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Curated by art historian and critic Enock Sacramento, one of the leading experts on these modernist currents in Brazilian art, the exhibition marks the opening of the Sala Guido Arturo Palomba. This space pays tribute to the forensic psychiatrist, a renowned expert in legal medicine and the cultural director of the Pinacoteca of the Associação Paulista de Medicina (APM).

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Edited by Sérgio M. Marques, César Vieira, and Eneida R. Ströher, with the collaboration of the Bered family, the book will be launched during the 70th-anniversary celebrations of the UFRGS Faculty of Architecture.

On November 25th, architect and urban planner Adriana Levisky, partner at Levisky Arquitetos | Estratégia Urbana, will give a talk at the 20th edition of FLIP, an important Brazilian cultural event where literature encompasses various urban themes brought into focus during the literary festival.

The Fundação Bienal de São Paulo once again invites the public—especially those who frequent Ibirapuera Park—to experience the Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion in a new way. On Saturday, June 11, the second meeting of the year for the Pavilhão aberto program will take place. Titled "Possible Urbanities," the event will feature a talk with architect Louise Lenate Ferreira da Silva at 11:00 am, a tour of the Pavilion with the Bienal’s education team at 2:00 pm, and a free step dance workshop for children with the group Crossover at 3:00 pm. All activities are free (see details and registration in the event information below).

The Fundação Bienal de São Paulo is hosting the fourth meeting of the Pavilhão Aberto 2022 program, which aims to open the historic Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion—designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer and located within Ibirapuera Park—for public access. The event offers free programming, including games for children, guided tours, and conversations with guest speakers. Visitors can also explore content regarding the history of the Biennials, interacting with the building's architecture through a series of QR codes distributed across the columns.

The Galeria da Cidade is hosting the exhibition Lelé: um Projeto de Brasil (Lelé: A Project for Brazil), featuring the work of architect João da Gama Filgueiras Lima. The exhibition presents and honors a career spanning over half a century, celebrating an architect who masterfully united conception, design, and construction, always with a focus on climatic conditions and a dialogue with geography, energy efficiency, and raw material conservation. The virtual opening will take place on February 11 at 6:00 PM on the Escola da Cidade YouTube channel. The exhibition runs from February 12 to May 20, 2022, with free admission and mandatory mask-wearing.

5th JANE (JACOBS) WALKS IN PORTO ALEGRE
WALKING BEYOND ANTHROPOCENTRISM
June 10, 11, and 12, 2022

The Bachelor of Architecture and Urbanism program at the Federal Institute of Bahia, Barreiras Campus, through the Campus General Directorate, the Course Coordination, and the Applied Studies in Architecture and Urbanism research group, in invaluable partnership with the Lugar Comum research group (PPG-AU/UFBA) and supported by the Federal University of Western Bahia and the State University of Bahia, announces the 12th Urbanism in Bahia Seminar, urbBA[22], which will take place in person in the city of Barreiras, Bahia, from November 23 to 26, 2022.

One year after its release, the book ‘Polifonia Urbana: arquiteturas, urbanismos e mediações,’ edited by KPMO and published by Editora Senac São Paulo, will host a book signing with its author, Adriana Levisky, lead architect and urban planner at LEVISKY Arquitetos | Estratégia Urbana.

Elizabeth de Portzamparc, a Rio native based in Paris since 1969, has received numerous European awards for her distinguished work in architecture and urbanism. She is particularly recognized for leading large-scale projects in France and China, including entire neighborhoods, science centers, museums, and a monumental 262-meter tower in Taiwan, among others. In 2022, she adds the IAB-RJ Architect of the Year award to her list of achievements and accolades.

The Oscar Niemeyer Museum hosts its first public exhibition of the year, celebrating the architecture of Curitiba.

The RUÍNA Materiais Catalog is an initiative that aims to rethink construction and demolition materials through the lens of REUSE. By selecting materials ready for reintroduction into projects, construction sites, or directly into homes, workplaces, and beyond, RUÍNA seeks to encourage circular production chains, helping to reduce the volume of demolition waste while providing quality materials with minimal environmental impact. We seek partnerships with initiatives involved in the disposal, dismantling, or demolition of spaces, as well as with producers who have surplus materials without a designated use.

Every city requires collective action to be reinvented and adapted to the demands of the 21st century, especially in a post-pandemic world. This is the central argument of the book Reinvenção da Cidade - Interação, Equidade, Planeta (Reinventing the City - Interaction, Equity, Planet) by architect and urban planner Sérgio Magalhães. The work addresses key challenges facing Brazilian urban spaces in the pursuit of cities that are less predatory and unequal, and more democratic, inclusive, and sustainable. Throughout the text, the author sheds light on the case of Rio de Janeiro as an iconic metropolitan city that concentrates the attributes, contrasts, shortcomings, and potential that shape the national identity. The book will be launched on Friday, March 18, at 7:00 PM, at the Livraria da Travessa in Shopping Leblon.

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Set within a Mixed Reality (MR) context, the AA Visiting School São Paulo 2022 will utilize Augmented Reality (AR) technology to develop complex geometries constructed from bamboo. This year, the design and fabrication of these parametric structures will be led by architects Kristof Crolla and Garvin Goepel, employing both analog and digital techniques. Projects will be developed using Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Kangaroo, and Karamba, and constructed with the aid of Fologram, holographic devices (Microsoft HoloLenses), and smartphones.

The 1st Colloquium: Woman, City, and Architecture was held on October 17–18, 2019, in Salvador, Bahia, organized by the LAB20 research group of PPGAU/UFBA and ELAS of FAU/UnB. The event was established with a dual objective: to discuss architecture and urbanism through the experience and contributions of women in the city, and to foster collaboration among researchers who have been exploring this theme from multiple and diverse perspectives.

As part of its centennial celebrations, Liga Solidária is launching a competition to select an architectural design for a new 4,000-square-meter Cultural, Social, and Sports Complex to be built at the Educandário Dom Duarte in São Paulo.

What is the potential of the void? For architect Carlos M. Teixeira, it is a field of study, work, and fascination that has been explored for over two decades. This sensitive perspective on the possibilities of the unbuilt gave rise to the book Em obras: história do Vazio em Belo Horizonte, the second, revised and expanded edition of which is hitting bookstores. The launch will take place on August 13 at 10:30 AM at Livraria da Rua, in the capital of Minas Gerais. In the publication, the author proposes a new approach to cities, focusing not on buildings, but on potential spaces for reimagining how people relate to the urban environment, understanding public space as a field for social transformation.

Estudio Guto Requena is opening its creative hub—a historic mansion in downtown São Paulo—to the public for the first time, showcasing projects and works developed through research at Juntxs.Lab, its laboratory for empathy, design, and technology studies. The studio will host guided tours on September 8 as part of the DW! 22 program at Rua Major Diogo, 91, in Bela Vista, by appointment.