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The IAB-RJ Continuing Education Program is launching a new season of courses for the second semester, continuing with remote classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile is celebrating another anniversary with a series of free, entirely online activities. The milestone began on Tuesday, August 4, marking 78 years since the enactment of Law 7.211, which established the Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile in 1942 during the administration of President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, and signaled the start of Architecture Month in Chile.

The 5th International Congress on Architecture and Gender | ACTION: Feminisms and the Spatialization of Resistance continues the reflections that have been organized since 2015, primarily from Southern Europe, enabling the construction of transcontinental work, research, and experience networks. This genealogy includes congresses such as ArquitectAs (2014, Seville), Matrizes (2015, Lisbon), MORE (2017, Florence), and Fielding Architecture (2019, Brighton). The fifth edition aims to emphasize the political component of the intersection between space and rights, without forgetting the diversity of being a woman or a girl and the intersection with current circumstances resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Approaching its tenth anniversary, the Arquitectura Film Festival Chile (ArqFilmFest) continues its mission to reflect the urban environment where most of our lives unfold through the lens of cinema. In its 5th edition, titled “FUTURE CITIES: And what comes after the crisis?”, this concept takes on even greater significance in light of the powerful events that have reshaped our cities over the past year.

Promoted by the Student Council of the Architecture and Urbanism program at UFJF (CACAU UFJF), the doCACAU audiovisual program aims to democratize architectural education for the community, integrating cultural and social knowledge to share insights beyond the university walls. The program includes internal initiatives focused on audiovisual production and, currently, podcasts, which are also published on the Student Council's media channels.

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile, numerous Open Design and Distributed Manufacturing initiatives have emerged. By leveraging digital networks and media, these initiatives develop and share high-standard Open Source models that are materialized across the country, creating an exponential impact.

How can we make this type of social and economic behavior permanent, beyond an emergency context?

The First National Meeting on Architectural Initiation is an event designed to establish an unprecedented space for dialogue, aimed at exchanging diverse teaching experiences, building a national overview of current university-level architectural education, and proposing new collective challenges regarding the process of introducing students to the discipline.

The BAQ 2020 cultural events provide a meeting space to foster full expression regarding architecture and the city, giving rise to various forms of artistic and cultural manifestations that complement the specialized tracks: Academic and Competition.

The 3rd Seminar "Accessibility: Limits and Possibilities" (online) is an event organized by the "Accessibility in the Interior Space" extension project, linked to the INTRA and LEAUD groups of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (FAU UFJF), as well as the Graduate Program in Built Environment (PROAC). The seminar will take place on August 24 and 25, 2020, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

As a city develops, it constructs its own physical and social geography. Consequently, each sector or "neighborhood" develops its own way of inhabiting space, and the combination of these modes forms the city's identity.

A talk in which three National Architecture Award winners will reflect on their past, present, and future; the simultaneous premiere of three documentaries showcasing the life and work of two icons of Chilean architecture; and a panel discussion where a National Urbanism Award winner and a Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate will outline post-pandemic cities. These are the activities with which the Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile will commemorate its 78th anniversary, free of charge and entirely online.

We are pleased to invite you to the launch of the publication "Andar a pé eu vou: caminhos para a defesa da causa no Brasil," which brings together in-depth, inspiring content: experiences, tactics, and tools to support those who advocate for pedestrian mobility.

The Faculty of Architecture and Design at the Universidad de los Andes is pleased to invite you to the third virtual meeting of the "Señales del futuro" (Signals of the Future) series on August 27 at 4:00 pm Colombia time (UTC/GMT -5 hours).

Mexico is the world's second-largest oil importer, with an annual growth rate of 1.71%. Consequently, there is a need to increase storage capacity and protect new infrastructure with high-tech products, ensuring durability and enhancing asset value.

On Wednesday, August 12, at 5:00 pm, Igor Zotti, General Manager of Soprema Mexico, will present an introduction to the brand's range of synthetic solutions, focusing on their roof waterproofing systems, thermal insulation, and other specialized solutions.

Where is the teaching of Architecture and Urbanism heading in the contemporary era, in light of the global transformations driven by information and communication technologies?

The course brings together leading architectural photographers and their contributions across three historical periods: pioneers (1826–1900), modernists (1900–1950), and contemporaries (1950–present).

During the pandemic, the School of Architecture at Universidad Finis Terrae has hosted the "Isolated Dialogues" lecture series, in which professionals from various fields discuss art, music, design, architecture, urbanism, and creative processes, among other topics, through the lens of confinement.