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The seminar "The Role of Architecture and Public Policy in City Building" will be a unique opportunity to learn about the latest trends and advancements in urban design and to discuss how we can improve our cities for the well-being of all.

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The Centro Cultural La Moneda invites you to explore Free Access: Contemporary Public Space in Latin America, an exhibition that examines the relationships between architecture, public space, and the city in Latin America through the presentation of various modern and contemporary projects.

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This Saturday, January 21, at 8:00 PM, a debate will take place between Pritzker Prize-winning architect Alejandro Aravena and Mauricio Soria, Mayor of Iquique, as part of the XXII Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism of Chile: 'Vulnerable Habitats.' The event will be held in the inflatable structure designed by Smiljan Radic and Nicolás Schmidt, currently located in Plaza Bulnes, Santiago.

The XII Ibero-American Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism: "Habitar al margen" (Living on the Margins), which opened in Mexico City last September 2022 alongside the MEXTRÓPOLI Festival, is expanding its reach through a traveling program. Throughout January and February 2023, it will be presented as part of the XXII Chilean Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism: "Vulnerable Habitats".

Ana Falú will give a lecture this Tuesday, January 17, at 6:00 PM as part of the XXII Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism of Chile: 'Vulnerable Habitats.' The event will take place in the temporary inflatable structure designed by Smiljan Radic at Plaza Bulnes, Santiago.

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The 36th PLEA Conference will be held in Santiago, Chile, from November 23 to 25 at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. This year’s theme is influenced by the pandemic and questions the role of our future built environments: "The Future of Sustainable Buildings and Urbanism in the Age of Emergency."

Fabián Barros, an architect, academic, and Ph.D. in Advanced Architectural Projects, will lead the upcoming Atravieso Urbano—a walking tour organized by the Universidad Finis Terrae School of Architecture in partnership with the Nuestro Centro association—which explores the cultural, urban, and historical significance of the neighborhood.

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Guided by architect and Universidad Finis Terrae professor Paula Velasco—one of the leads on the Palacio Pereira restoration project—the "Lastarria: Identity and Heritage" Urban Crossing will take place this Saturday, October 1st. This activity, organized by the School of Architecture, features a faculty-led walking tour that explores the cultural, urban, and historical significance of the neighborhood.

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The NGO La Reconquista Peatonal (LRP) seeks to highlight people's experiences in the city, particularly through walking. To this end, it collects walkers' experiences through mobile paper journals that individuals receive, complete, and return with observations, perceptions, and daily experiences in the city. This process has generated over a thousand journals containing diverse records and relevant information on the multiple relationships between people and their environments, highlighting subjective aspects often overlooked in the urban sphere, such as memory, identity, and affection.

‘Additive Manufacturing Shelf: Towards a New Architectural Language’ is an exhibition that compiles part of the applied research project on 3D concrete printing developed by Verónica Arcos since 2018. Three-dimensional printing with cementitious and clay materials allows for unprecedented formal freedom, ushering in a new architectural language.

On Wednesday, August 31, at 5:00 PM, Minister of Housing and Urbanism Carlos Montes Cisternas will present the "Housing Emergency Plan" during an outreach and discussion event at the National Headquarters (Avenida Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 115, Santiago).