Romano Guerra Editora and Galeria Gomide&Co are launching the book Três casas: estratégias de projeto (Three Houses: Design Strategies). The publication explores the design methodologies of three contemporary architecture firms—Pezo von Ellrichshausen, Ryue Nishizawa, and Aires Mateus—to understand each architect's modus operandi through experimental houses: the Poli House (Coliumo Peninsula, Chile, 2005), the Moriyama House (Tokyo, Japan, 2005), and the House in Coruche (Portugal, 2007). These projects point toward an expansion of the architectural lexicon that transcends classical movements—such as modernism and postmodernism—by introducing new aspects: spatial neutrality, ambivalence in the design of boundaries, and the tensioning of abstract forms.
This event will feature various papers on different perspectives of simulation applied to performance analysis across a wide range of building types, fostering a rich debate on the present and future of this resource.
Goose Island Brewhouse, one of the retrofits carried out by Superlimão, which transformed the early 20th-century property into a brewery. (Photo: Maíra Acayaba)
BOOMSPDESIGN, an event part of DW!, will take place at one of the city's most iconic landmarks: the Copan Building. On March 13, Thiago Rodrigues, partner and architect at Superlimão, will participate in a thematic panel to discuss the relevance and challenges of retrofit projects. Joining Thiago in the discussion are Beto Cocenza (creator of BOOMSPDESIGN) and Maxime Barkatz, founder of Ilion Partners, a real estate investment fund focused on building revitalization.
Within the academic dialogue and reflection space ‘Del territorio al Detalle’—which brings together architecture professors, students, and renowned architects—the spin-off “Del territorio al detalle .re” explores, through informal conversations with key stakeholders, the thesis that a territory’s richness stems from its capacity for renewal, activating disused spaces to transform them into challenges and resources.
Join us on Wednesday, March 15, for Session 19 of Redes | Palabras Cruzadas en Iberoamérica. This session is online and open to the public.
This session is titled: “Circular Futures: Digital Design and Additive Manufacturing for a Circular Economy,” featuring a lecture by Felix Raspall and a dialogue with Maria Foulquié.
"Traducciones: la utopía y el vacío performativo", seleccionado entre los mejores proyectos de estudiantes del 2021. Image Cortesía de Juan Manuel Sandoval Perdomo
The academic output of architecture in Ibero-America is vast and valuable; therefore, we believe it is necessary to launch a new call for entries to showcase the best final degree projects that have emerged from these programs.
REBUILD is the premier meeting point for all building professionals, distinguished by its focus on promoting industrialized construction. Since its inception, the event has centered on its three key pillars: industrialization, digitalization, and sustainability.
The Master of Advanced Studies in Collective Housing (MCH) is a full-time international postgraduate program in architecture and design for cities and housing, presented by UPM and ETH Zurich. After 16 editions, it is considered one of the best architecture master's programs in the world.
Ana Holck - Exhibition view - Photo by Pat Kilgore
On March 2 at 4:00 PM, a free public talk will be held with artist Ana Holck and curator Felipe Scovino at the "Entroncados, Enroscados e Estirados" exhibition at the Paço Imperial. The event will also feature the launch of the exhibition's 37-page e-book catalog, which includes text by the curator and photographs of the installation and artworks, designed by Estúdio Afluente. The catalog will be available for free viewing on the artist's new website: www.anaholck.com, which also launches on Saturday.
Silhouette® Window Shadings - Courtesy of Hunter Douglas
Hunter Douglas, a global leader in window coverings and architectural products, is participating in the 26th edition of Campinas Decor, the largest architecture, interior design, and landscaping exhibition in the interior of São Paulo state.
José Pinto Duarte, leader of the finalist team for the NASA Mars Habitat Challenge, will be in Chile from March 12 to 14 to deliver lectures in Santiago and Concepción.
Currently focused on developing new housing solutions using 3D-printed construction, drawing on the experience gained from the space competition, Dr. Pinto Duarte—a faculty member at Penn State University and former researcher at MIT—will deliver two lectures. He will also engage with national teams implementing this technology in the country and visit local companies currently industrializing residential construction.
The "A Construção da Profissão" (The Construction of the Profession) project was coordinated and executed by the Institute of Architects of Brazil, Federal District Department (IAB.DF), with sponsorship from the Council of Architecture and Urbanism of the Federal District (CAU/DF) and support from the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of Brasília (FAU/UnB).
Observations and studies on art, architecture, design, cinema, photography, and literature, grounded in the premises established by Soviet Constructivism—from Aleksei Gan’s 1922 theorization to the transformations and interpretations developed by artists and architects like Rodchenko and Leonidov by the end of that decade, and their enduring influence today.
The Basque Institute of Architecture has inaugurated its first exhibition of 2024: 'Arboretum. Trees as Architecture.' The exhibition arrives as a traveling show from the Arc en Rêve Centre d'Architecture (Bordeaux), where it was first presented in September 2021, with the aim of reaffirming the architectural character of trees and highlighting how they have been a subject of architectural reflection.
To register, simply fill out the form at the link in the text by February 29th!
The NBR9050: Accessibility and Inclusion Workshop is a project carried out in partnership with Maitá ATHIS and funded by the Council of Architecture and Urbanism (CAU). It aims to train architecture and urban planning professionals to apply NBR 9050 and 16537 standards through theoretical and practical activities. These activities contextualize these regulations within the promotion of fundamental rights, in accordance with the CAU Code of Ethics, which seeks to ensure that human needs regarding functionality, cost-effectiveness, durability, comfort, hygiene, and accessibility in the built environment are met.
We will conclude our IAB-RJ Compartilha summer season with the Art Direction and Scenography course, taught by architect and urban planner Paulo Flaksman.
