This workshop focuses on a design exercise regarding urban housing for diverse social sectors and is intended for architects and advanced architecture students. It is organized by the ANID Exploratory Project "Vivienda Sensible" and the Latin American Master of Architecture program at the University of Bío-Bío.
The School of Architecture at Universidad Finis Terrae is hosting the lecture "Architecture, Thought, and Project," to be presented by 2022 National Architecture Prize winner Fernando Pérez Oyarzún on Wednesday, October 18, at 11:00 a.m. in the university's B202 auditorium (Pedro de Valdivia 1509, Providencia).
We cordially invite you to the opening of the Alberto Cruz Covarrubias exhibition, Casa Olivetti: "Una casa no tan casa" [A House Not Quite a House], at Galería Gallo, a space dedicated to the interdisciplinary intersection of design, architecture, the city, and contemporary culture.
The main objective of the Emerging Latin American Practices Vol III lecture series is to foster conversations and debates with various emerging architecture collectives across Latin America. The series serves as a starting point for analyzing complex architectural projects that reflect design processes, project strategies, social impact, and theoretical reflections related to architectural practice and its intersections with academia, aiming to articulate an overview of the discipline's work in the region.
The Latin American Master in Architecture program at the Universidad del Bío-Bío is presenting an exhibition of design theses from its first graduating class at the Exhibition Hall of the Concepción Architects' Association. These design theses represent the final project for the Master's degree, combining theoretical development with a design exercise.
"How to Design a Revolution: The Chilean Way to Design" is part of the commemorative activities marking 50 years since the civil-military coup d'état in Chile. The exhibition focuses on the graphic and industrial design produced during the government of President Salvador Allende (1970–1973). It is co-produced by the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the Centro Cultural La Moneda (CCLM), with the collaboration of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation and the Goethe-Institut Chile. The exhibition will remain on view until January 28, 2024.
