

The Independent Architect Observatory is the first forum for reflection aimed at redefining our profile to ensure our work remains relevant to societal progress.


The Independent Architect Observatory is the first forum for reflection aimed at redefining our profile to ensure our work remains relevant to societal progress.

"Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn" is the topic of the fourth IAAC Redes session, which will be held as an open, online event broadcast via streaming.

The seminar “Jorge Wilheim: Faint Hope in the Vast Chaos” aims to highlight the theses on the future of cities in the 21st century—developed by Wilheim during the UN Istanbul Conference in the 1990s and expanded upon in publications in the early 2000s—and to present the architect’s thinking as an urban planner, based on his publications: “The Istanbul Path,” with its appendix “Our Fruitful End-of-the-World,” and “Faint Hope in the Vast Chaos – Questions of the 21st Century Proto-Renaissance.”

We must combat the built environment's contribution to global air pollution. We believe that sustainable buildings and cities are a fundamental part of the solution to reducing the environmental and health impacts of global air pollution. Green buildings and cities are an integral component of global sustainable development, as defined by the Sustainable Development Goals.
On Thursday, April 22, 2021, at 11:00 AM (Buenos Aires time), Zaida Muxí and Claudia Santaló will discuss gender perspectives in architectural education. This event is organized by the Cátedra Antonio Díaz at FADU - UBA.
The TRANSFER Global Architecture Platform is launching the TRANSFER Architecture Video Award, an independent prize recognizing the most creative and innovative videos in the fields of architecture, the city, and landscape design on an international level.

In collaboration with the US Alumni Group Buenos Aires and the US Embassy in Argentina, Revista Pliego is organizing the first in its series of talks with prominent American architects.
When we speak of a field, we necessarily establish a measure. Today, that reference to and of the field appears shaped by the historical events we are experiencing and the various phenomena that keep us on edge regarding the uncertainty of what is to come.

Martes de Ruido is a brief, informal conversation series lasting approximately 30 minutes. Featuring up to three sessions per day, it brings together national and international guests to address specific topics and foster discussion and reflection.

The 12th Congress on the History of Spanish Modern Architecture will take place on April 14, 15, and 16. Originally scheduled for last year, the event was postponed due to COVID-19. This edition will be held online.
The Congress is titled "Industrial Buildings: Icon and Space of Progress for Architecture at the Dawn of Modernity."

This panel discussion, organized by the Faculty of Architecture and Design at Universidad Finis Terrae, will feature Pola Mora, Head of Community and Partnerships at ArchDaily; Giulio Di Giuseppe, MSc in Architecture Heritage and Architecture (TU Delft) and Founding Partner of Forma Colectiva; and Pricilla Barahona, Vice President of the Centro Latinoamericano del Vitral Foundation (CLAV) and member of the Chilean Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS CHILE).

"It is in our nature" and "When you see a centaur, believe your eyes" occupy the two floors of the space with painting and photography, starting April 9

“It Is in Our Nature” and “When You See a Centaur, Believe Your Eyes” will occupy the gallery's two floors with painting and photography, starting April 9.

The contemporary dance group Laboratório 60 will perform this Saturday, April 5, 2025, at 4:30 PM, at the exhibition "Fazer o ar" by artist Iole de Freitas at the Paço Imperial. Composed of Bea Aragão, Bento Dias, Cecília Carvalhosa, Gil Duarte, and Ísis Lua, the group will present a new, free performance within the exhibition space, interacting with the artist's works.
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The 1st Seminar on Contemporary Architectures in Brazil [arq.con.br] will take place in Fortaleza, Ceará, at SEBRAE Ceará, from April 1 to 4, 2025, under the main theme HYBRID FRONTIERS. The event is organized by the Laboratory of Criticism in Architecture, Urbanism, and Urbanization [LoCAU], affiliated with the Graduate Program in Architecture, Urbanism, and Design [PPGAU+D] at the Institute of Architecture, Urbanism, and Design [IAUD] of the Federal University of Ceará [UFC], and is coordinated by professors Ricardo Paiva and Bruno Braga from the UFC Architecture and Urbanism program.

Nara Roesler Rio de Janeiro is pleased to invite you to the opening of the exhibition “Logo as sombras desaparecem” on April 29, 2025, at 6:00 PM. The exhibition features recent and previously unseen works by Swiss artist Philippe Decrauzat (b. 1974, Lausanne), a leading figure in the new generation of optical and kinetic art. Based between his hometown and Paris, his work is included in numerous institutional collections in Switzerland and France, as well as at the MoMA in New York and the MACBA in Buenos Aires.

The Institute of Architects of Brazil, in collaboration with IABsp, is pleased to invite you to the panel discussion "Contemporary Architecture in Latin America: Experiences in Argentine Production," which will be held next Monday, April 7, at 7:00 PM, at the IABsp headquarters. This event aims to foster an exchange of ideas and experiences among architects and students, focusing on the paths and challenges faced by contemporary architecture in Argentina. The guest speakers for the discussion are architects Gabriel Biagioni and Gastón Kibysz.

Parallel exhibitions focus on the work of Elizabeth Jobim, who celebrates 40 years of her career by occupying the cultural institute in Cosme Velho.