Heritage Day is one of the country's most significant cultural celebrations. In this context, the team behind the XXI Architecture and Urbanism Biennial of Chile will set up at the Teatro Huemul in the Franklin neighborhood to conduct its third public consultation.
Michele De Lucchi, architect and designer and an influential figure in movements such as Cavart, Alchimia, and Memphis, will visit Diseño UC on May 24 as part of a series of activities organized by the School in collaboration with the PhD in Architecture and Urban Studies and the Faculty of Architecture, Design, and Urban Studies at UC.
On Thursday, May 23, the FAU auditorium will host the panel discussion "Teaching and Overload in Architecture." The event will be moderated by Nicolas Valencia, ArchDaily's Editorial Data & Content Manager, and will feature:
In previous decades, Ediciones ARQ published the first "Compendium ARQ" volumes, focusing on the work of an emerging generation from the 1990s and later, in the mid-2000s, on vacation homes, recognizing a new spirit in Chilean architecture that, at the time, sought to innovate in form and its relationship with the landscape, unique to our national territory.
This edition of the Architectural Culture Lecture Series [CCCA] explores various approaches to architecture and the city through an understanding of the floor plan. Graphic representation is an indispensable instrument in the discipline, and the floor plan, as the quintessential architectural tool, not only represents the project's concept but also manifests a discourse—a vision of the specific context in which the work is framed. History, economy, and society are all captured within it.
This Saturday, May 4th, the team behind the XXI Architecture and Urbanism Biennial of Chile will hold its second field activity, seeking to gather opinions on their theme of "the common and the ordinary," as well as definitions regarding the Franklin neighborhood and its significant landmarks, in preparation for this major event in October 2019.
The School of Architecture at Universidad Finis Terrae hosts monthly "Atraviesos Urbanos" (Urban Crossings), thematic tours of Santiago led by architects. This edition, titled "Paseo Bulnes: Tracing Our Civic History," will be led by architect Andrés Echeverría.