Romullo Baratto is an architect with a PhD from FAUUSP and Managing Editor of ArchDaily. He previously coordinated the editorial team of the 11th São Paulo Architecture Biennial and served as Managing Editor of ArchDaily Brasil, where he led the platform to win the FNA Award—the first time the honor was granted to a media outlet. He collaborated on the editing of the book "Concrete Jungle", published by gestalten, and has curated architecture exhibitions in Brazil, Chile, Denmark, and Italy, as well as delivered lectures and moderated debates in Spain, the United States, and Portugal. His doctoral thesis investigates the urban landscapes of São Paulo through cinema. His work spans academic research and editorial practice, communicating architecture through texts, interviews, lectures, curatorship, and photography. Follow him on Instagram @romullobf.
The MAAT (Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology) in Lisbon is launching its 2018 program with two exhibitions: Supergood – Dialogues with Ernesto de Sousa and Welcome to the City of Fear, which address the work of Ernesto de Sousa and the financial crisis that affected New York in the 1970s, respectively.
The Instituto Tomie Ohtake and AkzoNobel continue to map contemporary architectural production by highlighting, for the fifth consecutive year, significant projects built within the current Brazilian landscape. Urban relationships, commitment to the site and sustainability, as well as design and construction inventiveness, are the fundamental criteria guiding the 5th Instituto Tomie Ohtake AkzoNobel Architecture Prize.
For this fifth edition, free registration must be completed online from February 22 to April 13, 2018, via the Instituto Tomie Ohtake website, which contains full details on the award, including the official rules and the registration platform. The competition is open to Brazilian or foreign architects of any age who have lived in Brazil for at least two years and can submit projects built within the last ten years.
The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) invites architecture and exhibition design professionals to participate in the competition to select the architectural and exhibition design project for the Brazil Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, to be held from October 20, 2020, to April 10, 2021, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The competition is hosted by Apex-Brasil and organized by the Institute of Architects of Brazil, Federal District chapter (IAB-DF).
A Pavilion with a Greenhouse for a Botanical Park is the theme for the 11th edition of the Architecture Student Competition, a project promoted by the Brazilian Center for Steel Construction (CBCA). The theme is inspired by the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which aims to protect forests and combat desertification. Interested teams must register by July 25 and consist of a minimum of two and a maximum of four students. Each group must be advised by a professor from the same school or university and may also include a co-advisor.
The Instituto Bardi / Casa de Vidro, in partnership with Romano Guerra Editora, will launch the 4th edition of the book Lina Bo Bardi—out of print since 2010—on May 26th at 11:00 AM at the Casa de Vidro. Edited by Marcelo Ferraz, the first edition was published in 1993, one year after the architect's passing.
The book provides an overview of Lina's work and thought through texts, drawings, and photographs. “Lina's work is essential reading for those who see architecture as a means to strive for a more just and comfortable world,” says Marcelo Ferraz, who worked with the architect for 15 years, sharing ideas and challenges.
Organized by the National Association of Ceramic Tile, Sanitary Ware, and Related Products Manufacturers (ANFACER), Expo Revestir presents a lecture featuring architects Toyo Ito and Paulo Mendes da Rocha at the Transamerica Expo Center in São Paulo.
The International Seminar "Innovative Management of Historic Neighborhoods – Restoration Factory" is an initiative by the Council of Architecture and Urbanism of Brazil (CAU/BR), in partnership with CAU/SP and the Graduate Program in Architecture and Urbanism at FAU-Mackenzie, with support from IAB/SP and CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel, under the Ministry of Education).
MOVE CINE ARTE is a biennial international film festival dedicated exclusively to screening art films and films about art. In alignment with the Venice Architecture Biennale, the 2018 selection is dedicated to films about architecture and urbanism.
Brazilian state capitals have become the setting for an unusual trend: motels are moving away from highways and into city centers, offering an increasingly wide range of entertainment-related services. The motel, which originated in Japan about 400 years ago, is a lodging format that generates R$ 4 billion annually in Brazil and accounts for approximately 25% of all lodging in the country's capitals.
After being on display at the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine in Paris in 2016, the exhibition "The Universalists – 50 Years of Portuguese Architecture" will be presented for the first time in Portugal at the Nave Expositiva of the Casa da Arquitectura in Matosinhos, from April 13 to August 19.
The opening will take place on the 13th at 9:00 PM, featuring a guided tour by the exhibition curator, architect Nuno Grande. This will be followed at 10:00 PM by the debate "Portugal, an 'Other' Universalism," featuring testimony from Eduardo Lourenço and the participation of Alexandre Alves Costa, João Belo Rodeia, and Nuno Grande (moderator).
On International Women's Day, March 8, CAU/SP will host a debate on the role of women in the practice of Architecture and Urbanism, titled: "What is the place of women in the profession?" Approximately 60% of professionals in the country are women, totaling 97,093 architects and urban planners working across the nation. According to the latest CAU statistics, these professionals work primarily in design, construction, and management.
On May 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., the Brazilian Association of Architecture Firms (AsBEA) will host the "AsBEA Seminar – Master Your Future: New Tools, Corporate and Organizational Changes" at the FAAP Convention Center in Higienópolis, São Paulo. The event invites reflection on the structural changes currently unfolding due to new forms of social interaction enabled by the availability of various technologies. Against this backdrop, the returns on scale and speed are remarkable; we must adapt to this dynamic by understanding the challenges involved in order to capitalize on the opportunities that arise.
The Institute of Architects of Brazil – São Paulo Department (IABsp) is issuing an OPEN PUBLIC CALL for expressions of interest to join a multidisciplinary Working Group responsible for leading the development process of the "Educational Territories" project – Module I, in partnership with the São Paulo State Department of Education.
To honor what would have been the 90th birthday of architect David Libeskind, journalist and writer Raul Juste Lores and civil engineer Marcelo Libeskind—Libeskind’s son—in partnership with Livraria Cultura, are organizing a talk to be held at the Espaço Deck in the Conjunto Nacional’s Livraria Cultura. The event will explore the life and background of this multidisciplinary professional who, at the age of 25, designed the Conjunto Nacional on Avenida Paulista, one of the icons of Brazilian architecture.
The feature-length documentary Tudo É Projeto, which explores the life and work of one of the most respected architects in Brazil and the world, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, will be screened at Galeria Vermelho in São Paulo on November 9, during Art Weekend.
Beijing-based architect Li Xiaodong will present a lecture at FAUP as part of the International Conference Cycle: Context(s) in Contemporary Architecture: 5 Continents. This fourth session will take place on Wednesday, April 18, at 5:00 PM, in the Fernando Távora Auditorium at FAUP.
The 13 finalist projects—selected from 244 entries across 17 Brazilian states and the Federal District—are featured in an exhibition at the Instituto Tomie Ohtake, where the winners will be announced at the opening on August 23.
On January 27, the fifth anniversary of the Kiss nightclub tragedy, the National Public Architecture Competition for the Kiss Victims Memorial was launched in Santa Maria. The competition is a partnership between the city government, the Institute of Architects of Brazil (IAB RS), and the Association of Families of Victims and Survivors (AVTSM).
Architects from across Brazil may submit their projects via the competition website until March 19. Proposals must adhere to an estimated construction budget of R$ 3 million. The winning project is scheduled to be announced on April 10.