— OPENING
MARIAN SCHUEGRAF
Ambassador of the European Union to Brazil.
RENATO ANELLI
Architect and urban planner.
Renato is Director of Culture at IAB (Brazilian Institute of Architecture)
São Paulo, a member of the curatorial team of the 14th International Architecture Biennale of São Paulo, and coordinates research on infrastructure networks and climate resilience within the Klimapolis network.
— ARCHITECTURE FOR LEARNING AND CIVIC USE
GUSTAV DÜSING & MAX HACKE
Designers of the modular, low-carbon Study Pavilion at TU Braunschweig | EUmies Awards WINNER 2024 (Germany).
MATHEUS SECO
Bloco Arquitetos, a Brasília-based firm known for its rational construction methods, modular systems, and innovative use of reusable structures — including pavilions, stands, and prefabricated elements. Their work reflects Brazil’s modernist tradition while proposing flexible and replicable solutions for civic use.
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— CULTURE AND PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE
ELENA ORTE
SUMA Arquitectura, the Emerging
Winner of the EUmies Awards 2024 for the Gabriel García Márquez Library (Spain), a project that redefines the library as a vibrant civic and cultural space.
CARLOS ABERTO MACIEL
Arquitetos Associados, a leading Brazilian firm based in Belo Horizonte, recognised for cultural and institutional projects that explore the relationship between architecture, public space, and collective identity. Their work blends formal clarity, material expression, and contextual sensitivity.
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— RECONNECTING WITH NATURE & CIRCULAR DESIGN
FLORIAN FOERSTER
Representative of Bauhaus Earth (Germany), an initiative advocating for regenerative architecture and systemic change in construction practices.
GLORIA CABRAL
Paraguayan-Brazilian architect based in São Paulo, partner at Gabinete de Arquitectura and a former mentee of Solano Benítez. Her award-winning work explores collective processes, reuse of materials, and ecological narratives in architecture, bridging craftsmanship with sustainable urban imaginaries.
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— ARCHITECTURE OF BELONGING: INTERPRETING HERITAGE THROUGH PLACE
AMELIA TAVELLA
French architect and finalist of the EUmies Awards 2024, recognised for her poetic reinterpretations of historic sites and landscapes. Her work expresses memory and material continuity with contemporary clarity.
ADRIANO MASCARENHAS
Sotero Arquitetos (Bahia) – Salvador-based architect whose work draws on Afro-Brazilian heritage, climate, and topography to build a contemporary language rooted in place and identity.
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— MODERATION
RAUL JUSTE LORES
Journalist, the author of São Paulo nas Alturas and a columnist at UOL. Recognised with the APCA Award in 2012 for his contribution to disseminating knowledge of architecture and urbanism, he is an Eisenhower Fellow, having studied Urbanism and Digital Innovation in the United States. He has also worked as an international correspondent, bringing a global perspective to his reflections on cities, design, and cultural transformation.