The Wilton Paes de Almeida building, a landmark of modern architecture in São Paulo and recognized as a municipal cultural heritage site in 1992, collapsed following a massive fire on May 1st of this year. The Docomomo São Paulo chapter mourns, above all, the loss of human life and the tragedy faced by the residents who occupied that architectural icon.
In its 13th edition, the ARQ URB Week at Faculdades Santo Agostinho has established itself as the largest Architecture and Urbanism event in Northern Minas Gerais. Featuring workshops, short courses, debates, design marathons, and lectures, the event aims to explore themes of architecture focused on urban kindness in a cross-disciplinary manner.
Motivated to bring to life an organization that strives for a better city and seeks to deconstruct the false stereotype of the AMAZONIAN METROPOLIS, the Organizing Committee presents the city of Manaus as the host of EREA Amazônia 2018.
A project born from a desire to share and foster critical thinking on architecture and urbanism, the arts, cinema, geography, and other fields that play a fundamental role in how we appropriate and transform urban life. Connection drives us; building knowledge sustains us.
Founded in 1948, the School of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of São Paulo (FAUUSP) is currently one of the most important architecture schools in Latin America and ranks among the top 50 in the world.
From May 17 to July 14, 2018, Pinakotheke Cultural Rio de Janeiro presents the exhibition "Victor Brecheret (1894–1955)," featuring works by the renowned artist born in Italy and based in Brazil. A key figure of modernism and a participant in the historic 1922 Week of Modern Art, Brecheret is the focus of this exhibition curated by Max Perlingeiro. The show gathers significant works by the artist alongside those of other figures who participated in that watershed event in Brazilian art: Anita Malfatti, Di Cavalcanti, Menotti del Picchia, John Graz, Vicente do Rego Monteiro, Helios Seelinger, and Zina Aita. Many of these pieces were featured in the original 1922 event at the Theatro Municipal de São Paulo.
The course seeks to contribute to the education of citizens capable of interpreting the reality of urban spaces and adopting a critical stance on the future of cities; registration is open until
On October 9 at 7:00 PM, the foundation stone for Gustavo Penna 73/23 - 50 Years of Architecture, Design, and Word will be laid at Cidad3 in São Paulo. This long-term project, conceived by a team of professors from PUC Poços de Caldas and sponsored by Gerdau and Deca, includes the publication of books, workshops, competitions, a multimedia platform, and an exhibition. These activities anticipate the architect's five-decade career milestone, which will be reached in 2023.
On November 19 and 20, the School of Architecture and Urbanism at PUC Minas - Poços de Caldas will host the Architecture as Symbol workshop, an activity within the Gustavo Penna 73/23 - 50 Years of Architecture, Drawing, and Word project. The program features lectures by architects and urban planners Luis Antônio Jorge and Marina Grinover, as well as Gustavo Penna, who will also lead a drawing workshop. Fátima Barnabé and Henrique Ferreira, representing the project's sponsors, will debate “The macro and micro visions of architecture.” The event concludes with an evaluation of the drawings produced during the workshop and the announcement of the winners of the first student ideas competition for the “Gustavo Penna 73/23” project. Registration (R$ 40.00 for students and R$ 80.00 for professionals) is available at: www.pucpcaldas.br/inscricoes/workshopgustavopenna
Galeria Jaqueline Martins presents the first edition of the 1:1 project, featuring new work by João Loureiro.
Ophicina de Arquitetura was founded with the goal of sharing architectural knowledge worldwide. Composed of a team of architects, it serves as a platform for ideas, creative projects, and immersive workshops on architectural representation software.
Green Infrastructure Design Workshop in Luz, Downtown São Paulo
The Green Infrastructure Urban Design Workshop in Luz is a space for collective ideation, project development, and action in the Luz region of downtown São Paulo.
The workshop is aimed at professionals, students, and those interested in urban environmental issues, particularly landscape projects that utilize Nature-Based Solutions (NBS).
Building on the issues presented and discussed during the workshop, participants will engage in a practical activity to develop Green Infrastructure project proposals for the Luz region. Reference materials, research resources, maps, and drawing and writing supplies will be provided.
Drawing on the lessons of Albers, painter Lúcia Glaz demonstrates in her new series of paintings a desire to explore new perceptual phenomena, considering the expressive potential of color in its interaction with form. In the same vein as artists of the post-painterly generation (Robert Ryman, Agnes Martin, Brice Marden)—despite the generational gap—the painter tends to view painting as an object rather than an illusion, pursuing a purist reduction that was also the goal of the aforementioned artists as they stripped their canvas experiments down to the essentials.
As the largest architectural lighting congress in Latin America, LEDforum is organized by Editora Lumière, with the support of AsBAI (Brazilian Association of Lighting Architects), the IALD (International Association of Lighting Designers), and various other associations, institutions, events, media outlets, and educational institutions from Brazil and abroad.
IED presents the exhibition "Utensílios Nativos" (Native Utensils), featuring pieces crafted from certified native Brazilian wood by nine designers: Gustavo Dias, Hugo França, Juliana Llussá, Leonardo Bueno, Natasha Schlobach, Pedro Braga, Ricardo Graham, Rodrigo Ambrósio, and Sérgio Cabral.
Following the success of the first edition in 2016 in Curitiba and the second edition last year in Brasília, the COURB Institute is bringing the 3rd Collaborative Urbanism Meeting to Fortaleza, Ceará, on November 12, 13, and 14.
Infrastructure Systems for Real Estate Developments