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“Those who fear the people have forgotten that they are the people, too. Or they have never felt like the people.” — Criolo

The IAB-MG Urban Kindness Award was conceived, developed, and launched by the Minas Gerais Department of the Institute of Architects of Brazil 24 years ago, in 1993. Since then, its objective has been to encourage diverse initiatives from both individuals and legal entities that contribute to improving the quality of urban life. The core idea is to reward and value the small acts and attitudes of citizens that help make city life better every day. Urban Kindness refers to attitudes, gestures, and interventions that foster a new perspective on the city, promoting the preservation of its cultural and natural heritage and expanding the concept of citizenship.

Sidewalks, also known as public walkways, can be understood as multifunctional open spaces where a range of activities occur, from pedestrian flow to social interaction.
From this perspective, public walkways have great potential to host green infrastructure solutions—such as rain gardens, bioswales, and stormwater planters—capable of providing a series of environmental services for cities. These include mitigating urban pollution (water, air, and soil), providing habitats for urban fauna, contributing to the control of stormwater runoff volume and velocity, and improving local microclimatic quality and thermal comfort for adjacent buildings through shading and evapotranspiration, in addition to serving as an aesthetic element.
Currently, emerging ecological sidewalk design techniques that add value and attractiveness to properties are well-known, utilized, and proven.

The launch of the book ART-quitectura will take place on November 20th. This is the 14th work by architect Luis Alonso, founding partner of the firm Alonso, Balaguer y Arquitectos Asociados—one of the most international and prolific Spanish architecture firms today—in which he showcases 10 of his projects developed across different countries.

We invite you to join us for the new edition of the Chile Arte Contemporáneo (Ch.ACO) fair, one of the most significant events in the country and South America, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year.
The event will take place from November 23 to 26 in Vitacura, at the Parque Arboleda Lo Curro project by Inmobiliaria Paz, a building designed by the renowned architecture firm Izquierdo Lehman.
More than 6,000 square meters will host works from over 60 exhibitors representing 15 countries, including galleries from Chile, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, France, Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, and China. As in the last two years, the fair will be divided into four sections, three of which (Focus, Planta, and Nave de Ediciones) will be curated. Together, these sections will feature works by more than 300 national and international artists.
Furthermore, the initiative will feature various talks organized by the Fava Foundation and Paz Corp, designed to serve as a platform for visibility and interaction for the artists participating in the tenth edition of the Ch.ACO Fair, as well as to provide an introduction to public art and architecture. A highlight is the presentation by National Prize winner Luis Izquierdo, the architect of the project hosting the fair, which is scheduled for Saturday the 24th at 4:00 PM.
Parque Arboleda Lo Curro, the center of the exhibition, is a modern and avant-garde project built on thick pillars that rise across four hectares of green space. The placement of the buildings was specifically designed to house a large central park, developed by the prominent landscape architect Juan Grimm—a space that inspires and gives its name to this project.

ArpaFIL is a gathering focused on architecture, heritage, and the arts, held annually since 1995 as part of the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL). Since its inception, it has served as a forum where specialists and masters of architecture gather to promote, disseminate, share, and debate ideas with emerging professionals and the general public.

The 7th International Meeting on City, Contemporaneity, and Urban Morphology (EICCMU) is currently in its 7th edition, reaffirming the intersection of diverse approaches to urbanism. The event has been supported by FAPERGS (Research Support Foundation of the State of Rio Grande do Sul) and PROGRAU (Graduate Program in Architecture and Urbanism) since its inception. It will take place from November 7 to 9, 2018, at the Center for Graduate Studies and Research in Human, Social, and Applied Social Sciences, Arts, and Language (CEHUS) at the Federal University of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The event is organized by PROGRAU, the Urbanism Laboratory (LabUrb), the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism (FAUrb), and the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel).

The School of Architecture at Universidad Mayor cordially invites you to the seminar "Emergency, Reconstruction, and Resilience," to be held on Thursday, November 22, from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM at the El Claustro Campus Auditorium, Av. Portugal 351, Santiago. The event is free with prior registration.

The Ibero-American Society of Digital Graphics (SIGraDi) is a non-profit association that brings together architects, urban planners, designers, and artists working with digital media. Its primary objectives are to contribute to the academic debate on digital media and its applications, promote the production and advancement of scientific knowledge in general, and foster research and education within this context of significant technological transformation.

The Pichincha Architects Association (CAE) and the Ecuador Architecture Archive Museum (MAE) present two exhibitions that offer a journey through the history and memory of architecture through subtle evocations.

Thirty years after the death of architect Luis Ramiro Barragán Morfín in November 1988, the time is right to critically re-examine a figure who has left an indelible mark on the global history of architecture.

With the goal of encouraging practices for Technical Assistance for Social Interest Housing (ATHIS), the Council of Architecture and Urbanism of Brazil (CAU/BR) mandated in 2017 that all state-level councils (CAU/UFs) allocate 2% of their budgets to support ATHIS initiatives. In alignment with CAU/BR guidelines, the Santa Catarina Council (CAU/SC) established the Special Commission for Technical Assistance (CTEC) in 2017. Composed of a group of architects and urban planners, the commission was tasked with coordinating the development of public and free technical assistance policies, as provided for by Law 11.888/2008.

A lecture on the role of the architect, delivered by the school's director, Ciro Pirondi, followed by a guided tour of the exhibition on the Osaka Pavilion by Paulo Mendes da Rocha, will take place on November 27. Registration is open. Free of charge.

The "Infinito Vão" exhibition arrives in Brazil from November 6th to 9th. A group of architects involved in the exhibition on 90 years of Brazilian architecture—currently on display at the Casa da Arquitectura (CA) – Portuguese Centre for Architecture in Matosinhos, Portugal—will participate in a series of talks and debates at the Instituto Moreira Salles in São Paulo. The program features Portuguese architect Inês Lobo, among many other professionals from various generations and backgrounds. Admission is free.

This Sunday, November 11, we invite you to a day of public space activation featuring two winning proposals from the IDB and Placemaking Latinoamérica México 2018 Urban Interventions Competition:

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The Ibero-American Congress on Technology and Innovation brings together more than 30 national and international leaders from the construction industry. This three-day event explores advancements and developments in the sector from a cutting-edge perspective, specifically designed for professionals and students seeking growth, training, professional updates, and the development of new ideas.

Following the success of the first edition in 2016 in Curitiba and the second edition last year in Brasília, the COURB Institute is bringing the 3rd Collaborative Urbanism Meeting to Fortaleza, Ceará, on November 12, 13, and 14.

The Nearly Zero Energy Buildings Congress (EECN) is the premier professional forum for addressing the current state of high-efficiency buildings and their implications for the building, construction, architecture, and related services sectors in our country.
The Congress addresses key aspects affecting Nearly Zero Energy Buildings in Spain from a comprehensive and multidisciplinary perspective. A wide range of topics will be covered, including technical and regulatory issues, as well as business opportunities, considering solutions for both new construction and renovation projects.
It covers the current state and future of the sector through various formats, such as paper presentations, NZEB project exhibitions, roundtables, and keynote speeches. The thematic areas established for the 5th Nearly Zero Energy Buildings Congress are: