The Brazilian building standard NBR 15575 establishes sound insulation levels for the built environment, and both engineers and architects must possess a foundational understanding of acoustics and environmental comfort to properly plan their projects. While undergraduate Engineering and Architecture programs in Brazil include courses on environmental comfort, the vast majority provide little focus on acoustic concepts.
Curated by Tiago do Vale Arquitectos and the Galician firm Santos-Mera Arquitectos, the fifth edition of Mesturas, the Galicia-Portugal International Architecture Meetings, will take place between October 10 and 24, 2019, in the cities of Pontevedra, Ourense, and Vigo.
Architect Juan Ignacio Cerda, a partner at ELEMENTAL, will present the housing projects of ELEMENTAL, an architecture firm led by Alejandro Aravena and also comprising Gonzalo Arteaga, Juan Cerda, Víctor Oddó, and Diego Torres.
The "Approaches to Housing Projects" forum will feature a series of presentations by Fabiola González and Yair Estay, Taller 25 (Encargos Comunes), Gabriel Lagos, Consolida (Small family condominiums, a work selected for the Biennial), Alejandro Soffia (SIP Panel System, a work selected for the Biennial), and Rodrigo Duque (Single-family homes).