2020

The Architecture and Urbanism program at the Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation (FAAP) is hosting a series of public lectures centered on the theme "São Paulo, Expanded Center: Many people without homes, many homes without people." The virtual sessions will be held via Zoom on October 22 and 29, at 5:00 PM.

Aiming to transform times of crisis into opportunities to discover new ways of overcoming emerging challenges, the Association of Architecture Offices (AOA), through its Associates and Services committee, has organized the "Dialogues for Action" series. This series is designed to provide members and interested parties with an opportunity to discuss current issues related to the city.

The BrCidades project aims to set a new urban agenda focused on building cities that are economically dynamic, socially just, environmentally responsible, and culturally plural. During the period of social isolation, the network launched a weekly program, Meia Hora com o BrCidades, which aims to disseminate its agenda and, naturally, reflect on the changes brought about by the pandemic. With an irreverent and informal approach, the program invites prominent urbanists, researchers, professionals, and organizations committed to advancing these agendas to join the conversation.

The 3rd Seminar "Accessibility: Limits and Possibilities" (online) is an event organized by the "Accessibility in the Interior Space" extension project, linked to the INTRA and LEAUD groups of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (FAU UFJF), as well as the Graduate Program in Built Environment (PROAC). The seminar will take place on August 24 and 25, 2020, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

International initiatives already operating in spaces where architecture serves as a pedagogical tool focused on spatial empowerment, labor relations, methodology, and the process behind buildings.

On September 25, the 6th Open House Madrid architecture and design congress will take place. Titled GREEN IN THE CITY, the event will delve into the capacity of cities to transform and address critical issues such as public health, climate change, and energy generation, among others. Under the slogans "GREEN is the new black" and "Radical GREEN, time to rewrite the rules," the congress will feature top professionals from each sector to share their unique perspectives on the selected theme.

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The 14th edition of the "From Territory to Detail" International Architecture Seminar serves as a space for dialogue and reflection, bringing together students, academics, and professionals alongside renowned Latin American architects. These practitioners share a common approach: balancing teaching with professional work across various fields, ranging from editorial projects to artistic experimentation.

Online Conference
"Contemporary Domestic Architecture in Times of Lockdown and Emptied Cities"

Aiming to continue the discussion and uncover opportunities for adaptation and resilience, the Association of Architecture Offices (AOA) continues its series of conversations addressing various topics relevant to both professional practice and the public and private spheres that shape the city.

This year, the 13th International NUTAU 2020 Seminar, scheduled for November, will be held entirely online. The central theme, “Valorization of Urban Forestry Waste,” seeks to discuss its potential for research and projects within its fields of activity.

Architecture Conversations - 2020/2 Architecture and Urbanism Lecture and Workshop Series

In these times of change, AOA proposes an optimistic approach to the challenges facing cities and their citizens in both local and global contexts. By identifying existing opportunities for positive change in the wake of a crisis, we aim to promote more resilient cities, both in the immediate term and for the future.

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile, numerous Open Design and Distributed Manufacturing initiatives have emerged. By leveraging digital networks and media, these initiatives develop and share high-standard Open Source models that are materialized across the country, creating an exponential impact.

How can we make this type of social and economic behavior permanent, beyond an emergency context?

Portobello, a leader in ceramic tile retail, is hosting the third and largest edition of its Archtrends Summit content forum through its trends and reference platform, Archtrends, on March 9 and 10. The event takes place in parallel with Expo Revestir and will feature prominent figures in design, architecture, and other creative fields. It will be held at Um Rooftop, a new event space designed by architect Ruy Ohtake.

The current global pandemic has necessitated the adoption of radical seclusion and social distancing measures on an unprecedented scale. In light of this transnational calamity and the gradual emergence of new social and political forms, CineCubo IAB—a film club organized by the Institute of Architects of Brazil, São Paulo Department—is launching an open call for its 2nd Cinecubo IAB Short Film Showcase. The event will select films that contribute to a reflection on the circumstances beginning to take shape as a result of this new epidemic situation.

The proposals that make up the exhibition Ciudad Completa | La Palomera: reconocimiento y celebración (Hacienda La Trinidad Parque Cultural) are the result of a multiplicity of individual and collective exercises, deployed as creative actions—experiences conceived to transcend the boundaries that make it difficult to imagine and experience the city as a diverse and complex fabric, open to the forces of the other, always yet to come; and of the other, the inhabitant who, together with us, inhabits and shapes it. A city for encounter, active consensus, learning, and transformation.

The Latin American Coordinator of Architecture Students (CLEA), through CLEA Editorial and ONEA Ecuador, invites you to the virtual launch of the third issue of Revista CLEA, developed under the theme "Decolonization of Spaces." The official presentation will take place on April 23 at 6:00 PM (GMT -5) via a live broadcast on the CLEA Latinoamérica Facebook page.