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“Architectural Competitions, from Idea to Project” will be held at the auditorium of the Universidad Mayor's El Claustro Campus in Santiago. The speakers will be architects Albert Tidy, Loreto Lyon, and Tomás Villalón.

A presentation of the work of the firm Gonzalez Moix Arquitectura (Peru), featuring a conversation with its founder, Oscar Gonzalez Moix. The firm's work has been exhibited at architecture biennials in Lima, Buenos Aires, Quito, and Venice, among others. Notable accolades include awards from Peru’s National Architectural Quality Competition (2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010) and the Peruvian National Architecture Biennial (2004, 2006, 2008, 2012). A drive for experimentation and new models, combined with a deep understanding of construction, defines an architecture that bridges millennia-old tradition, modernity, and contemporary innovation—creating spaces that are sensitive to their context and welcoming to their inhabitants.

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With six editions and 22 guests across Chile, Ecuador, and Costa Rica, #XFORMAS (X Ways of Making Architecture) will present two featured sessions at the XXI Chile Architecture and Urbanism Biennial 2019 this October.

This edition of Bang Bang magazine explores the programmatic adaptation of picadas in Chile, recognizing how they have endured over time and within the collective cultural memory. To this end, we analyze four picadas: La Piojera, El Quitapenas, Las Pipas de Einstein, and Los Canallas.

The role of the playground in schools is a question that invites reflection from both the fields of education and architecture. Historically, playgrounds have been viewed as spaces for recreation, rest, and breaks in the learning process, in contrast to classrooms, which are defined as the primary setting for pedagogical activity. This secondary status is being challenged by contemporary pedagogies, which recognize that learning processes occur everywhere. Consequently, it is essential to reflect on the architectural brief for school spaces, particularly regarding the playground as a significant site for education.

The concept of Smart Cities has become a recurring theme in visions of the city of the future. But what about the average citizen? If we ask acquaintances or passersby, very few have heard of the topic.

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With 6 editions and 22 guests across Chile, Ecuador, and Costa Rica, #XFORMAS (X Ways of Making Architecture) will be presented at the XXI Chile Architecture and Urbanism Biennial 2019 this October.

Presentation of the work of this Venezuelan architecture collective by co-founder Marcos Coronel. The collective defines itself as a territorial political action structure focused on developing infrastructure strategies and operations in environments characterized by unconventional urban conflicts.

Víctor Manuel Street, between Bio Bío and Placer, will be closed to traffic as the XXI Chile Architecture Biennial (Open Architecture Fair) brings its activity and exhibition carts out into the street.

Presentation by the studio Peter Barber Architects (UK), featuring a conversation with its founder, Peter Barber.

Architect Juan Ignacio Cerda, a partner at ELEMENTAL, will present the housing projects of ELEMENTAL, an architecture firm led by Alejandro Aravena and also comprising Gonzalo Arteaga, Juan Cerda, Víctor Oddó, and Diego Torres.

The "Approaches to Housing Projects" forum will feature a series of presentations by Fabiola González and Yair Estay, Taller 25 (Encargos Comunes), Gabriel Lagos, Consolida (Small family condominiums, a work selected for the Biennial), Alejandro Soffia (SIP Panel System, a work selected for the Biennial), and Rodrigo Duque (Single-family homes).

Presentation of the XXI Architecture and Urbanism Biennial catalog. This five-booklet publication collectively includes the curatorial narrative, a record of activities in the Barrio Franklin, photographs of the four cities where the event will take place, conversations with Andrés Jaque and Enrique Walker, an interview with current National Prize recipient Miguel Lawner, interviews with international guests, and the results of the various open calls.

As part of the 2019 Chile Architecture Biennale, Feria Libre, the panel "How to Survive as an Independent Architect" will take place on October 10 at 2:00 PM. Organized by the Young Architects Committee of the College of Architects, the discussion will address how to work independently, survive, and maintain the necessary balance to develop an emerging practice.

A presentation of the work of prominent Ecuadorian architect Handel Guayasamín, whose practice is characterized by a contemporary reinterpretation of the architecture of the indigenous peoples of the Americas and the inclusion of ethnographic and iconographic elements from these cultures.

A presentation of the work of the architecture firm Adamo-Faiden (Argentina) through a conversation with Sebastián Adamo, whose office divides its focus between teaching, research, and professional practice.

A series of short presentations followed by a discussion on various approaches to defining architectural projects based on their density, viewing this as a condition of both their physical and social contexts. This forum aims to open a dialogue on different modes of daily life and levels of communality shaped by architectural density.

Presentation of the work of the architecture firm Plan:b (Colombia) through a conversation with Felipe Mesa. The firm defines its work as a practice that gives equal status to dialogue, drawing, travel, model-making, and construction, among other variables, while continuously addressing professional and academic situations.