IED (Istituto Europeo di Design) will host Italian architect, professor, and artist Tarshito for an incredible Master Class on February 15, 2020, from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM. The session will feature a presentation of his working method and an introduction to the spiritual masters who inspire his art. The Master Class is free and open to the public; registration is required via the following link: https://ied.edu.br/rio/evento/master-class-com-tarshito/
Elizabeth de Portzamparc, one of the few women leading large-scale architectural projects in a field dominated by men, will speak this Thursday, February 6, at 6:30 PM at the IAB on "New Architecture, New Worldview." Elizabeth de Portzamparc is a member of the Honorary Committee and a spokesperson for the 27th World Congress of Architects (UIA 2020), affiliated with UNESCO, which will be held in July in Rio de Janeiro.
Mercedes Viegas Arte Contemporânea will open the exhibition "Adalberto Mecarelli – Luz +" on December 12, 2019, at 7:00 PM for guests, and the following day for the general public. The exhibition features works by the artist, who was born in Terni, Italy, in 1946, and has been based in Paris for 50 years. This is the first exhibition in Brazil by the sculptor, whose abstract constructive approach is noted for research into light and shadow and solar light recordings. Their work is featured in various public spaces across European countries, including France, Italy, and Germany. "The exhibition primarily presents light sculptures that engage with the gallery space—geometric forms sculpted by shadow," notes curator Elisa Byington, who selected works by the artist spanning various techniques and materials.
Ser Urbano is an annual event hosted by the Architecture and Urbanism program at PUC-Rio. Organized by students, the event reflects their concerns within the field of architecture and urbanism, aiming to stimulate critical and creative thinking in the academic environment. The week-long program, which features roundtables, debates, and film screenings, reaches its 10th edition this year.
The IED (Istituto Europeo di Design) will host Italian designer Gianni Cinti for the lecture "The Future of Fashion" on October 19 at 7:00 PM. The discussion is rooted in the concept that designers are crucial players in the sustainability game. Indeed, it is necessary to reclaim a design methodology linked to "making" and "inventing"—elements that have always been inherent to the creator and are indispensable to the "Made in Italy" working method.
On October 8 at 7:30 PM, the Istituto Europeo di Design will host engineer Luiz Antonio Secco, one of the most prominent figures in Rio de Janeiro's retail sector, for the inaugural lecture of the Libero course in Retail Design, which begins on October 14. The “Open Lecture on Retail Design | The Soul of the Store: Architecture, Visual Merchandising, and Team - Moving Toward Differentiation” is free and open to the public, with prior registration available via the link: https://iedr.io/aula-aberta-luiz-antonio-secco
The International Workshop "Habitar o Centro" (Living in the Center) begins this Thursday and runs through September 30th, as part of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team (R/UDAT) program. The event aims to discuss alternatives for revitalizing the Gamboa area in Rio's Port Zone, ensuring it becomes a high-quality residential neighborhood once again. The opening ceremony will take place this Thursday, the 26th, at 7:30 PM at the IAB-RJ headquarters (Beco do Pinheiro, 10, Flamengo) and is open to the public.
Terceira Margem focuses on creating projects that can Reactivate Territories—that is, articulating the experience of building with the Earth itself, with the autonomy of inhabitants, and with experiences that can animate their bodies, whether human or otherwise.
1st International Scientific Seminar on Risk, Humanitarian Architecture, and Gender: Risk, resilience, humanitarian architecture, and incremental housing in favelas: The role of universities, architects, social sectors, and the "Marias & Marielles."
Students, professionals, creators, and fashion enthusiasts who enroll in IED Rio fashion courses this September will have access to Master Classes with Oskar Metsavaht, Ronaldo Fraga, and Sérgio Besserman. The first session will take place on September 19, featuring Oskar Metsavaht and Sérgio Besserman, who will discuss sustainability and new economic models—the most urgent topics in the fashion industry today. On September 26, Ronaldo Fraga will explore the concept and development of personal branding, drawing on his celebrated experience in managing his own name and brand throughout his career.
Twenty thousand architects from around the world will come to Rio de Janeiro in 2020 for three mega-events, 12 seminars, more than 50 art exhibitions and cultural initiatives, and competitions for students and young professionals. All of this will revolve around the 27th World Congress of Architects (UIA2020RIO), which will even incorporate some of the world's most famous celebrations, such as New Year's Eve on Copacabana Beach and the Rio Carnival.
Starting September 14, 2019, the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro (MAM) presents the exhibition "Zanine 100 Years – Form and Resistance," featuring 18 works by the renowned architect, designer, artist, landscape architect, and professor José Zanine Caldas (1919–2001), stemming from his deep research into native woods. Curated by MAM design curator Tulio Mariante, the selected works represent Zanine’s iconic and prolific production between the late 1960s and 1980s, known as "protest furniture." Crafted from solid wood, these pieces were a pioneering indictment of deforestation in Brazilian forests. Mariante notes that Zanine "collected wood from logging remnants, often irregular, as a form of protest and resistance."
