event's thematic focus.
54155 Carlos Bunga Map #8 (circular yellow) 2023 PVC glue and latex paint on carpet Ø 150 cm_credit Flavio Freire
Nara Roesler São Paulo is pleased to present the exhibition "Habitar Juntos" (Living Together), opening on February 24, 2024, from 11 am to 3 pm. The show features new, previously unseen works produced in Brazil by artist Carlos Bunga, who was born in 1976 in Porto, Portugal, and currently lives and works near Barcelona, Spain. Accompanied by a text from Ivo Mesquita, the exhibition highlights key elements of the artist's research, which for over 20 years has centered on expanded painting, drawing close connections with architecture, installation, video, and performance. On the opening day, Carlos Bunga will lead a guided tour of the exhibition at 1 pm. He will arrive in São Paulo on February 14 to install his works.
The Growarq Week is an event dedicated to architects, engineers, designers, and students looking to revolutionize their design process through a methodology that combines two software programs: Revit and Lumion. The event will take place entirely online from January 29 to February 1, starting daily at 7:00 PM.
The Growarq Week is an event dedicated to architects, engineers, designers, and students looking to revolutionize their design process through a methodology that combines two software programs: Revit and Lumion. The event will take place from September 23 to 26, at 7:00 PM daily, and is entirely online.
Observations and studies on art, architecture, design, cinema, photography, and literature, grounded in the premises established by Soviet Constructivism—from Aleksei Gan’s 1922 theorization to the transformations and interpretations developed by artists and architects like Rodchenko and Leonidov by the end of that decade, and their enduring influence today.
The city of Brøndby in Denmark features giant circular gardens. Photo credit: Pim de Boer/Unsplash
To discuss the challenges posed by climate change to urban planning and city architecture, the Instituto Ling and the Brazilian Association of Architectural Offices of Rio Grande do Sul (AsBEA-RS) are hosting the course "Architecture and Climate Change: Pathways to a Sustainable Future." Designed for the general public and anyone interested in the subject, the event brings together four professionals with diverse backgrounds and experiences to share the latest developments in their fields and identify paths aligned with current times.
What Design Can Do México GNP 2024 will take place on September 27 at the Auditorio BB, exploring the power of design as a driver of social change, with a focus on play, collectivity, and collaborative processes for a fairer, safer, and more sustainable future.
Promotional poster for the 4CIHU, to be held in November 2025. Credits: 4CIHU Organizing Committee
The Ibero-American Association of Urban History invites you to attend the 4th Ibero-American Congress of Urban History, to be held from November 24 to 28, 2025, in São Paulo. The event will take place at the University of São Paulo’s Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism and the MariAntonia Center, as well as at the Escola da Cidade.
Photo: Courtesy of Maria Luisa and Oscar Americano Foundation
On Saturday, September 22, the public is invited to attend a piano-illustrated lecture by essayist, professor, composer, and pianist José Miguel Wisnik. Beginning at 11:30 a.m., the second and final lecture-performance of the José Miguel Wisnik Series will take place at the Maria Luisa and Oscar Americano Foundation, titled “Infinito Vão – A Musical Conversation on Architecture and Song.”
The Basque Institute of Architecture has inaugurated its first exhibition of 2024: 'Arboretum. Trees as Architecture.' The exhibition arrives as a traveling show from the Arc en Rêve Centre d'Architecture (Bordeaux), where it was first presented in September 2021, with the aim of reaffirming the architectural character of trees and highlighting how they have been a subject of architectural reflection.
In 2024, we are hosting the second edition of the Camacol Verde Congress, a forum designed to update the sector on sustainable construction through insights from key figures in both the international and national environmental landscapes.
The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) in Barcelona announces a new edition of its Global Summer School (GSS), marking another milestone in fostering global collaboration and innovation in the fields of architecture and design.
For over 14 years, the IAAC has been at the forefront of facilitating the exchange of knowledge and experience among architects, engineers, designers, and innovators worldwide. The GSS brings together students from diverse backgrounds to engage with the IAAC’s network of renowned experts and faculty.
If you are interested in the relationship between food and the city, we invite you to the presentation of the new book co-published by Arquitecturas Afectivas Editorial and the Master in Architectural Communication (MACA). The event will be held online on Wednesday, November 13, at 7:00 PM (CET).
The 10th DOCOMOMO North-Northeast Seminar will be held in Campina Grande, Paraíba, from October 3 to 5, 2024. The event's theme is "Conserve now, document always" and will bring together researchers from both regional and national levels.
The 10th Docomomo North and Northeast Seminar, to be held from October 3 to 5, 2024, in Campina Grande, Paraíba, aims to reflect on and discuss the urgent need to shift toward a preservation policy more focused on the conservation of modern heritage. Specifically, the event directs the discussion toward concepts of modernity, tectonics, and the pathologies of modern buildings, while also addressing the paths to be taken for documentary safeguarding, which serves as the foundation for heritage preservation work.