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Good news: new spots have opened for TSL PERU 2018! The 15th Latin American Social Workshop for Architecture Students will be held in Chucuito, a small city within Puno, considered the folkloric capital of Peru and the Americas. The event will feature various academic and sociocultural activities that will connect Latin American architecture students with the richness and needs of the local reality. This engaging workshop will take place from March 22 to April 2; registration closes on January 31.

Specialized Film Screening Series.
The goal of this ongoing series of art films and documentaries related to architecture and design is to foster cultural dissemination and create a critical discourse surrounding our profession. By hosting panels with colleagues in a cultural and recreational setting, we aim to promote the association to new affiliates and attract new members.

Kindergarten Rehabilitation in Bolivia is an open competition for all students and young architects worldwide. For this fourth edition, ARCHsharing is collaborating with TECHO Bolivia on the construction of a kindergarten in a neighborhood of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The kindergarten will accommodate up to 500 children. To address this challenge, the restoration of an old school and an expansion will be required.
The winning project will be built by our partner, TECHO Bolivia.

Council of Architecture and Urbanism of Rio de Janeiro hosts debate "Architecture: A Feminine Noun"

The objective is to discuss the integration of women architects and urban planners into the professional market, how to make cities safer for women to navigate, harassment, and other related topics.

Organized by the National Association of Ceramic Tile, Sanitary Ware, and Related Products Manufacturers (ANFACER), Expo Revestir presents a lecture featuring architects Toyo Ito and Paulo Mendes da Rocha at the Transamerica Expo Center in São Paulo.

At first glance, it might seem unusual to think of an architect as a highly valued professional within certain areas of the digital sector. However, upon closer analysis, we can observe the significant similarities between architecture and digital product design, helping us understand why these professionals are becoming highly sought-after profiles among industry leaders.

March Session: MARCH 20, 21, 22, 23, AND 24, 2018 (FROM 2:00 PM TO 6:30 PM)

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INSÒLIT is a festival of ephemeral interventions in the courtyards of Palma de Mallorca, Spain, that aims to promote the city's rich architectural heritage through creative, ephemeral actions.

INSÒLIT is a cross-disciplinary event that uses cultural action to address and connect three key aspects of the Mallorca region: culture, heritage, and creativity. The festival focuses its efforts on Palma's Old Town, where these three factors converge.

For the third time, the Lisbon Architecture Triennale presents the Début Award, aimed at architects or architecture studios in the early stages of their careers, to celebrate their work and propel their professional trajectory.

Registration is now open for the 2018 IBRAMEM AMATA Timber Architecture Award, with categories for both professionals and students. Students of engineering, architecture, and urban planning, as well as professionals in these fields from all Latin American countries, are eligible to apply.

BNKR Arquitectura is an architecture, urbanism, and research firm based in Mexico City, founded by Esteban Suárez in 2005. The firm has experimented with architecture at the widest possible scale, ranging from small, iconic private chapels to master plans for entire cities. BNKR is a multidisciplinary practice composed of architects, urban planners, and designers. They provide unique, unconventional solutions to specific problems, moving beyond the pursuit of a particular style or signature. The firm has received several international awards, including first place at the 2014 Iconic Awards in Germany, the 2014 International Architecture Awards in Chicago, the 2013 Architizer A+ Awards in New York, the 2012 Quito Biennial in Ecuador, the 2011 AZURE Awards in Toronto, and the 2012 Building of the Year award from Plataforma Arquitectura in Chile.

The Institute of Architecture and Urbanism at the Faculty of Architecture and Arts of the Universidad Austral de Chile invites submissions for the Marta Scheu Torres Award. Now in its third edition, this award recognizes a woman who has made a significant contribution to the fields of architecture and urbanism through social work, disciplinary practice, innovation, or other areas of interest that have been meaningful to the development of the country's southern region.

In its pursuit of providing cutting-edge solutions, C&C Consulting Construction Group, through its AEC Tech division and in collaboration with Trimble Inc., invites you to the conference series "Use of New Technologies for the AEC Industry." The series will explore the advantages and benefits of using #LaserScanner technology and managing the resulting data through the powerful, next-generation software #RealWorks and #EdgeWise. Additionally, we will cover #MixedReality via #Connect for Microsoft HoloLens, which leverages this technology for project coordination by providing precise alignment of holographic data on the job site, allowing models to be reviewed within the context of the physical environment. Both topics will be presented by experts Julio Collado and David Burczyk from the Field Technology Group at Trimble Buildings.

This event will feature international specialists with extensive experience in timber construction: Gianni Dal Ri, Technical Director of Bettega Legnami in Trento, Italy, and Federica Morandi, PhD in Applied Acoustics from the University of Bologna, alongside other national experts in the field.

First Congress and Fair on Mechanical Engineering Applications in Buildings

Colectivo Tomate is a civil organization based in Puebla, composed of citizens from across the country, that seeks to inspire people to take action for transformation, facilitate the discovery of their power to participate actively, and unite and strengthen their community. We aim to mobilize transformative energy.

The Design Lab UAI curriculum places knowledge at the service of the community, identifying and solving concrete problems, generating applicable innovations, and ultimately contributing to societal development.

Based on this premise, Design Engineering was born—a program that encompasses extensive mastery of new technologies in digital fabrication, programming, electronics, design, and material evaluation.

Attend the second edition of Architecture and Women in Chile, a panel discussion and reflection on the role and presence of women in national architecture.