2018

Authors Mauricio Gaviria Restrepo and Luis Guillermo Hernández Vázquez will be in conversation with Luis Fernando González Escobar. All are professors at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín campus.

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The LA(H)B (Hospital Architecture Laboratory Barcelona) and the Escola Sert of the Architects' Association of Catalonia present the master's degree "Healthcare Architecture: Present and Future," which will take place in Barcelona—a city recognized as a pioneer in architecture and urban planning, a benchmark in health, and a place with a rich tradition in hospital architecture.

The goal of this workshop is to introduce students to the world of e-textiles, or electronics integrated into textiles.

Cinecubo IAB: São Paulo Anonymous Cinema
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The KÖMMERLING Challenge is KÖMMERLING’s major initiative to contribute to a shift in the construction model, accommodating high-energy-efficiency projects with a viable construction budget by integrating the most efficient and innovative construction techniques. The starting point for this challenge was the unique ‘Edificio Zero KÖMMERLING Architecture Competition,’ held in 2017, which serves as the basis for the brand’s new offices in Spain. The vision of the KÖMMERLING Challenge is built on several pillars: the training of architects; the use of new methodologies that consider not only construction solutions but also processes and workflows; and placing special emphasis on project certification and its various phases.

Bartlebooth launches its seventh experiment, Beyond the Human. This collective publication explores discourses and practices that shift the human from the center of spatial production and understand its position within a global system traversed by multiple tentacles. A reality inhabited by bacteria, animals, waste, bit chains, logistical orders, fungi, cyborgs, territories, ecosystems, and air... A new, multiple body that must be interrogated to understand spatial realities and unveil architectural possibilities that go beyond the human.

The Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Ibarra Campus, invites you to the fifth EARQ, the Academic Event of the School of Architecture, an International Congress titled "Realities in Transformation: Ideas, proposals, and actions that positively change our environment."

The 2018 MC-Forum on Architecture and Trends is a free event held annually by MC-Bauchemie, one of the world's largest and most reputable manufacturers of construction chemicals.

Arquitetura Soteropolitana 01 - Macapá Building

UniCarioca to host debate on the landscape of Rio de Janeiro

The construction industry is one of the largest sectors in Brazil, with high rates of non-professional labor covering a large percentage of urban construction, conceived without the supervision of a technical professional, such as an architect or engineer. The high costs associated with construction lead a large segment of society to seek alternatives for building their homes. Throughout this process, these individuals acquire informal technical knowledge in the construction field; however, the lack of specific design and planning leads to problems such as poorly utilized, dimly lit, and poorly ventilated spaces, a lack of alternatives for material use, unnecessary demolitions, and extended construction timelines that generate expenses and unforeseen issues.

The team at Hamaca Arquitectura invites architecture students to the second season of their studio mentorship sessions. To participate, students must register for this initiative, which aims to improve undergraduate studio projects.

The Faculty of Architecture at the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, in collaboration with the Faculty of Geography and History at the University of Barcelona and Re Genera Espacio, invites submissions for:

The "Escola Aberta no Galpão" (Open School in the Warehouse) project stems from a desire to share and build critical thinking regarding architecture, urbanism, art, cinema, geography, and other fields that play a fundamental role in transforming urban lifestyles.
Connection is what drives us. Building knowledge is what sustains us.

A lecture on the role of the architect, delivered by the school's director, Ciro Pirondi, followed by a guided tour of the exhibition on the Osaka Pavilion by Paulo Mendes da Rocha, will take place on November 27. Registration is open. Free of charge.

Aiming to discuss the trajectory of Brazilian architecture, based on current discussions and critiques published in specialized media, the IAB will host a series of debates centered on the practice of architectural competitions.
The complexity of addressing this issue has led the IAB to foster a broader reflection on these topics and to invite architects to discuss both the conditions of competitions within the current professional context and their role in a wider urban and social dimension, viewing the city and architecture as social rights for the entire population.

With the goal of encouraging practices for Technical Assistance for Social Interest Housing (ATHIS), the Council of Architecture and Urbanism of Brazil (CAU/BR) mandated in 2017 that all state-level councils (CAU/UFs) allocate 2% of their budgets to support ATHIS initiatives. In alignment with CAU/BR guidelines, the Santa Catarina Council (CAU/SC) established the Special Commission for Technical Assistance (CTEC) in 2017. Composed of a group of architects and urban planners, the commission was tasked with coordinating the development of public and free technical assistance policies, as provided for by Law 11.888/2008.