A source of pure water in the middle of the metropolis, world-renowned community organizations, and staircases that serve as open-air art museums—these are just some of the unmissable attractions of Jardim Nakamura, a neighborhood located in the Jardim Ângela district in the southern zone of São Paulo, which will be showcased in the inaugural walking tour "Passeia, Jardim Nakamura!".
The cultural association “Barajas BIC,” with the support of the Barajas Municipal Board, is organizing a lecture series featuring municipal technical teams from various city councils in the Madrid region. “Main Squares, Meeting Places”—with presentations focused on urban regeneration and the revitalization of historic Madrid spaces from the 16th to 18th centuries—will take place on Thursdays throughout March and April (6:00 PM) at the “Gloria Fuertes” Cultural Center (179 Logroño Ave.).
Entorno Taller de Paisaje is a Mexico City-based firm currently composed of an interdisciplinary team of architects, landscape architects, and artisans dedicated to the design, development, execution, and consulting of landscape projects at architectural, urban, and regional scales. The firm also operates an experimental workshop located in one of the remaining pockets of the Xochimilco chinampa zone, a space where stone materials and vegetation from different regions of the country are collected with the goal of adapting and promoting their use over commercial ornamental vegetation.
Tonatiuh Martínez Maldonado was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, in 1962. He has worked as a self-taught landscape architect since 1985. He completed a landscape diploma program at the Universidad Iberoamericana and various professional development courses in landscape architecture. As the founder of Entorno Taller de Paisaje, he has collaborated since the firm's inception in 1988 with practices such as TAX Taller de Arquitectura X (led by architect Alberto Kalach), TGL Teodoro González de León, and LBC Arquitectos, among others.
Hugo Sánchez was born in Morelos in 1973. He earned his architecture degree from Universidad La Salle in 1996 and was a participant in the Young Creators program in 2000. He obtained a Master’s degree in landscape architecture from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in 2002 (with a CONACYT scholarship). He practiced professionally in the field for two years in Barcelona, Spain, with the firms of architects Manuel Ruisanchez and Manuel Colominas. In Mexico, he collaborated with firms such as TEN Arquitectos, Taller de Arquitectura X, and BGP Arquitectura. He has been a member of Entorno Taller de Paisaje since 2005.
For the second consecutive year, the Cultural Foundation of Architects of La Rioja is joining the Women in Art Festival in La Rioja. The Foundation seeks to promote the various fields of architecture in all their facets, as well as the diverse roles of women within them.
The 2019 Informal Means Symposium: Alternative Practices in Latin America will showcase unconventional production methods and professional empowerment within the built environment.
As part of the Cities Platform developed by the School of Architecture, Art and Design at Tec de Monterrey, architect Alejandro Echeverri will deliver a lecture at the Teatro de la República in Querétaro on Tuesday, March 5, at 6:00 p.m.
Alejandro Echeverri has played a fundamental role in the transformation of Medellín, a city that is now a global benchmark for success in social urbanism, equity, productivity, and quality of life.
More than 900 new products and the latest trends in flooring, wall coverings, and bathrooms will be presented at the most important exhibition of 2019. One of the most anticipated events for architects, interior designers, engineers, builders, and enthusiasts of fashion and innovation will take place in the Colombian capital: the presentation of DECORCERAMICA's latest collection, Infinita 2019. During the launch event and showroom, more than 900 new products will be on display. This annual platform is unique in the country and stands out for its large-scale installation, which offers the same spaciousness and comfort as the Experience Zones at DECORCERAMICA Remodeling Centers.
As part of its 2019 edition, Expo Lighting America is preparing to foster professional development in the lighting sector. To that end, the event—taking place March 5–7—will feature an educational program of conferences and workshops led by industry-leading brands, light artists, and advocates of lighting-related technologies.
Session 251. "Recent Works" with Julio Amezcua.
The work of Julio Amezcua, director of AMEZCUA Estudio de Arquitectura, is defined by its consistently contemporary, creative, and inherently harmonious nature. A masterful use of space and the thoughtful application of materials lend a solid character to the work, which seeks to improve the quality of life for its inhabitants and the cities it occupies.
On Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at 7:00 PM, Argument01: Sampling Contexts—published by DPA Prints and Ediciones Asimétricas—will be presented at Roca Gallery Madrid. The event will feature the series' curators and editors, invited participants (PYO, Taller de Casquería, and Gonzalo del Val), Enrique Encabo, and DJ Juanito Jones.
On March 29 at 7:00 PM, IED will host the free debate "Augmented City – Design and Creativity as Transformative Elements of Urban Territories," featuring Italian architect and urban planner Maurizio Carta (b. 1967, Palermo), Rio de Janeiro-based architect and urban planner Pedro Évora (b. 1978), and Andrea Matarazzo, with moderation by designer Alexandre Salles. The event is part of the Italian Design Day program, established by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to celebrate the influence of Italian design in cities worldwide. Maurizio Carta is the author of several publications and explores the concept of the "augmented city" in books such as Dynamics of Periphery: Atlas of Emerging Creative Resilient Habitats and Territories: Rural-Urban Strategies, both co-authored with J. Schroeder, M. Ferretti, and B. Lino, and published by Jovis, Berlin, in 2018 and 2017, respectively. He is a full professor of urban and regional planning in the Department of Architecture at the University of Palermo and serves as the ambassador for Italian Design Day 2019.
3rd Edition of the 'Arquitectura en corto' Series: Inside or Outside?
PAUL LINDER. ARCHITECT
Universal Modernity / Local Syncretism
Exhibition of Architectural Graphics
The Cultural Center, the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, the Library System, and the Architecture Archive of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú present this exhibition, which comprises plans, drawings, photographs, objects, and documentary material by architect Paul Linder (1897–1968). The exhibition aims to highlight architecture as a cultural component, emphasizing the importance of understanding both its history and its current relevance. The show coincides with the global celebration of the Bauhaus school's centenary.
Through June 9, 2019, Fundación PROA will host the exhibition "Design in Action. Contemporary Intersections." Curated by Martín Huberman, Olga Martínez, and María Laura Carrascal, the exhibition reflects on the presence of design in daily life, highlighting the multiplicity of aesthetics, viewpoints, and vital, substantial themes that reveal themselves and coexist in our present.
The selected projects cover three categories: Objects, Urbanism, and Fashion, questioning current quality of life as a common denominator and reclaiming the regional work of artisans through a contemporary lens.
As part of Mextrópoli 2019, the panel discussion "Does Marketing Exist for Architecture and Design?" will be held at the Franz Mayer Museum in Mexico City.
Architect and urban planner Elizabeth de Portzamparc, who has been based in Paris for 50 years, has distinguished herself through large-scale projects that won major international competitions in France and China. On Thursday, March 21, 2019, she will speak at the IED (Istituto Europeo di Design) in Urca, Rio de Janeiro, on "New architecture and the architecture of connections." During the talk, she will address her key projects and the set of ethical concepts she advocates for 21st-century architecture—such as sustainable development, social connections, respect for the urban context, and flexibility for the future, which opens possibilities for subsequent interventions. On this occasion, she will also launch her monographic book, which traces her professional trajectory.
What are the challenges for design in our time? What visions for more sustainable lifestyles are being developed by architects, product, service, and fashion designers, technology developers, and others?
One hundred years after the founding of the visionary Bauhaus design school in Germany, we invite designers from around the world to participate in an international competition. We are seeking innovative design concepts that offer creative responses to the social, ecological, and global challenges of our time. The competition will award the best ideas for a better future and aims to disseminate them and increase their visibility.
