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A new commemoration of the 1939 earthquake will take place throughout the city on January 24. The meeting point is the Plaza de Armas at 9:00 PM, where registered attendees will receive a complimentary reflective backpack.

Following this, a heritage bicycle tour will visit significant sites associated with the event that changed the city forever. At each stop, an archival photograph showing the site at the time of the earthquake will be projected, accompanied by commentary from the guides. The bike tour will pass by the San Francisco Church, the Los Carmelitas Church, the Old Normal School, the San Juan de Dios Chapel, and the Market.

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 project consists of a scientific event and a symposium involving Japanese and Chilean participants on a topic of mutual interest. Both Japan and Chile face significant natural disasters—such as climate change, earthquakes, and tsunamis—that profoundly impact their built environments, cities, urban planning, collective memory, and society. The project focuses on a specific case study: the 2010 earthquake and subsequent tsunami in the Greater Concepción area.

The third edition of the Architecture Students Seminar (SEA), aimed at architecture students, professionals, and the general public in Ecuador, will take place on January 25–26, 2019. Organized by the National Organization of Architecture Students (ONEA Ecuador) in collaboration with the Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro, the University of Guayaquil, the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil, and the Indoamerica Technological University, the event will be hosted at the Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro.

Join AFTERTECTURE on January 25 at WeWork Reforma Latino for the launch event themed "Before, Now, After." This new multidisciplinary platform is dedicated to the exchange and exploration of ideas, envisioning the future through the lenses of design, technology, architecture, and innovation!

Exhibition organized at the University of Beira Interior (UBI), within the Integrated Master's in Architecture program of the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture.

How can one intervene in a neutral space to create a place that evokes emotion? In what way does an ethereal material like light generate meaning? Art installations—understood as contemporary practices of spatial transformation—seek to place the viewer within a system of new aesthetic and symbolic experiences. Light Art is a field of art that explores the capacity of light as a material for creative expression, both experimentally and theoretically.

Chile's Ministry of Housing and Urbanism has launched an ideas competition to design the "Paseo del Mar," a new public space at the Barón Pier, located directly on the coastline of the city of Valparaíso.

"The Barón Pier has shaped the history of Valparaíso and Chile. This site served as the engine of the country's railway industry throughout much of the 19th and 20th centuries. However, these grounds no longer possess their former vitality and have been abandoned over time. In the 21st century, the residents of Valparaíso want this area to reclaim its place in the history of the port and in their daily lives, but transformed into a major public space," the ministry explains in the competition guidelines.

Emilio Ambasz: Architecture Toward Nature

On January 24 and 25, in celebration of the city of São Paulo’s 464th anniversary, Arq.Futuro, Monolito, and the Instituto Urbem will host four debates and three thematic tours exploring aspects of the architecture and urbanism of downtown São Paulo. These free events will mark the launch of the book “Arquitetura do Centro de São Paulo” (Architecture of Downtown São Paulo), produced in collaboration between the Instituto Urbem and the publisher Monolito, with funding support from CAU-SP. The publication, which explores the city center's architectural heritage, will be distributed free of charge to participants of the debates and tours.

On January 31, the book Opera Chillana Digesta, recently published by Editorial Fisuras, will be presented at Casa de América in Madrid.

Opera Chillana Digesta is a large-format portfolio written and illustrated by Juan Borchers in early 1964. It is one of the most valuable Borchers manuscripts preserved in the Original Archives of the Faculty of Architecture at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. In this manuscript, Borchers aims to synthesize the intellectual background of the project for the Cooperativa Eléctrica de Chillán building, which was nearing completion at the time. It is written in simple language—at least in comparison to other texts by Borchers—and is accompanied by beautiful drawings. Beyond presenting the architectural concept behind the project, Borchers provides insights into how this concept is embodied in the work. Among the many topics covered, the Borcherian idea of "act" and a theory of form embodied in his concept of "bastones" (staffs), conceived as differences between magnitudes, stand out.

Dwelling, living, and [re]existing in cities will be the theme of the upcoming Academic Week of Architecture and Urbanism at the Instituto de Educação Superior da Paraíba. Each year, the event seeks to discuss the social role of the profession through its various lenses. In 2019, the central focus of SAAU’s debates will be housing.

Attend the seminar "Green Infrastructure in Chile: Progress and Challenges," organized by the Grupo Paisaje-FAU, U. de Chile, in collaboration with REEDUCA, U. de Chile – Urban Ecology Network, U. de Chile. This event is convened by STGO+ Green Infrastructure – Green Corridors – MINVU – Seremi MINVU.

The MAS in Collective Housing is celebrating an anniversary, and we are pleased to share our excitement at reaching 10 editions. With 256 students from 38 countries and 70 international workshops behind us, we are confident that we are on the right track, and we have now opened the application period for the next edition.

'Architecture as a Medium' will present the work carried out by architect Alfredo Thiermann over the last few years. Through the analysis of historical references and built projects, the lecture will delve into the relationship and intersection between architectural projects and other media, highlighting the importance of material culture in a world where everything seems to lean toward the virtual.

Conversation Series: ARCHITECTS: Modes of (R)existing
Session IV. EXPANDING PRACTICE

This is a special year for creating a new Lima with a memory; that is our decree (and our wish). Now more than ever: Let's reclaim the memory of Lima as a thousand-year-old city.

Amidst the shifting sands of Lima's reality, one of the most solid foundations is the huacas. And this is their year, as they will represent the Peruvian pavilion at the Venice Biennale. For this reason, to elevate and share them with more people, this edition of the 6th Photography Competition by Lima Milenaria focuses exclusively on photographs of these ancient ceremonial centers... huacas everywhere. The winning photographs will have the opportunity to be displayed at the Biennale, among other important prizes.

You don't have to go far to capture a huaca in time; just go for a walk (or dig through your archives). We are surrounded by them, or we live while surrounding them, even if we forget. This is an act to remember, commemorate, and better understand them. What is the relationship between Lima's citizens and the huacas in the city? See them with new eyes—don't just pass by; stop and admire them. So much history, wisdom, mystery, poetry, and reflection... Just don't delay in capturing them; the deadline for submissions is midnight on January 10. Read on to learn how to participate.

n'UNDO proposes approaching architecture and urbanism from a different perspective, understanding that it is possible to build more and better through reduction, restraint, and reasoned declination. The theoretical framework developed aims to improve the urban and environmental landscape through a shift in professional and personal perspective, creating meeting places for those who feel engaged, while stimulating reflection, criticism, debate, and collective action.