Lançamento da Publicação do II Seminário Emergência Climática e Cidade - 14ᵃ Bienal Internacional de Arquitetura de São Paulo

Since its first edition in 2023, the Climate Emergency and Cities Seminar (SECC) has been highlighting the impacts of climate change on urban environments and the need to revise the current development model. While the first SECC focused on addressing climate emergencies in urban management, the second edition has moved on to discussing the implementation of solutions.

The publication "Climate Emergency and Cities" presents the transcript of the seminar held on May 28 and 29, 2025, at the IABsp headquarters in São Paulo, in partnership with Escola da Cidade. The publication brings together the most relevant issues discussed at the event's four panels: From the Carbon-Centric City to the Ecological City: Visions for Reimagining Society; Turning Plans into Action: Public Policies for Resilient Cities; Bodies in Crisis: The City and Health on a Hot Planet; and Who Pays the Bill? Financing Adapted and Fair Cities.

Aimed at architects, urban planners, and other interested parties, the publication seeks to establish a framework for the intersection of climate and urban agendas, capable of inspiring professional practice, public policy formulation, and academic training. The launch also forms part of the UN-Habitat Urban Circuit in Brazil.

Authors of the publication: Adrielly Carneiro, Cristiane Amaral, Estela Macedo Alves, Hannah Arcuschin Machado, Julia Reis, Lara Torres, Leandro Fontana, Luiz Florence, Maiara Enes Appugliese and Taiara Cifuentes.

About the Climate and City GT
The IABsp Climate Emergency and Cities Working Group works to foster discussion on actions to mitigate the effects of extreme weather events and adaptation and mitigation strategies in urban areas in Brazil.

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

TODAY (10.10)

2:30 pm – table Risk-Free Periphery in the Context of Climate Change

4pm – table Knowing to Transform: Community Climate Risk Reduction and Adaptation Plans

6:30 pm – table Inclusive Adaptation: Nature-Based Solutions in the Peripheries

9am – Drawing Workshop: Oscar Niemeyer's Architecture in Ibirapuera Park and the Climate Challenge

IN THE NEXT DAYS (11 to 14.10)

ATTENTION the table Palmas: For 36 years, the ecological capital of Tocantins which would be held on 10/11 | 7pm was canceled.

11.10 and 12.10 | 9am – workshop Inventa(rio) Fronteiras: Playing for Multispecies Cities

11.10 | 10am – workshop Elémenterre teaching bag

11.10 | 11am – table Learning to inhabit the Anthropocene: the crisis of architecture

11.10 | 2pm – table Architecture for Learning and Civic Use

11.10 | 3pm – table Culture and Public Architecture

11.10 – 15h – workshop Elémenterre teaching bag

11.10 | 4pm – table Reconnecting with Nature & Circular Design

11.10 | 5pm – table Architecture of Belonging: Interpreting Heritage Through Place

12.10 | 10am – table Experience: Climate Refuges and Naturalized Public Spaces, with Eco-Neighborhood

12.10 | 10:30 am – table Childhoods and Climate: Climate Justice in Vulnerable Territories

12.10 | 10:30 am – Windsock Workshop with the Floating Collective

12.10 | 3pm – table Doing a lot with a little: architectures for a planet in transition with Esteban Benavides from Al Borde office

12.10 | 4:30 pm – table Earth – building a sustainable and democratic future

12.10 | 5:45 pm – table French presence at the Biennale and screening of the film AJAP – Albums of Young Architects and Landscape Architects

13.10 – activity Pantanal Action at IABsp

10/14 | 10am – table Urgent Panorama! Space as an act of permanence

14.10 | 6pm – Launch of the “Nature-Based Education” Guide

JOIN! IT'S ALL FREE!

And there's much more 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.

Publication Launch of the II Climate Emergency and City Seminar

Climate and City GT - IABsp