How can we cultivate a holistic, complex, and systemic perspective on what we call home? How can we produce new ways of valuing and recognizing non-hegemonic cultures? What are the pathologies of the systems we are taught to believe in, and how can we create new forms of perception and action that recognize the interconnectedness of life’s production and organizational systems?
Comprehensive City Workshop - A new vision of the metropolis. Image: Davidson Luna.
On August 26 and 27, the second workshop of the project will take place, themed: “Comprehensive City – A New Vision of the Metropolis.” The proposal is to reflect on the issues surrounding large metropolises in the 21st century, focusing primarily on the perspective of people, the connections created between them and the city, and, above all, how architects, as professionals, can act as mediators in the challenges of the contemporary city.
The course is structured around visits to contemporary architectural works in São Paulo, always in the company of the architect who developed the project. A public inaugural class will be held to present the course and explain the logistics of the visits. The selection of sites to be visited is based on the following criteria: location, scale, author, and use. Each visit includes discussions on topics such as the practical realities of architectural practice, education, new technologies, work processes, and the project's relationship with the city.
As part of the celebration of 22 years of disciplinary and professional training, the UTEM School of Architecture (Chile) is organizing the 2019 UTEM School of Architecture Week, titled "The Project Within the Project." The event will feature international participation from Colombian architects Farhid Maya (Taller Síntesis) and María Paula Vallejo (Célula Arquitectura).