Andrea Piacquadio

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The World Congress of Architects UIA21 was held in Rio de Janeiro between the 18th and 22nd of July 2021 and the Swissnex team organised some events that were part of the congress. Also, Rio has been nominated the world capital of architecture by UNESCO, opening opportunities and possibilities to strengthen Swissnex initiatives on architecture and urbanism between researchers, artists, designers, architects, and innovators from Switzerland and Brazil.

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Josep Ferrando

Reflections on wood

Watch the webinar held on 13 October 2021, on flexible systems and wooden constructions for challenging environments. This webinar is part of the Future Now webinar series, in collaboration with Insight Architecture.
Andrei Jipa

Digital fabrication between research and practice.

Watch the webinar held on 6 October 2021 on the importance of digitalization and automation processes for the built environment including computer-aided design methods and digital manufacturing processes such as large-format 3D printing. This webinar is part of the Future Now webinar series, in collaboration with Insight Architecture.
Federico Cairoli

Earth, Clay and Context

Watch the webinar on the use of earth and clay in modern architecture, showing the shift from spectacular to vernacular architecture held on 29 September 2021. This webinar is part of the Future Now webinar series, in collaboration with Insight Architecture.
Gramazio Kohler Research ETH Zurich

Revisiting earthen architecture

Watch the webinar on earthen architecture, held on 10 September 2021. This webinar is part of the Future Now webinar series, in collaboration with Insight Architecture.
Federal Studio Regis Golay

Architecture competitions roundtable at UIA2021RIO

Watch the roundtable held on 15 July 2021 during the UIA2021RIO on the importance of architecture competitions.
Urban living, climate change and sustainability: the future of our cities

How are climate change and sustainability shaping urban grids? Watch the recording of the webinar held in 15 July 2021 with experts from the EPFL, WHO and USP.