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Pináculo magazine is the first in Brazil dedicated to architecture students.
Its content is designed to support students in their Theory and Design courses, as well as to serve as a research reference.
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With architectural education and students in mind, this work teaches the creative process for designing architectural projects.

With architectural education and students in mind, this book teaches the creative process for designing architectural works.

Every creative activity requires a work method combined with talent. Due to shortcomings in education, students do not always receive the necessary didactics from their design professors to develop a design method capable of enabling them to address any level of complexity in a given project. Available software (2D and 3D) is merely a tool for developing and/or presenting ideas. Creativity, therefore, remains an essential factor and a key differentiator for architecture professionals in the job market.

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This work is designed to provide educators with didactic strategies applied in the first design studio of an architecture program: Architecture Studio 1 (PA 1).

Another exhibition by the "Modern Furniture Restoration Workshop School of the IFB" is now on display at the Brasília Art Museum (MAB), organized by the IFB Samambaia Campus. This initiative serves as a contribution to heritage and museum education, functioning as an integrated effort between teaching, research, and outreach that leverages its educational potential and capacity for social transformation to foster the dissemination and discussion of Brasília's culture and history.

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The Cinema Urbana International Architecture Film Festival is an event dedicated to investigating the relationships between cinema, architecture, and the city, promoting critical reflection on the ways of inhabiting and representing contemporary space. Held in Brasília since 2018, the festival brings together films, debates, and educational activities that address urban, cultural, and environmental issues, creating a space for dialogue across different fields of knowledge.

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A month of debates on the right to the city at the Legislative Chamber of the Federal District

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The work on housing improvements and the qualification of urban spaces in peripheral areas, resulting from the implementation of public and free technical assistance for the low-income population of the Federal District (DF), is the subject of a book to be launched this Saturday (14th) in the Sol Nascente community, in celebration of National Architect and Urban Planner Day. The publication, edited by the Institute of Architects of Brazil and sponsored by the Council of Architecture and Urbanism of the Federal District, brings together texts from various authors regarding the experience carried out by CODHAB between 2015 and 2018, in addition to interviews and articles by professors who also address the topic as an extension project at the University of Brasília.

In this edition, in addition to the superquadra blocks, public and private schools participated. The public—building managers, condominium administrators, residents, and other interested parties—was also able to submit nominations online. All nominations were reviewed by the CAU/DF Temporary Heritage Commission between August and early November, resulting in the selection of 30 buildings that stood out for their historical value, the well-maintained state of their facades, outdoor areas, pilotis, and other analytical criteria.