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New equipment and accessibility features have been incorporated into the extensively renovated screening room.

The activation is based on the work “Só por es-tar” [Just to Be] by the São Paulo-based visual artist and poet, which is part of a group exhibition inspired by a book by South Korean philosopher Byung-Chul Han.

The architecture competition to design the future Environmental Education Center at the La Laja landfill seeks to propose a space that promotes understanding the landfill as an educational site for human adaptation toward responsible consumption and a shift in how household solid waste is conceptualized, focusing on reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting.

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda (MIVAU), in collaboration with the Higher Council of Architects' Associations of Spain and supported by the ARQUIA Foundation, has opened the selection process for the curatorship of the 17th Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism (BEAU). The deadline for submitting proposals is March 3, 2025.

This festival aims to highlight architecture in the northern part of the country and the contributions of women to Mexican architecture through a series of lectures and discussions with invited architects.

The “FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: Recycling” project returns for its second edition at Galeria Metara.
This event, which focuses on sustainability and environmental awareness, will feature an exhibition of works by Susi Sielski Cantarino and Osvaldo Gaia, alongside paintings produced during workshops.

"in Limbo" opens on Thursday, March 13, at 4 PM
A solo exhibition by Russian artist Katerina Kovalena presents large-scale installations crafted from parachute fabric at Parque Glória Maria, in Santa Teresa.

Pequena África is a space of singular significance, where culture, memory, and resistance intertwine along every path and within every evolving narrative. This territory has established itself as a bastion of Afro-Brazilian heritage, serving as a benchmark in the construction of Brazilian identity. To enhance its visibility, the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) is launching the BNDES Pequena África Competition, open to national and international participants. This represents a historic opportunity for recognition and reparation, ensuring that the memory of the formation of the Brazilian people is preserved and celebrated.

The expansion of the Sesc network and the development of new facilities at Sesc Mogi das Cruzes have prompted a National Preliminary Architectural Design Competition. Promoted by the Social Service of Commerce (Sesc SP) and organized by the Institute of Architects of Brazil – São Paulo Department (IABsp), the competition aims to select the best architectural project submitted by architects and urban planners. The project involves the creation of a new "Park Unit" near the center of Mogi das Cruzes, on a flat site surrounded by natural areas and the São Paulo Green Belt, with views of the Serra do Itapeti.

The exhibition is the most comprehensive retrospective dedicated to the life and work of Giuseppe Scapinelli (1911–1982), an Italian designer who settled in Brazil in 1948. Organized by Galeria Teo, the exhibition, titled Scapinelli and his slender elements, is set to open on March 20, 2025, and is curated by writer and architect Francesco Perrotta-Bosch.

The exhibition will bring together more than 70 pieces of furniture created by Scapinelli in the 1950s and 1960s. These rare objects, presented to the public following extensive historical and documentary research, are accompanied by period publications and photographs that help unveil the aura of mystery and discretion that always surrounded Scapinelli.

The Irmãos da Terra group, composed of residents from rural communities in Southwest São Paulo and technical teams from Escola da Cidade and Cânions Paulistas, invites you to a series of lecture-meetings on rural living and methods that respect and value local culture, identity, nature, water, energy, and food. The sessions will present best practices and references to support participatory plans within the involved communities.

REBUILD is the boutique innovation event designed to drive the transformation of the building sector and define, alongside all stakeholders in the value chain, the roadmap for the industry. The event showcases the most advanced technology, the most sustainable solutions and materials, industrialized and modular construction systems, and cutting-edge design.

The Maia City Council is hosting the next edition of the Architecture Month in March and April 2023, an event entirely dedicated to architecture within the Maia territory.

On Thursday, March 2, architects Joan Busquets, professor at Harvard University; Clara Olóriz, researcher and professor at the Architectural Association; and Martha Thorne, distinguished professor at the IE School of Architecture and Design, will join journalist Llàtzer Moix to discuss the role of architecture in addressing the primary challenges of the climate emergency and the need to improve living conditions on the planet.

The “Technical Assistance Forum for Risk Mitigation: Institutional Action and Arrangements Regarding Socio-environmental Issues, Displacement, and Unsanitary Conditions” aims to share, critically discuss, and propose alternatives to the limitations and potential of Technical Assistance in addressing socio-environmental risks, displacement risks, and risks related to unsanitary conditions. This will be achieved through the exchange of professional experiences and the formulation of analyses regarding existing and potential institutional arrangements in the country.

Acácia Cultural publishing house will launch the book O Jacaré Fujão no Triângulo, by author Sabrina Fontenele, on Saturday, March 11. The launch event will take place at Escola da Cidade, in São Paulo, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, and will feature a storytelling session open to the public.

The exhibition Souto de Moura – Memory, Projects, Works will open on March 22 at the Paço Imperial in Rio de Janeiro. It is a selection from the 2019 exhibition held at the Casa da Arquitectura in Matosinhos, Portugal, dedicated to architect Eduardo Souto de Moura. A 2011 Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate and recipient of the Golden Lion at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale, Souto de Moura is one of the most significant Portuguese architects working today.

Itinerant exhibition featuring photographs of the architect's only Brazilian project, the Iberê Camargo Foundation, is touring Dell Anno showrooms in São Paulo.