When the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the coronavirus pandemic, the President of the International Union of Architects (UIA) US citizen Thomas Vonier was in the eye of the hurricane, in Seoul, South Korea – one of the countries that was most severely affected at the start of this…

This publication reproduces the original text from International Union of Architects (UIA) The European Parliament has initiated an international design competition for the renewal of its plenary building (SPAAK), located in a complex in the centre of Brussels. The open pre-qualification procedure for the selection of competitors among candidates…

It is with great grief that we announce the death of the architect, urban planner and artist Rizza Paes Fernandez Conde, on Friday, April 3rd. Rizza was the widow of the architect and former mayor Luiz Paulo Conde, she graduated in Architecture in 1959 from the University of Brazil…

Rio Municipal Secretary of Culture open the registrations for the Cultural Producer Public Notice, of the Municipal Law for Culture Incentive number 5.553 / 13 – Tax Over Service Law, to stimulate and promote cultural projects throughout the city beginning in 2021. The public notice allocates resources from the…

The time is now. The City of Rio de Janeiro is being redesigned by specialists with direct participation by the population. All citizens can contribute and give their opinion. This Thursday (05/14), at 10am, the second virtual meeting of the series of five will be held in order to…

With a 63-year career and reference for the studies on tiles, the architect and urban planner Dora Alcântara will receive the highest award of the Institute of Architects of Brazil – IAB, the IAB Necklace, also known as the Golden Necklace. She is the second woman to receive the…