IED Rio is resuming its activities this August with two free online classes and a program of nine online courses for the second semester. Fashion and strategy, graphic and digital design, and space and light design will be the semester's core themes. These open classes will be facilitated by renowned designers such as Almir Mirabeau, who holds a PhD in Design from ESDI UERJ and has been a professional in the graphic industry since 1984, and Daniel Moura, who holds a PhD in Design from PUC Rio and possesses extensive market experience.

The "AA Visiting School São Paulo 2021 – Play Structures" will be the first part of a two-workshop series led by architect and professor Kristof Crolla, held in a hybrid virtual-in-person format. This first workshop aims to explore the combination of bamboo construction and digital technologies, building on digital design research used to implement bending-active bamboo shell structures. The course will build upon previous work conducted by the Building Simplexity Lab at the University of Hong Kong, aiming to combine digital architectural exploration with real-time physical simulation software. The goal is to generate physical prototypes of these lightweight, low-tech construction systems within the Brazilian context, with the support of the digital design experts and the team at SUBdV.

The need for developing 3D digital environments has grown significantly following the pandemic and the imminent digitization of many processes previously conducted in person, transforming how we interact with objects, spaces, and people. This course provides the foundations for building 3D spaces using the Unity platform. Participants will learn how to sketch, conceptualize, and execute ideas within this medium, while also understanding the creative and logistical logic involved in creating these spaces. We will progress from basic concepts to intermediate and advanced levels of production. You will create your own space featuring advanced graphics. You will learn to generate and texture terrain, apply lighting, and import your own creations into your project. Furthermore, the course is designed to encourage creative practice. We will create first-person executable projects ready for web deployment, while also exploring the optimal conditions for hosting them online. We will build basic menus and learn to utilize and optimize free assets to develop more complex, feature-rich projects. Additionally, each project will be reviewed to address individual needs, ensuring your ideas are successfully translated to the screen and the web.

The seminar “Jorge Wilheim: Faint Hope in the Vast Chaos” aims to highlight the theses on the future of cities in the 21st century—developed by Wilheim during the UN Istanbul Conference in the 1990s and expanded upon in publications in the early 2000s—and to present the architect’s thinking as an urban planner, based on his publications: “The Istanbul Path,” with its appendix “Our Fruitful End-of-the-World,” and “Faint Hope in the Vast Chaos – Questions of the 21st Century Proto-Renaissance.”

The Secretariat of Culture, Youth, and Tourism of Tijucas, SC, launched a national design competition for the Casarão Gallotti Historic Center in Tijucas, SC, on August 31, 2021. Held in partnership with the Institute of Architects of Brazil – Santa Catarina Department (IAB-SC), the competition seeks to identify the best urban design and landscape proposal for the surroundings of Casarão Gallotti, the city's most significant building, through a legal and democratic process.

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In an open, online conversation streamed live, the third session of Redes IAAC will feature architect and former director of the Barcelona Urban Agency, Salvador Rueda, and 2005 National Urbanism Award winner José Maria Ezquiaga.

Belgian designer Lionel Jadot has mastered the art of furniture making from a young age. However, it is not just this skill that makes him a well-rounded professional. An architect, interior designer, draftsman, artist, and filmmaker, he will join prominent figures in Brazilian and international design at the Café com Europa on May 12 and 13, as part of the 17th Europe Week program.

UNAB's Campus Creativo invites you to the third session of the lecture series held as part of the Actos por el Bienestar (Acts for Well-being) workshop. The session will feature Izaskun Chinchilla.

Fábrica de Ciudad presents the new Update Seminar: SAC-FAB.4 | Zaida Muxí + Daniela Arias.

We must combat the built environment's contribution to global air pollution. We believe that sustainable buildings and cities are a fundamental part of the solution to reducing the environmental and health impacts of global air pollution. Green buildings and cities are an integral component of global sustainable development, as defined by the Sustainable Development Goals.

The Ibero-American Architect Observatory is an online space for reflection that seeks to redefine the profile of today's architect. It aims to connect with society to find answers that strengthen our profession.

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The Ibero-American Architect Observatory is an online space for reflection aimed at redefining the profile of today's architect. It seeks to connect with society to find answers that strengthen our profession.

This open class will bring together creative entrepreneurs and beginners looking to express their ideas and projects through techniques in narrative, assertiveness, empathy, and persuasion.

The Foros lecture series at the UIC Barcelona School of Architecture, an essential annual event in the fields of architecture and urbanism, is launching a new edition in an online format that will run from January 27 to April 28.

The unique AnA format offers a personal look into the architecture of renowned international firms. Speakers follow one rule: they cannot discuss their projects. Instead, the event focuses on their careers, influences, and key experiences, sharing the intellectual biography that has shaped the architects they are today.

"Empty Space" is the theme of the eighth Redes IAAC session, which will be held as an open, online event broadcast via streaming.

CampusCreativo UNAB invites you to the final lecture held as part of the Acts of Well-being workshop, featuring a presentation by Virginia San Fratello.

The "Um Novo Portal" (A New Portal) Competition, organized by Minimum, is a team-based competition for students and recent graduates of Architecture and Urbanism.