2018

The second title in the series presents the city as a place for gathering and play; the event will take place at Sesc Avenida Paulista and includes an educational activity. Free admission.

The exhibition "Public School Architecture in São Paulo 1890–2017" celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Foundation for Educational Development (FDE).

Starting today, Sesc São Paulo is hosting the Arquite-Tô project, which invites the public to imagine how the arts and architecture can articulate knowledge and more democratic ways of building, inhabiting, and enjoying space.

The project takes place at the Sesc Pinheiros unit, with a program that includes lectures, theatrical performances, workshops, film screenings, and other activities that engage with architecture and the city.

ESCOLA DA CIDADE’S “GEOGRAPHY, CITY, AND ARCHITECTURE” POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM HOSTS SUSANNAH DRAKE OF DLANDstudio, NEW YORK

The architect and urban planner, a professor at FAUUSP, will attend the opening of the Academic Week of Architecture and Urbanism at the Instituto de Educação Superior da Paraíba (IESP), taking place on April 23.

The event will take place on November 14 and is part of the preliminary activities for the 2019 Sesc SP + Escola da Cidade International Seminar, which focuses on the "right to the city."

In partnership with the Federal District Housing Development Company (CODHAB-DF), Quintal Urbano (RN), and LabRua (PB), the Architecture and Urbanism program at IESP Faculdades will host an exclusive urban design workshop during INOVA IESP 2018, focused on underserved communities and precarious areas.

On June 2nd, the "Musée de la Romanité" will open to the public in Nîmes, France. The project was designed by Brazilian architect and urban planner Elizabeth de Portzamparc, who won the international competition held by the city's municipal government in 2012.

Opening:
Paula Dedecca - author of the doctoral thesis “Architecture and Engagement: The IAB, Professional Debate, and Its Transnational Arenas (1920-1970)”

In early 2018, the Department of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of Taubaté marked its 40th anniversary. As the most traditional school of Architecture and Urbanism in the Paraíba region, it has introduced approximately 2,000 qualified professionals to the regional and state job markets, specializing in building construction, urbanism, landscape architecture, interior design, historic preservation, and more.
Hundreds of professors have taught at the department, enriching students' education and providing the professional and academic experience necessary for architects and urban planners.
The 38th SEMAU
Each year, the school hosts the Architecture and Urbanism Week, featuring academic, cultural, and social programming aimed at its internal community. This year, however, the program will be expanded to include celebrations of the school's 40th anniversary, with the goal of revisiting its history and welcoming back former students and faculty to the institution.

The XIV ENEPEA - National Meeting on Landscape Teaching in Architecture and Urbanism Schools in Brazil will take place at the Federal University of Santa Maria, Central Campus, in Santa Maria, RS, from October 2 to 6, 2018, incorporating the XIII Quapá-SEL Colloquium as a pre-event on October 1 and 2, 2018.

ESPACIO CDMX will launch its activities with the exhibition "10 Exponents of the 21st Century: City, Architecture, and Design," which will showcase works by renowned figures in design, architecture, and urbanism:

Titled 'Leisure' and held as part of the Architectural Culture Lecture Series [CCCA] at EA USS, architects Juan Ignacio Cerda [ELEMENTAL] and Sebastián Cuevas will discuss program and leisure in architecture, including their spaces, users, specific characteristics, and their relationship with the city. On this occasion, the architects will present the Bicentennial Children's Park and the initiative for the creation of pocket plazas, respectively. Additionally, the panel will be moderated by Mario Marchant, a professor at USS/UCh and director of Materia Arquitectura magazine.

Under the title "Habitación" and as part of the Architectural Culture Lecture Series [CCCA] at the EA USS, architects Cristián Izquierdo and Emilio Marín will discuss program and residential architecture, considering contemporary commissions and ways of living. On this occasion, the guests will present the Morrillos House and the LF35 residential building, respectively. The panel will be moderated by Ernesto Silva, a USS faculty member and director of the EA Santiago campus.

Titled 'Work' and held as part of the Architectural Culture Lecture Series [CCCA] at the EA USS, architects Loreto Lyon [Beals Lyon Arquitectos] and Tomás Villalón [Tomás Villalón Arquitecto] will discuss workspaces, their architecture, and their relationship with the city. On this occasion, the architects will present the Metro Plaza de Armas building and the Providencia Municipal Building, respectively. The panel will be moderated by USS academic Paula Orta.

The National Academy of Architecture, Monterrey Chapter, recognizes the talent, work, vision, and career of architect Tito Camargo, marking his 60 years of architectural practice. Distinguished members of this chapter will analyze his work and the journey that has led him to become one of the most prominent pioneers of contemporary architecture in northeastern Mexico.

On Friday, June 15, the book launch for the Editorial USM publication written by Sandro Maino, a professor in the Department of Architecture at the Federico Santa María Technical University, will take place. The book is the result of twelve years of research, cross-referencing consultations in the Borchers archive with the study and reading of his sources, complemented by travels and visits to the works he analyzed, with the primary goal of reconstructing his trajectory.

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Two architects who curate the Chilean Architecture Biennial (and do not build), an architect involved in parametric design, and an architect from Concepción working in the publishing world will be the guests for the fourth session and 2018 closing event of the #XFORMAS project. The event will take place in the heart of Santiago on Thursday, December 6, at 7:00 p.m. at AriztiaLAB.

To celebrate the end of 2018, the event will feature an after-party hosted by DJ Xico and will also give away 20 copies of the book ‘Arquitectura no es solo obra’, edited by Juan Pablo Urrutia, Cristina Núñez, and Sebastián Simonetti.