The Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile is celebrating another anniversary with a series of free, entirely online activities. The milestone began on Tuesday, August 4, marking 78 years since the enactment of Law 7.211, which established the Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile in 1942 during the administration of President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, and signaled the start of Architecture Month in Chile.
The 5th International Congress on Architecture and Gender | ACTION: Feminisms and the Spatialization of Resistance continues the reflections that have been organized since 2015, primarily from Southern Europe, enabling the construction of transcontinental work, research, and experience networks. This genealogy includes congresses such as ArquitectAs (2014, Seville), Matrizes (2015, Lisbon), MORE (2017, Florence), and Fielding Architecture (2019, Brighton). The fifth edition aims to emphasize the political component of the intersection between space and rights, without forgetting the diversity of being a woman or a girl and the intersection with current circumstances resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Through a graphic, historical, and comparative analysis of a selection of architectural magazines that have been instrumental in disseminating the discipline and developing graphic and editorial design, this talk examines how these publications have emerged and disappeared over the last two centuries. It also explores the historical and disciplinary milestones that ensure architectural publishing remains not only a significant presence but a relevant and vital force in a fully digital era.
On Monday, May 25, the VII Arica Barroca South Andean Art Festival begins—an initiative established in 2014 to highlight the cultural identity and diversity of Arica, Parinacota, and the South American Andes. For 2020, Arica Barroca presents the theme "Sayarikuna"—Quechua for "We will rise"—to prompt questions regarding exemplary manifestations across the American continent. It invites reflection on returning to one's origins, the principles of "good living" (buen vivir) from the Andean worldview, and the practice of collectivity, reciprocity, access to information, learning, and Ayni.
THIS WEEK'S GUESTS.
Comunal Taller - Mexico. Founded by Mariana Ordóñez Grajales and Jesica Amescua Carrera, Comunal is an architecture studio whose practice is deeply rooted in negotiation processes between consensus and dissent. They work against the notion of authorship as a static, artistic, and unchangeable object, viewing architecture instead as a social, collaborative, living, open, and constantly evolving process. They treat inhabitants as active subjects rather than objects of intervention. In their projects, they encourage and facilitate the participation of women—adults, youth, and children—in strategic, administrative, and construction processes, understanding the logic, performance, and collective definitions of these women and their community, while always respecting their cultural context.
The 12th Academic Week of Architecture and Urbanism at the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (XII SEMAU/UFRRJ) aims to address the theme: “Architecture of Versatility: Perspectives for Times of Crisis.” The event consists of free lectures broadcast on the SEMAU YouTube channel and remote short courses.
Architecture and Engineering in Wood: Design and Detailing of Glulam Structures, with engineer Daniel Salvatore from ITA Construtora.
Approaching its tenth anniversary, the Arquitectura Film Festival Chile (ArqFilmFest) continues its mission to reflect the urban environment where most of our lives unfold through the lens of cinema. In its 5th edition, titled “FUTURE CITIES: And what comes after the crisis?”, this concept takes on even greater significance in light of the powerful events that have reshaped our cities over the past year.
We are pleased to announce the International Seminar "Urbanism 25 Years: Paths and Perspectives," commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Graduate Program in Urbanism (PROURB) at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, a program of excellence in the field of Architecture and Urbanism.
The UNIESP Architecture and Urbanism program is hosting SAAU’20, the Architecture and Urbanism Academic Week.
This event continues the seminar series developed by the Docomomo São Paulo Chapter, which resumed in 2017 with the 5th Docomomo São Paulo Seminar held in the capital and organized in collaboration with the School of Architecture and Urbanism at Mackenzie Presbyterian University (FAU-UPM). That seminar was followed in 2018 by the 6th Docomomo São Paulo Seminar, co-hosted with the Institute of Architecture and Urbanism (IAU-USP) at the University of São Paulo’s São Carlos campus. Scheduled for 2020, this new seminar fits naturally into the national DOCOMOMO calendar, which hosts national events in odd-numbered years and regional events in even-numbered years. However, given the ongoing pandemic and social distancing requirements, the organizers have opted for a remote format; consequently, the event will take place entirely online. This will be the first online Docomomo Seminar in Brazil.
It is necessary to redefine horizons for transformation, and the municipal elections offer this possibility. This is the theme of the upcoming conversations with candidates on our program, Meia Hora com o BrCidades. The first of these features Guilherme Boulos, candidate for mayor of São Paulo; it will take place next Tuesday, September 29, at 8:00 PM, hosted by Paolo Colosso and Erminia Maricato.
We Are America Networked: A virtual congress organized by the Pan-American Federation of Architects' Associations, held from November 3 to 8, 2020.
This Thursday, April 23, 2020, at 5:00 PM, the feature-length documentary “Konder: o protagonismo da simplicidade” (Konder: The Protagonism of Simplicity) will premiere. The launch includes a virtual roundtable discussion on the IAB-RJ Facebook page and the film's release on the digital platform filmefilme.com.br. Produced in partnership between ABEA (Brazilian Association for Architectural and Urban Planning Education) and IAB/RJ (Institute of Architects of Brazil – Rio de Janeiro), the film was sponsored by CAU/RJ (Council of Architecture and Urbanism of Rio de Janeiro) with the support of all Architecture and Urbanism entities in the state.
Minga LAB 2020 Virtual is a free academic event that addresses the complex subject of Sustainable Collective Housing from both theoretical and practical perspectives, with a national scope across Ecuador.
The Estúdio Deriva was created in 2017 to propose a specific pedagogical project, focused each year on exploring new territories, based on the conviction that architectural learning occurs through contact with distinct urban cultures.
"Territorial Planning": The goal of this initial workshop is to provide information on the key considerations for building a sustainable future home and community.
Chile's Cultural Heritage Day is an annual event that offers the general public the opportunity to discover and enjoy the country's cultural, historical, and architectural heritage. Established in 1999, Cultural Heritage Day is a tradition spanning over 20 years, which in recent editions has brought together more than a million people across the country to share, learn, and marvel at the heritage and cultural activities organized specifically for the occasion.