Brazil

MODERN ARCHITECTURE IN SÃO PAULO

São Judas University (USJT), attentive to the need for an integrated vision regarding the development of projects and interventions in central areas, invites you to an international seminar aimed at providing a critical perspective on the territorial transformation processes currently underway in Latin American cities.

EstereoEnsaios São Paulo is a film-essay that revives the spirit of the "City Symphony" films of the silent era within the 21st-century digital stereographic context. The film is composed as a musical symphony intended to engage in a dialogue with the 1929 film São Paulo, Sinfonia da Metrópole.

The headquarters building of the Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation (FAAP) is the subject of the latest exhibition at MAB-FAAP. The show highlights the work of the French architect Auguste Perret, one of the most significant figures in architecture during the first half of the 20th century.

IABsp 2018 Awards – 75th Anniversary Special

Central Galeria, in partnership with Escola da Cidade, is hosting a wall auction to benefit IABsp (the Institute of Architects of Brazil - São Paulo) for the realization of the 12th International Architecture Biennial of São Paulo.

A roundtable discussion to kick off the semester, themed TERRITORY, URBANITY, AND ARCHITECTURE | Ways of thinking and making.

CineCubo is the film club hosted by the Institute of Architects of Brazil, aiming to foster dialogue between audiovisual and architectural languages to broaden and debate perspectives on the city. On the third Tuesday of every month at 7:30 PM, CineCubo screens films followed by a discussion at the IAB-SP headquarters. Curated and moderated by Nana Maiolini, Travessia Filmes, and guests, the sessions are free and open to the general public.

UniCarioca to host debate on the landscape of Rio de Janeiro

The construction industry is one of the largest sectors in Brazil, with high rates of non-professional labor covering a large percentage of urban construction, conceived without the supervision of a technical professional, such as an architect or engineer. The high costs associated with construction lead a large segment of society to seek alternatives for building their homes. Throughout this process, these individuals acquire informal technical knowledge in the construction field; however, the lack of specific design and planning leads to problems such as poorly utilized, dimly lit, and poorly ventilated spaces, a lack of alternatives for material use, unnecessary demolitions, and extended construction timelines that generate expenses and unforeseen issues.

On March 16 at 10:00 AM, Belas Artes will host the inaugural lecture for its Professional Master’s Program in Architecture, Urbanism, and Design. In addition to welcoming new students, the event will initiate discussions relevant to the program's research lines and its concentration area in Architecture, Urbanism, and Design.
Centered on the theme "From Taller Total to Participatory Design," the lecture will feature contributions from Professor Sylvia Adriana Dobry Pronsato, PhD, of FIAMFAAM, and Professor Wilson Caracol Ribeiro dos Santos Jr., PhD, of PUC-Campinas.

This course offers a historical overview of the development of digital communication technologies and their relationship with urban space. We will also explore why a movement known as "smart cities" exists today, as well as the implications and limitations of distributing this "intelligence" throughout cities.

CineCubo is a film club hosted by the Institute of Architects of Brazil (IAB) designed to foster dialogue between audiovisual and architectural languages and to debate perspectives on the city. On the third Tuesday of every month at 7:30 PM, CineCubo screens films followed by a discussion at the IAB-SP headquarters. Curated and moderated by Nana Maiolini, Travessia Filmes, and guests, the sessions are free and open to the general public.

Drawing on the theme "In Project" from the 11th Architecture Biennial, the firm SIAA Arquitetos Associados reflects on the possibility of alternative relationships between architectural design, built space, and public occupation over time, whether anticipated or not. To this end, the firm uses the Centro Cultural São Paulo building—designed by architects Eurico Prado Lopes and Luiz Telles—as the foundation for its reflection, and not by chance. Following a period of immersion in the diverse uses that this space anticipates and enables, this exhibition presents a graphic record developed by the architects at SIAA. The work seeks not only to highlight what is already present in the daily life of the CCSP but also to make explicit the potential of its spaces and uses—whether programmed or appropriated—positioning the building as a powerhouse of cultural management and an architectural and urban object.

We are living in an era of global-scale innovation.
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Architecture and engineering are also being transformed by these innovations, with a new design concept called BIM at the forefront.
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According to Bilal Succar, BIM (Building Information Modeling) is a set of interrelated policies, processes, and technologies designed to manage building construction through a database, from the design phase through the end of the building's lifecycle.

In this seminar, Sinaenco proposes an analysis of the challenges involved in implementing the BIM Agenda in Brazil, considering the expectation that the methodology will be widespread in public works within 10 years. Starting in 2021, certain federal government agencies are expected to require BIM for the development of architectural and engineering models.

Founded in 2016 by three architecture and urbanism students—Matheus Pereira, Ellen Corrêa, and Yasmim Amorim—driven by a desire to analyze urban space and engage in a deeper discussion about São Paulo's architecture and its layers, the project was born from a desire to inspire architecture and urbanism students, as well as those interested in the field, to develop a new perception of space through the observation of the city and the places we inhabit daily, which often go unnoticed despite their significance.

The graduate program at Escola da Cidade, which celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2018, currently offers four regular courses: ‘Housing and City,’ ‘Geography, City and Architecture,’ ‘Architecture, Education and Society,’ and ‘Mobility – Its Logics and Scales.’ In 2019, the program will expand to include the course ‘Conceiving and Constructing: Lightweight Structures and Prefabrication.’