The course aims to introduce participants to theatrical architecture and its interdisciplinary context through an introduction to the history of global scenic architecture, exploring the languages that directly influenced the architecture and theatrical practice of Teat(r)o Oficina.
São Paulo, April 2019 – Seven major cultural institutions located on the city’s most famous avenue are uniting for the second time to offer a full Sunday of free activities on April 28: Paulista Cultural. This pioneering initiative, organized by Casa das Rosas, Centro Cultural Fiesp, IMS Paulista, Itaú Cultural, JAPAN HOUSE São Paulo, MASP, and now Sesc Avenida Paulista—which joins the team for this edition—encompasses activities focused on theater, music, visual arts, dance, literature, photography, and gastronomy, as well as cinema.
Aiming to showcase contemporary Japan, whose architecture is internationally recognized, Japan House São Paulo, Arq.Futuro, and the Japanese Pavilion are hosting the debate series "Designing Cultural Institutions: Contemporary Challenges" throughout 2019, featuring renowned Brazilian and Japanese architects. The first session will take place on May 2nd at the Japanese Pavilion, featuring Vinicius Andrade and Hiroshi Sambuichi, who is visiting Brazil for the first time.
Curated by Natasha Barzaghi Geenen, Cultural Director of Japan House São Paulo, the series—which consists of four sessions—will address the current challenges of designing a cultural institution, taking into account new possibilities for space usage and the various media, platforms, and dimensions of contemporary artworks. A session featuring Brazilian architect Thiago Bernardes and Japanese architect Tsuyoshi Tane, who will have a solo exhibition at Japan House São Paulo in the second half of the year, is already scheduled for August.
The starting point for this series is how architecture responds to the daily challenges faced by cultural institutions, which have evolved into spaces where a wide variety of activities take place—from traditional exhibitions and art preservation to lectures, meetings, workshops, screenings, and performances, as well as spaces dedicated to cafés and restaurants. "These institutions play a fundamental and growing role as centers for social interaction. The versatility of these spaces must be considered from the moment the architectural project is conceived," comments Natasha, the series curator.
The question, "What are the premises and challenges of designing these institutions today? And what is the architect's role in this multidisciplinary work?" guides this series, which aims to debate these issues and present proposals, thereby creating a parallel and contributing to reflection on the subject.
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This May, a symposium will discuss environmental responsibility in architecture and urban planning design decisions. Registration is now open.
Sidewalks, also known as public walkways, can be understood as multifunctional open spaces where a range of activities occur, from pedestrian flow to social interaction.
In this context, public walkways have significant potential to house green infrastructure solutions—such as rain gardens, bioswales, and stormwater planters—capable of providing a range of environmental services for cities. These include mitigating urban pollution (water, air, and soil), providing habitats for urban fauna, contributing to the control of stormwater runoff volume and velocity, and offering improved local microclimatic quality and thermal comfort for adjacent buildings through shading and evapotranspiration, in addition to serving as an aesthetic element.
Emerging ecological sidewalk design techniques that add value and appeal to properties are currently well-known, utilized, and proven.
Escola da Cidade and Sesc host meetings with Paraguayan architects Solano Benitez and Gloria Cabral
Registration is now open for the fourth cohort of the short-term Executive Education course at Insper, "Urban Innovation: New Ways of Shaping Cities," in partnership with Arq.Futuro. With a 40-hour curriculum starting on May 6, the course aims to help train individuals capable of interpreting the reality of urban spaces and adopting a critical stance on the future of cities. Registration is available via the website: http://bit.ly/2mecfdN.
Series examines the contributions of architect Maurício Nogueira Lima to Brazilian art
This course presents a historical narrative of surface design, covering authors and projects involving textile patterns, wallpaper, relief cladding, and cobogós from the 18th century to the present day. It highlights significant profiles and proposals from designers such as William Kilburn, William Morris, Varvara Stepanova, Frank Lloyd Wright, Lucienne Day, Regina Gomide Graz, and Athos Bulcão, among many others, while examining the influence of various artistic movements on these creators throughout history.
