rio-de-janeiro: The Latest Architecture and News

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

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.

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The Continuing Education Program of the Rio de Janeiro Department of the Institute of Architects of Brazil was created to share diverse knowledge and perspectives on the contemporary city—essential raw material for building cities that are more inclusive, accessible, socially just, and economically vibrant and sustainable.

A sustainable, reforested timber pavilion featuring 24 photographic and typographic panels will be installed in the heart of Praça Mauá from September 8 to October 17. The exhibition, Future Now – Revisiting Earth Architecture, offers new perspectives on the challenges of contemporary architecture and addresses urgent global issues. The showcase provides an architectural experience that bridges the latest in high-tech innovation with one of the oldest building materials—earth (such as clay and mud)—and its contemporary applications.

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7th International Forum on Architectural Heritage Brazil-Portugal: All Worlds - The Heritage That Unites Us
PROARQ/UFRJ - UA - IAB - UIA

The Niemeyer Institute presents a new book organized by its board member, architect and urban planner Leila Marques, with the collaboration of Simone Feigelson and Denise Vogel. The book features 67 invited authors—masters and doctors from various scientific fields beyond architecture and urbanism, including engineering, law, tourism, biology, administration, communications, international relations, anthropology, history, geography, landscape architecture, economics, and the arts—who present 50 essays across nearly 300 pages published by Rio Books.

Novos Talentos Brasileiros – Design & Arte is now accepting submissions for its 2021 edition, featuring a new category this year: "Decorative Objects." From September 10 to September 26, 2021, CasaShopping will host the 6th edition of the project, promoted by Morar Mais Cultural, with the goal of serving as a showcase for emerging talent and boosting the design market.

On December 4, 2021, IED Rio [Istituto Europeo di Design Rio de Janeiro] will open the doors of its new headquarters at Casa d'Itália for a "warm-up" event for courses beginning in March 2022. The free event, which requires advance registration, will feature lectures and workshops on the Terraço Belvedere, located on the building's rooftop, which offers a spectacular view of Guanabara Bay, Sugarloaf Mountain, Corcovado, Outeiro da Glória, the Marina da Glória, and the MAM Rio.

The "Habitar América Latina" (Inhabiting Latin America) Dialogues event begins this Monday, April 26, at 7:00 PM (Brasília Time). This event is associated with the presence of REDBAAL (Network of Latin American Architecture Biennials) and the Oscar Niemeyer Award for Latin American Architecture (ON Award) at the 27th UIA2021RIO World Congress: "All the worlds. Just one world."

The second cycle of the "Habitar América Latina" [Inhabiting Latin America] dialogues will take place this May. As a reminder, the first cycle occurred in April and featured three sessions: "Memoria de la Materia," "Memoria del Territorio," and "Materia del Territorio."

The "Unwhitening the City" course offers a space to explore urban production through a multiterritorial and intersectional lens. It is shaped by debates on territory, culture, and language formulated by the African diaspora and Black epistemologies, aiming to contribute to a critical perspective within urban studies. This course is an extension of projects developed by Coletiva Terra Preta.

IED Rio is offering four free online classes this September, corresponding to four full online courses scheduled for the second semester. These sessions serve as a lead-up to the launch of in-person courses in 2022. The classes—covering lighting design, style generation, the role of the physical store in a post-pandemic landscape, and visual thinking for business—will be led by industry-leading designers, including Diana Joels, Michela Mezzavilla (Spain), Rafo Castro, Carolina Baltar, and Rafael Andrade.

The "Places of Memory" Seminar will take place online from March 24 to 26, 2021.

Roundtable discussion with Igor de Vetyemy, architect, urban planner, and President of IAB-RJ, regarding the film he directed about architect Marcos Konder Netto.

Postgraduate distance learning program now open to students nationwide

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