Hunter Douglas, a global leader in window coverings and architectural products, is participating in the 26th edition of Campinas Decor, the largest architecture, interior design, and landscaping exhibition in the interior of São Paulo state.

With 66% of its exhibitors coming from abroad, Heimtextil Colombia—an international trade fair for home textiles and decoration—demonstrates its capabilities and opportunities within the interior design and hospitality sectors.

The major exhibition "Fullgás – Visual Arts and the 1980s in Brazil" will open on October 2, 2024, at the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Rio de Janeiro (CCBB RJ), as part of the center's 35th-anniversary celebrations. With Raphael Fonseca as chief curator and Amanda Tavares and Tálisson Melo as associate curators, this unprecedented exhibition will feature approximately 300 works by more than 200 artists from all regions of the country, offering a broad panorama of Brazilian art in the 1980s. The exhibition is complemented by elements of the visual culture of the era, such as magazines, pamphlets, record covers, and iconic objects, which deepen the reflection on the period. The exhibition design is by architect Juliana Godoy.

Architect and presenter Bel Lobo will participate in a talk during the opening of the Portobello Shop Maringá on June 6, starting at 7:00 PM.

To observe and document how people navigate the streets of the peripheries—including gender differences and street design—the Semana do Caminhar - Perifa a Pé [Walking Week - Periphery on Foot] has launched the #PerifaAPé Gallery challenge, running until August 10th on social media. The initiative aims to create a collection of images showcasing people walking in these areas, encouraging the public to share their territories while highlighting gender disparities and walkability conditions.

The firm Estúdio Módulo will host a public presentation of the winning project for the International Competition for the Rio-Africa Cultural Center.

Königsberger Vannucchi Arquitetos Associados and Romano Guerra Editora are launching the book Königsberger Vannucchi [et al.] arquitetura. More than a retrospective, the publication offers a critical and reflective view of the trajectory of architects and founding partners Jorge Königsberger and Gianfranco Vannucchi, while revealing the complexity and depth of the firm's architectural production.

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ArquiMemória 6 – International Meeting on the Preservation of Built Heritage is undoubtedly the largest and most significant forum for debate on the preservation of built heritage held in Brazil. The event will bring together approximately 800 professionals from a wide range of fields, including faculty, students, and researchers from renowned Brazilian and international universities; directors and technical staff from IPHAN and state and municipal cultural heritage and urban planning agencies from across Brazil and abroad; and independent practitioners working in restoration projects and construction, among others.

On September 28 at 4:00 PM, artist Panmela Castro will present the performance “Honra ao Mérito” (Honor to Merit) at the Museu de Arte do Rio (MAR), as part of the exhibition “Ideias radicais sobre o amor” (Radical Ideas About Love), which runs through November 24, 2024.

In the early 20th century, the Pinheiros River in São Paulo was a destination for water sports and leisure. However, subjected to the misguided urban planning of the 1960s, the river’s winding curves were straightened to accommodate roads along its banks, leading to frequent flooding, while the river itself became polluted by industrial discharge and urban sewage. Recent city and state administrations have worked to clean the river and establish a bike path, encouraging the emergence of kiosks and a temporary floating bar. Building on this momentum, the 2024 workshop will explore ways to further revitalize this space, investigating a new relationship with the city's rivers to create public space.
The surreal contrast between modern skyscrapers, a seven-lane highway, and the river’s green banks—complete with capybaras and polluted water—creates landscapes that resemble digital montages, even inspiring art installations. Expanding on this, students will learn to leverage the power of artificial intelligence to speculate on radical new aquatic landscape infrastructures, utilizing its capacity to generate a fluid fusion of natural and built structures. Led by Carlos Bañón, an expert in artificial intelligence applied to architecture, alongside specialists in landscape design and urban infrastructure, students will learn to translate some of this virtual exuberance into built form.

José Pinto Duarte, leader of the finalist team for the NASA Mars Habitat Challenge, will be in Chile from March 12 to 14 to deliver lectures in Santiago and Concepción.

Currently focused on developing new housing solutions using 3D-printed construction, drawing on the experience gained from the space competition, Dr. Pinto Duarte—a faculty member at Penn State University and former researcher at MIT—will deliver two lectures. He will also engage with national teams implementing this technology in the country and visit local companies currently industrializing residential construction.

Temporary exhibition at the Historical and Geographical Institute also marks the reopening of the visitor circuit, following the completion of the first phase of the renovation project.

It is with great pleasure and enthusiasm that we present the 1st International Seminar on Neuroscience and Architecture by GEP-NeuroArq, under the theme "Connecting the Dots: Humans, Environments, and Technologies." This event, organized by the Research and Study Group in Neuroscience and Architecture (GEP-NeuroArq), reflects our commitment to exploring the boundaries between disciplines that are deeply interconnected through their impact on human well-being.

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From November 28 to December 7, the pioneering film and architecture festival in Chile and Latin America returns to an in-person format after six years, inviting audiences of all generations to join an enriching intersection of perspectives and expressions.

Standing prominently on the Alameda in Santiago, Chile, is a giant that has undergone significant changes in both name and appearance over the past 50 years.

Originally released in 2017, the book "Sensory Architecture - The Art of Designing for All Senses" (Arquitetura sensorial - A arte de projetar para todos os sentidos) by Juliana Duarte Neves is now receiving a second, revised and expanded edition from Mapa Lab, a publisher focused on slow publishing. The Rio de Janeiro launch will take place on Monday, April 8, at 7:00 PM, at Livraria da Travessa in Leblon.

9th Docomomo SP Seminar

Dates: September 26, 27, and 28, 2024.
Location: Unisanta | Santos.
Call for papers until June 3, 2024.
More information on the website: https://9docomomosp.wixsite.com/9docomomosp

The Docomomo São Paulo Chapter and the Architecture and Urbanism program at Santa Cecília University announce the call for papers for the 9th Seminar, dedicated to the theme "Preserving and Valuing Modern Architectural Heritage: The Role of Public Institutions and Private Stakeholders."

“A Compendium of Rammed Earth and the Women Within It” is an editorial publication that, from a feminist perspective, positions earth as a creative element that, as it interacts with the body, deepens the intimate relationship with a material that serves as both an enabler and a witness.