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Call for Proposals: Constructing a Timber Health Clinic—Innovating Social Interest Architecture in Uruguay

“Flags and Colors Among Us”

Trilhas Urbanas, a board game featuring innovative urban solutions, launches on Catarse

The Brazilian Center for Steel Construction (CBCA) has opened registration for the 16th CBCA/Alacero Architecture Student Competition 2023. Interested participants may register until July 17 and submit their projects by August 25. The first-place winner will receive a prize of R$ 10,000.00, to be distributed among the team and their faculty advisor. The winning project will also represent Brazil in the 2023 #desafioALACERO Steel Design Competition for Architecture Students, organized by the Latin American Steel Association (ALACERO).

Puerta de Oro: Empresa de Desarrollo Caribe and the Colombian Society of Architects invite you to participate in the effort to green the city through the "Design Challenge: Greening the City of Barranquilla" competition.

The Colombian Society of Architects (SCA), aiming to strengthen the promotion of sustainable architecture in Colombia and with the mission of consolidating this effort through concrete incentives, is calling for project submissions for the "2nd Award for Excellence in Sustainable Architecture – Vidrio Andino."

TAQ Arquitectura, through its cultural project PENSARQ_, invites you to the event:

This Thursday, August 8th, starting at 5:00 PM, the book launch for “Mario Ferrer – Arquitetura, Arte, Design e Instrumentos de Percussão” (Mario Ferrer – Architecture, Art, Design, and Percussion Instruments) will take place during the 10th Brazilian Congress for the Development of Hospital Buildings (CBDEH). The event is being held at the Windsor Barra Hotel in Rio de Janeiro.

9th Docomomo SP Seminar

Dates: September 26, 27, and 28, 2024.
Location: Unisanta | Santos.
Call for papers until June 3, 2024.
More information on the website: https://9docomomosp.wixsite.com/9docomomosp

The Docomomo São Paulo Chapter and the Architecture and Urbanism program at Santa Cecília University announce the call for papers for the 9th Seminar, dedicated to the theme "Preserving and Valuing Modern Architectural Heritage: The Role of Public Institutions and Private Stakeholders."

Temporary exhibition at the Historical and Geographical Institute also marks the reopening of the visitor circuit, following the completion of the first phase of the renovation project.

According to data from the 2017 Origin-Destination survey in the city of São Paulo, walking is most prevalent in the periphery. In Heliópolis, the city's largest favela, 37.7% of trips are made exclusively on foot. In Paraisópolis, the second-largest favela, this figure rises to 40.7%, while in Brasilândia, the eighth most populous district, it is 30.9%.

CBCA extends registration for its online courses until August 19. The organization offers special discounts for employees of partner entities and students, upon presentation of proof of enrollment.

The performance “Cult against the Frauds” (Culto contra os embustes), by artist Panmela Castro, will take place this Saturday, August 17, 2024, at 4:00 PM, at the Museu de Arte do Rio (MAR). It is part of the exhibition “Radical Ideas about Love,” which remains on view until November 24, 2024.

On Saturday, August 3rd, at 2:00 PM, the Galeria Pop Up will host a guided tour of the exhibition "Tempo, tempo, tempo..." Curated by Mario Camargo, the exhibition features works by Benjamin Rothstein, Beth Ferrante, Cláudia Lyrio, Katia Politzer, Laura Bonfá Burnier, Patricia Fairon, Mario Camargo, Marcelo Palmar Rezende, Nelson Sadala, Nora Sari, and Reitchel Komch.

“Manos a la Obra – Escuela de Construcción Sostenible” is a training program by the CCCS Academy, developed within the framework of the CEELA Project, aimed at construction forepersons, site officers, construction workers, and master builders in Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru.

The first collective exhibition to inhabit the Casa do artista Gerson Pinheiro, titled “Sob o teto do Tempo” (Under the Roof of Time), will hold its finissage on Saturday, August 3, 2024, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. The exhibition fosters a dialogue between the works of contemporary artists and the paintings of professor and architect Gerson Pinheiro. Participating artists include: Aline Reis, Ana Paula Alves, Beth Ferrante, Carlomagno, Dorys Daher, Laura Figueiredo-Brandt, Marcelo Palmar Rezende, Selma Jacob, Sonia Wysard, Taísa Collaço, Thelma Innecco, and Vera LUCS.

Interior São Paulo on the international design map
Polo Arqdec, an association based in Campinas, hosts renowned interior designer Nini Andrade Silva

The exhibition "Radical Ideas About Love," by Rio de Janeiro-based artist Panmela Castro, will open on August 9 at 5:00 PM at the Museu de Arte do Rio (MAR). With a career spanning over 20 years, the artist presents an exhibition of participatory works centered on the psychological concept of the need for belonging as a vital human impulse. Curated by Daniela Labra with curatorial assistance from Maybel Sulamita, the show features 17 works—10 of which are never-before-seen—including performances, photographs, paintings, sculptures, and videos that explore themes such as affectivity, loneliness, visibility, empowerment, self-care, and memory.