From NFTs to the metaverse and the benefits of real-time rendering, this is an opportune moment to discuss the latest trends in architectural visualization.
With this in mind, we want to open the debate and hear your thoughts on the subject. What can we learn from other related industries, such as cinema, video games, and industrial design? How can architecture contribute to and advance the world of visualization?
Pingado, carioca, espresso, drip, americano, cappuccino. Unlike in architecture, in this case, form is the least important factor when it comes to declaring a passion for coffee. A loyal companion since the college days of pulling all-nighters, and one that continues to accompany the daily creative process throughout the careers of many architects, this traditional beverage holds a special place in the profession and deserves to be celebrated. Today, March 14, is World Coffee Day. To celebrate, we feature a selection of projects where this sensory-awakening ingredient takes center stage.
One of the most talked-about films of the year is part of an acclaimed franchise that features the city as one of its main characters. While the protagonist is a well-known superhero, it is impossible to talk about Batman without talking about Gotham City. In this episode, Arquicast discusses the latest installment of the Caped Crusader's saga, following his journey to rescue Gotham from the clutches of organized crime and restore a sense of citizenship that might bring unity and hope to the city's unequal and battered population.
Who do you design a city for? Your answer is unlikely to focus on a baby or a child under the age of six—the age bracket that defines early childhood. Yet, a wide range of guidelines and actions can be taken to integrate this demographic into urban planning. After all, this is when a citizen's first interactions with urban life begin, making it essential to provide the most welcoming environment possible.
The research group City, Architecture, and Preservation in Historical Perspective (CAPPH - UNIFESP) and the Interdisciplinary Center for City Studies (CIEC - UNICAMP) are pleased to invite researchers dedicated to the study of the city from a historical perspective—whether focusing on urban history, urbanism, and urban planning, or related approaches such as historical geography, social, economic, and technological history, among others—to participate in the 5th edition of the Urbanism and Urbanists in Brazil Seminar. The 5th SUUB will take place in a hybrid format from October 12 to 15, 2022, hosted by the School of Philosophy, Letters, and Human Sciences at the Federal University of São Paulo, located in Guarulhos.
The seven main representative entities of Brazilian architects and urban planners, members of the Board of Architecture and Urbanism Entities (CEAU), launched the Open Letter to Candidates in the 2022 elections. Featuring 20 proposals, the document aims to address structural issues, economic and social development policies, and territorial planning in the country.
No País dos Arquitectos is a podcast created by Sara Nunes, who is also responsible for the architectural film production company Building Pictures. The podcast aims to profile the professionals, projects, and stories behind leading contemporary Portuguese architecture. With just over 10 million inhabitants, Portugal is a fascinating country when it comes to this professional field, and its architectural output far exceeds what its population and territorial scale would suggest.
At one of Bolivia's most important architecture events, a Brazilian project took home the top prize. Sesc Parque Dom Pedro II, designed by the firm UNA Arquitetos under the coordination of Fernanda Barbara and Fabio Valentim, won the International Project category of the International Architecture Biennial of Santa Cruz 2022 (VIII BASC), held between March 25 and April 3 of this year.
With every fraction of a degree of global warming, the impacts of climate change become more intense. In the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 278 scientists from 65 countries demonstrate that to keep the 1.5°C limit established by the Paris Agreement within reach, global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must peak within the next three years.
Municipalities, much like people, are dynamic entities, constantly evolving to keep pace with and adapt to the social, economic, and environmental shifts of their time. By the same token, the vision of how the ideal city should be planned has continually been shaped by the reality and prevailing thought of each era.
The early 20th century in Mexico was marked by a series of social, cultural, and political transformations. European neoclassical artistic influences began to be heavily questioned, and muralism—adopted by the government as a strategy to educate the Mexican people—began to incorporate new narratives, including indigenous and ancestral cultures, while celebrating the revolutionary process.
Collaborative practices between artists and architects intensified during this period. This course seeks to explore and discuss the intersections between art and architecture from 1910 to 1979, based on the work of key figures from this era: Juan O'Gorman and Diego Rivera (1920s–1930s); Mario Pani and Carlos Mérida (the construction of the University City and plastic integration in the 1940s–1950s); Luis Barragán and Mathias Goeritz (1940s–1950s); and Pedro Ramírez Vázquez and La Ruta de la Amistad (1968), concluding with the Espacio Escultórico (1979).
No País dos Arquitectos is a podcast created by Sara Nunes, who is also responsible for the architectural film production company Building Pictures. The podcast aims to get to know the professionals, projects, and stories behind contemporary Portuguese architecture of reference. With just over 10 million inhabitants, Portugal is a fascinating country in this professional field, and its architectural output far exceeds what its small population or territorial scale would suggest.
The National Congress will officially discuss the proposal for the Professional Microentrepreneur (MEP), a tax category that would reduce taxes paid by architects, urban planners, and other independent professionals. The proposal, drafted by CAU in partnership with the Board of National Entities of Architects and Urban Planners (CEAU), was introduced by Federal Deputy Érica Kokay in the Chamber of Deputies as Supplementary Bill No. 55/2022.
