To Connect: Radically and Poetically 

with LI Hu, founding partner of OPEN Architecture

Lecture and debate with LI Hu, Hon. FAIA, Founding Partner of OPEN Architecture and mediated by Carlos Eduardo Comas

In this keynote conference, OPEN explores how architecture connects nature, community, and the self, presenting a series of projects organized around three essential themes: Coexistence, Community, and Awakening. Spanning diverse typologies and scales, these projects embody OPEN's conviction that architecture is a medium that anchors human beings in today's complex world, grounding us in reality and in the very Earth to which we belong. OPEN's act of building and its reflections on construction are a constant attempt to create energy fields that balance radical approaches with poetic built forms, where human and nonhuman actors are integral parts of the whole.

Free

Registration:

Registrations must be made here.
Registration will be open until the start of the activity, on site, as long as there are spaces available.

Participate in the program of debates, workshops and associated activities!

TODAY (18.10)

10am – table Taking action for climate adaptation from the Public Authorities

10am – workshop Design marathon to communicate fair, resilient and low-carbon cities

2pm – table Achieving decarbonization and resilience in the built environment

3:00 PM – Alfredo Sirkis Piratininga Park Book Launch – Nature, Innovation and Socio-Environmental Justice

4:00 PM – Publication Launch of the II Climate Emergency and City Seminar

6:30 p.m. – Closing Session + Awards Ceremony of the 14th BIAsp International Schools Competition 

TOMORROW (19.10)

4:00 PM – Let the water flow…A tribute to architect Kongjiang Yu and cinematographers Luiz Ferraz and Rubens Crispim 

5:00 PM – activity Urgent Panorama! Visit to the Panorama Lab project in Jardim Panorama 

JOIN! IT'S ALL FREE!

The Biennial is open until October 19th!

NOTE OF CONDOLENCE

With deep sorrow, the Brazilian Institute of Architects – São Paulo Department (IABsp) mourns the passing of architect and landscape architect Kongjian Yu, a global leader in ecological urbanism, and the members of his team who accompanied him, tragically killed during the filming of a documentary. The institute is honored to have had him as a participant in the 14th São Paulo International Architecture Biennial, where his transformative vision strengthened the dialogue between global challenges and local realities. IABsp emphasizes that Yu's contribution, which transcends borders, will remain an inspiration for generations and expresses its condolences to China, to the families of all the deceased, to his friends, and to all those impacted by his genius and dedication. Read the full note here.