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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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The City as Forest Residency Program
24 February 2022The program offers an immersion for research and experimentation, meant for artists scientists interested in developing their work in the urban environment of Rio de Janeiro. The program will held between 16 May and 4 June 2022, in its first edition, by the Goethe-Institut in Rio de Janeiro, the Museum of Tomorrow, Swissnex in Brazil and Pro Helvetia South America.
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Urban living, mobility and health: the future of our cities
15 July 2021On 4 March 2021, Swissnex in Brazil hosted a webinar discussing the importance of urban planning and architecture in health and mobility with experts and researchers from EPFL, WHO and USP. Read the article written by our speakers or watch the webinar again here.
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Urban Living and Covid-19: Impacts on Architecture and the future of cities
4 November 2020Watch it again: Swiss and Brazilian architects and designers discuss on the impacts of the Covid-19 in urban living
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Post-epidemic or post-capitalism: Reflexions on Covid-19 from Rio de Janeiro
20 November 2020Article written by Tainá de Paula, architect and urban planner, urban struggles activist, specialist in Cultural Heritage. Tainá was a panelist on the “Urban Living and Covid-19: Impacts on Architecture and the Future of Cities” webinar and shares below further insights about the topic with the swissnex community. Enjoy the reading!
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Potential impacts of COVID-19 on architecture in the urban structures and living structures of the cities
7 November 2020Article written by Fabienne Hoelzel, Professor for Urban Design (ABK Stuttgart) and Founder of FABULOUS URBAN. Fabienne was a panelist on the “Urban Living and Covid-19: Impacts on Architecture and the Future of Cities” webinar and shares below further insights about the topic with the swissnex community. Enjoy the reading!
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Urban Living and Covid-19: Impacts on Architecture and the future of cities
8 November 2020Article written by Anna Karla Almeida, urban architect and Doctoral Assistant at EPFL, at the Laboratory of Urbanism, Lab-U. Anna Karla was a panelist on the “Urban Living and Covid-19: Impacts on Architecture and the Future of Cities” webinar and shares below further insights about the topic with the swissnex community. Enjoy the reading!
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Watch it again: Digital Fabrication in Architecture & Design
2 December 2020Check out our post-event news update on Digital fabrication, a process that can be used in a wide range of areas, ranging from medical devices, prosthetics, furniture elements to architectural structures.
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Watch it again: The Architecture Competition, a part of the culture in Switzerland.
15 December 2020Architecture Competitions are part of the culture in Switzerland - could this model be implemented in Brazil?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Architecture competitions roundtable at UIA2021RIO
Watch the roundtable held on 15 July 2021 during the UIA2021RIO on the importance of architecture competitions.
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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.
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Urban Living, mobility and health - the future of our cities
Watch the webinar held on 4 March 2021 on the importance of urban planning and architecture in health and mobility with experts and researchers from EPFL, WHO and USP.
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The Architecture Competition. Part of the culture in Switzerland.
Watch our first webinar on architecture competitions and their importance for urban planning.
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Urban Living and Covid-19: Impacts on Architecture and the Future of Cities
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Digital fabrication in architecture and design
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