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DigitalFUTURES Talk on Space Architecture
14 November @ 9:00am EST / 3:00pm CET/ 10:00pm China

Founded in 1988 by Gilles Saucier and André Perrotte, Saucier + Perrotte Architectes is a multidisciplinary practice that is internationally renowned for its institutional, cultural, and residential projects. Saucier + Perrotte’s highly acclaimed buildings have been published the world over, reflecting the office’s status as one of Canada’s premier design firms.

The forest, the island, the mountain and the desert are engaged as non site specific spatial metaphors informing architecture. The abstracted idea of landscape as model in these drawings and projects challenges the myth of site specificity in landscape and architecture.

The theme of Nurturing Architecture explores the discipline as both processes and constructions with an ethos of care, of providing nourishment and of supporting growth and development. Inherent in the multiple interpretations of nurturing, is the notion of wellbeing, and the ways in which architects and educators consider the wellbeing of future and current generations of users and other stakeholders, including our communities of architects and students.

Humankind is at a crossroads. A climate crisis that threatens ecosystems and rises social instability. A fast-growing population leading to Earth's resources being consumed faster than ever. A still in progress global discussion about racial and gender issues. A technological revolution disrupting societies and markets —including the design and construction field. And an economic and pandemic crisis as a stress test for all of us.

In this context, architecture has been navigating through sequential changes over the last twenty years with the rise and latter consolidation of new technologies, tools, formats, topics, scales, and interdisciplinary approaches, along with the emergence of the Internet that led towards a disruptive decentralization of the architecture production and discussion.

The Urban Housing and Habitat Practices Platform (UHPH) invites entries for the 2021 Competition: Public Policies and Inspiring Practices.

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From November 5 to 29, the Arquitectura Film Festival Chile will be held entirely online, free of charge, and accessible throughout Chile. The event will feature discussions, urban screenings, exhibitions, and much more.

On 27 February 1960 Adriano Olivetti died. With the disappearance of the businessman-guide, the construction cycle of its industrial and social project terminated and a period of great uncertainty opened up: the company, financially fragile, underwent a forced change of ownership and strategy.

In this pandemic period when the comfort of our homes is especially valued right now, the next architect to speak virtually to the Dallas Architecture Forum on November 5 at 7:00 pm will be of special interest. Dirk Denison is the founder of the Chicago-based firm Dirk Denison Architects which is particularly known for its award-winning residential work, which includes the interiors and furniture design.

Join a panel to discuss the role of planning, architecture and landscape design in understanding the collective memory contained in the land. From the horizon to the Cartesian grid, what have we built and how does this influence a sense of belonging that one feels? What is the relationship between memory and the land?

Open House Worldwide (OHWW) is pleased to announce the full programme of the network’s first collaborative event on its relaunched and redesigned website and visual identity.

Join Asa Bruno from Ron Arad Architects for an in-depth workshop on 4th Nov, 6.30-7.30 pm.

It is essential to closely monitor the chemical composition of ambient air and the concentration of ground-level pollutants that can affect people, animals, vegetation, or materials. 🌬🍃

Noise levels influence perceptions of comfort and public health in any given space. 🔊 🏙

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) help us work with, organize, and manage data that can contribute to the development of environmental solutions applied to the urban environment. 🌱🌎

Citizen Innovation is a process that experiments with solving social problems using open technologies and methodologies—whether digital, social, or ancestral—through the involvement of the affected community itself. This shifts the role of citizens from passive recipients of institutional actions to protagonists and producers of their own solutions.

Session 268. "Decoding Architecture" Llosa Cortegana Arquitectos.

The second debate in the "Architecture Schools Outside the Box" series opens a space for discussion among Venezuelan professionals who are teaching through experimental exercises in other regions.