After an interactive lecture led by architects and urban planners José Bueno and Riciane Pombo, we will invite participants to a guided walk through the Park to understand the formation of Ibirapuera Lake by the Sapateiro River Basin with the support of the Audio Guide “Aguas do Ibirapuera” produced in partnership with the Museum of Modern Art in 2022.

Rios e Ruas was created in 2010 by architect and social urban planner José Bueno and geographer Luiz de Campos Jr. to transform the perception of millions of Brazilians regarding the difficult reality of rivers and streams confined alive beneath the urban fabric of cities. Its mission is to promote and inspire multiple initiatives to stimulate the discovery, recognition, and desire for clean and regenerated rivers in Brazilian cities.

More than just a socio-environmental education project, Rios e Ruas (Rivers and Streets) uniquely integrates art, science, and culture, having inspired and implemented hundreds of initiatives throughout its 15-year history. These initiatives have impacted thousands of people, whether through city expeditions, cultural and artistic exhibitions, publications, documentaries, inspiring lectures, or as the central theme of countless press articles.

Riciane Pombo is an architect and urban planner and founder of Guajava Arquitetura da Paisagem e Urbanismo. She specializes in architectural and environmental and urban planning projects, such as parks, squares, river restoration, and drainage systems for watersheds, applying green infrastructure principles and Nature-Based Solutions (NBS). She develops technical and educational materials on NBS, supporting the formulation of public policies on this topic at the national and international levels.

Vacancies: 50

Free

Registration:

Registrations must be made by form available here.

Selection will be made in order of registration.

Registration will be open until the start of the Workshop, on site, as long as there are spaces available.

The "Rehearsal for After" workshop involves the critical and creative reuse of discarded materials from construction projects and scenographic assemblies, as well as elements brought by participants. This will be the first in-person event for SuB, a community of architects from different regions of Brazil who meet periodically to discuss the broader field of architecture, the arts, and professional practice. These meetings provide members with the opportunity for dialogue between diverse professionals outside the strictly academic environment. This is the result of an initiative by architects who, after completing their doctorates, recognized a gap in the dialogue between professionals in academia and those working in the practice of the profession and other fields of architecture.

The overall goal of the project is not only to experiment with constructions in extreme scenarios and reuse existing structures, but, above all, to create as a community. The Workshop will offer visitors to the São Paulo Biennial the opportunity to meet others, not only by sharing their opinions in lectures or discussion groups, but also by taking home what they collectively build. Similarly, in recent months, the SuB Community has been promoting conversations focused on current and pressing themes, with professionals from different fields within architecture, many of whom work in the broader field of art and architecture.

Thus, on this occasion, through the manipulation of discarded objects, we hope the workshop will lead participants through a sensory, reflective, constructive, and collaborative experience, activating imaginations about how to inhabit the worlds to come. By the end, we will have creatively rehearsed, in the face of precariousness and scarcity, how to transform the uses and meanings of available objects in order to recreate the notion of individual/community. Against the backdrop of the climate and social emergency, we will rehearse the limits and possibilities of designing through improvisation and discomfort, questioning the implications of a collective body in the constructions of the After. By experimenting as a group with minimal constructed forms, participants activate a sense of cooperation, a fundamental capacity for rebuilding the idea of community in times of crisis. The After that is rehearsed here is based on emergency and an invitation to collective imaginations and possible futures, built together.

Vacancies: 25 each day

Free

Registration:

Registrations must be made by form available here.

Selection will be made in order of registration.

Registration will be open until the start of the Workshop, on site, as long as there are spaces available.

It is possible to register for both days of the Workshop.

The workshop “Oscar Niemeyer's Architecture in Ibirapuera Park and the Climate Challenge” invites participants to reflect on the relationship between modernism, the city, and sustainability.

The starting point will be the architectural complex of Ibirapuera Park, a landmark celebration of Brazilian modernism, where Niemeyer proposed fluid, light, and open spaces for social interaction. More than half a century later, these same buildings and their location within the park become fertile ground for a current question: how can architecture respond to the demands of environmental comfort and the transformations imposed by climate change?

The course aims to develop critical observation through drawing, exploring how architectural elements—such as the monumentality of curves, the use of concrete, and the relationship between covered and open spaces—interact with environmental factors such as sunlight, shading, ventilation, and drainage. The program combines theoretical sessions, which present the history of Ibirapuera Park and its impact on São Paulo's urban planning, with practical observational drawing activities in the park itself.

The artistic practices will focus on learning and improving techniques such as linework, proportion, perspective, and the study of light, encouraging each participant to capture their own perceptions and translate into drawings the experience of observing architecture in a climatic context. At the end of the course, there will be an exhibition of the work developed.

The workshop is led by architect Leopoldo Schettino, an Italian graduate of the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Naples Federico II and a Master in Architecture and Urban Planning from FAU-USP. His work includes being hired by the city of Pompeii (Naples) to develop the city's master plan and redevelopment projects for open spaces—such as squares and gardens—an experience that solidified his thinking on the relationship between urban space, landscape, and quality of life.

His international experience also extends to meetings and workshops in Italy, Portugal, and Spain, led by renowned architects such as Álvaro Siza, Aires Mateus, and João Nunes, who constantly expand his critical and design vision. In Brazil, his career has been linked to collaborations with leading firms, including Oscar Niemeyer Arquiteto, Isay Weinfeld, and Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos. A specialist in traditional and digital drawing techniques, Leopoldo Schettino combines design and teaching practices, offering a sensitive, critical, and pragmatic perspective on architecture and its role in contemporary challenges.

Vacancies: 15

Free


Registration:

Registrations must be made by form available here.

Selection will be made in order of registration.

Registration will be open until September 30, 2025.

“Imagining Architectures for a Warming World” is a 20-hour hands-on workshop that invites participants to explore the speculative potential of artificial intelligence applied to urban imagination in times of climate emergency. Using ComfyUI (Stable Diffusion) software, participants will learn to manipulate urban images to design visual interventions that critically respond to scenarios of risk, injustice, and collapse, but also imagine sustainable, regenerative, and desirable futures.

The workshop seeks to broaden participants' imaginative range by proposing the creation of both utopian and dystopian visual compositions, articulating visual narratives that critically and creatively reflect on the climate crisis. AI is understood here as a tool for aesthetic and political mediation, capable of challenging the relationship between representation and action in the urban context.

Divided into five modules—introduction, two production sessions, finalization, and exhibition—the workshop combines theory, practice, and collective creation. The final product will be a public exhibition at the Biennial, composed of projected images. The proposal aligns with the curatorial axes of the 14th BIAsp by addressing climate justice, urban adaptation, and symbolic reforestation of cities.

Open to students, architects, urban planners, artists, and other interested parties, the activity will have up to 20 participants, selected based on a letter of intent and portfolio. Each participant must bring their own laptop capable of running ComfyUI or using a cloud service (such as RunPod). The workshop will provide installation tutorials and prior guidance. The Biennial will provide internet infrastructure, tables, chairs, and a projector.

The workshop is free, subject to registration and selection process.

The final product will be a collective installation open to the public in the Biennial space.

Vacancies: 10

Free

About the proponents:

Victor Sardenberg is an architect and researcher focused on experimentation in architectural design, particularly in the areas of computational aesthetics, robotic fabrication, and artificial intelligence. In his doctoral thesis at Leibniz University Hannover (Germany), he developed a computational framework for predicting aesthetic preferences using artificial neural networks. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Mackenzie Presbyterian University and a professor at Detmolder Schule für Gestaltung (Germany).

Camila Zyngier is an architect and urban planner, professor at UFMG, and researcher in the areas of urban planning, geotechnologies, and participatory methodologies. Her work combines academic practice and creative criticism, exploring topics such as urban visualization and artificial intelligence in urban planning.

Marcella Carone is an architect, computational designer, and professor. With a Master's degree from AA (MSc EmTech) and a bachelor's degree from Mackenzie University, she has over a decade of experience in multi-scale projects. She works with feasibility, algorithmic design, AI, optimization, and digital fabrication. She is the creative director of M3C1, a firm that investigates the intersections of architecture, urbanism, design, and technology. She teaches in the graduate program at Mackenzie University, in addition to leading workshops on AI and computational design.

Structure

Module 1: Introduction and Contextualization (9/15 – 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm – Online) Presentation of the 14th BIAsp and its theme Examples of images and interventions with AI Installation and introduction to ComfyUI

Module 2: Production I – Desirable Interventions (September 19 – 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM – In-person) Representing climate risks and injustices (dystopias, collapses, resistance)

Module 3: Production II – Warning Scenarios (September 20th – 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM – In-person) Reimagining the city with a focus on positive solutions (climate utopias)

Module 4: Finalizing Images and Printing (9/21 – 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM – In-person) Curating the images produced Preparing files for printing/exhibition

Module 5: Exhibition of Results: Collective installation at BIAsp (projection and/or printing). Open discussion with the audience and participants. Organization of the Final Product: display of the generated images, printed or projected on the wall. The workshop concludes with an exhibition open to the public.

Registration:

Registrations must be made by email: vsardenberg@gmail.com

Selection will be made after analysis of the material sent in the application.

Documents to be submitted upon registration:

• Full name

• Contact email and phone number

• City of residence

• Letter of intent (approximately 3 paragraphs)

• Up to 3 images of previous work that help demonstrate the candidate's creative and/or technical profile (can be included in the PDF or sent separately)

Selection criteria:

• Participants will be selected based on the letter of intent and work examples submitted, considering:

• Clarity and depth of interest in the workshop topic

• Quality and coherence of the images presented

• Diversity of profiles and areas of activity among those selected

Deadline for registration:

• Registration will be open until September 13, 2025.

• The result will be announced by email by September 14, 2025.

Other information:

• Participants must bring their own laptops capable of running ComfyUI, or bring a simpler laptop and pay for the use of a cloud service (such as RunPod, approx. 10 USD).

• A tutorial with installation and preparation instructions will be sent in advance to those selected.