Fabián Barros, an architect, academic, and Ph.D. in Advanced Architectural Projects, will lead the upcoming Atravieso Urbano—a walking tour organized by the Universidad Finis Terrae School of Architecture in partnership with the Nuestro Centro association—which explores the cultural, urban, and historical significance of the neighborhood.
What impact can buildings have on society and the environment? Adopting a comprehensive approach to sustainability when conceptualizing buildings is essential to fostering sustainable social, environmental, and economic development.
Interdisciplinarity has become a useful tool today for interpreting reality and offering alternatives that allow us to face and resolve the challenges confronting humanity, in a world where “all that is solid melts into air” (Berman, 1988). Hyper-connectivity and the speed of events allow us to stay informed and participate, in real time, in the occurrences of our time—such as violence, the environmental crisis, social crises, and migration—forcing us to confront these threats as individuals and as a community.
The Interior Lighting course aims to provide the necessary tools to develop lighting projects for residential and/or commercial spaces. Participants will learn how lighting can personalize and shape new spaces based on the program and its lighting requirements.
Seminar: REVIVER CENTRO: A New Real Estate Vector in BH
• AsBEA-MG Opening
• Lecture 1 - Reviver Centro
Washington Fajardo, Architect and Urban Planner | Harvard GSD Loeb Fellow
In this lecture, Fajardo will share their experience as the creator and executor of the Reviver Rio project.
• Lecture 2 - Possible Urban Redevelopments
Raul Juste Lores, journalist and writer specializing in architecture. Lores served as a correspondent for Folha in Washington, New York, and Beijing, and for Veja in Buenos Aires. They were also the Market editor at Folha, a presenter for the news program "Jornal da Cultura" on TV Cultura, and a 2012 Eisenhower Foundation fellow in urbanism and digital innovation.
• Sponsor Space
Themed around "50 Years of Learning from Las Vegas"—one of the most significant books on urban development, mobility, visual communication, architecture, and history—the 2nd Architecture and Urbanism Symposium at the FAAP University Center will take place from October 17 to 20, from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM.
On October 3, architects around the world will celebrate World Architecture Day. The Spanish Council of Architects (CSCAE) will host a commemorative event under the theme "Design for Health."
TAGMA and the Sustainability Committee of the Faculty of Architecture, Design, and Urbanism at the University of the Republic (Uruguay) invite students to participate in the Student Ideas Competition for the development of the Center for Trials and Errors (Centro de Ensayos y Errores), an infrastructural support facility for CAMPUS (Training in Sustainability and Regeneration) located in the department of Maldonado (Pan de Azúcar).
The 9th ExpoMadera Entre Ríos 2024 is shaping up to be a key event for the timber and construction sectors in Argentina. This international exhibition, taking place from October 4 to 5 at the Concordia Convention Center—with a preliminary workshop on August 15 at the Casa de Entre Ríos in Buenos Aires—aims to promote timber housing and its integration into sustainable architecture.
Applications are now open for a specialized training program in the application of new design and additive construction technologies, particularly using cementitious mixtures for building. The program aims to leverage the potential of 3D printing in architecture, urban furniture, and infrastructure, drawing on the expertise and facilities of the Universidad del Bío-Bío, a leader in this field in Latin America.
The research group City, Architecture, and Preservation in Historical Perspective (CAPPH - UNIFESP) and the Interdisciplinary Center for City Studies (CIEC - UNICAMP) are pleased to invite researchers dedicated to the study of the city from a historical perspective—whether focusing on urban history, urbanism, and urban planning, or related approaches such as historical geography, social, economic, and technological history, among others—to participate in the 5th edition of the Urbanism and Urbanists in Brazil Seminar. The 5th SUUB will take place in a hybrid format from October 12 to 15, 2022, hosted by the School of Philosophy, Letters, and Human Sciences at the Federal University of São Paulo, located in Guarulhos.
There is an underexplored niche within architecture and construction that is revolutionizing the market. With greater agility, speed, design freedom, and sustainability integrated throughout the process, Modular Construction represents a blue ocean of opportunity that is growing exponentially worldwide.
The Center for Architecture and City Research (CIAC) at the PUCP Architecture Unit announces the inauguration of the second edition of its annual research event, "Peru as a Project: From Territory to Housing," which aims to disseminate and discuss the research currently being developed by the Unit. The seminar seeks to bring together diverse stakeholders from civil society, the public and private sectors, and subject matter experts to strengthen collaborative ties, provide feedback on ongoing research, and promote future developments, applications, and partnerships, with the goal of ensuring that this research influences the development of our cities and territory.
Guided by architect and Universidad Finis Terrae professor Paula Velasco—one of the leads on the Palacio Pereira restoration project—the "Lastarria: Identity and Heritage" Urban Crossing will take place this Saturday, October 1st. This activity, organized by the School of Architecture, features a faculty-led walking tour that explores the cultural, urban, and historical significance of the neighborhood.
What you will learn:
“Diálogos Aislados” is organized by the School of Architecture at Universidad Finis Terrae. This Wednesday, October 5, the event will feature Ecuadorian architect David Barragán and Chilean biologist Bárbara Saavedra as guests.
The FestiAtlas CoMún invites reflection on architecture, public space, and the city. It encourages visitors to explore the Casa de la Cultura, a historic building that spans a Buenos Aires city block, through installations, exhibitions, gatherings, and activities by various collectives that present new ways of approaching the idea of the "common."
The Saint-Gobain Group, a global leader in construction solutions, and the Brazilian Association of Architectural Offices (AsBEA) will host the 9th edition of the Saint-Gobain AsBEA Architecture Award on October 25 at 7:30 PM. The awards ceremony, which will be broadcast online, aims to recognize innovative architectural projects that combine comfort and sustainability, encouraging clean technologies and processes that prioritize the environment.