Lançamento Livro Parque Orla Piratininga Alfredo Sirkis – Natureza, inovação e justiça socioambiental - 14ᵃ Bienal Internacional de Arquitetura de São Paulo

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Dear Reader,

We live in challenging times. Cities grow, natural resources are depleted, extreme weather events become more frequent. Sometimes, everything seems too big, too complex, too urgent. And that's precisely why we need to stop, breathe—and look to the solutions that arise from care, listening, and nature. This book you hold in your hands is an invitation to active hope. It's not a naive hope, but one built with strong and efficient roots, like those of the plants that filter the water in Orla Piratininga Park (POP) in Niterói. Throughout the chapters, you'll learn a true story of transformation: that of a previously degraded urban area, which is undergoing a recovery process through Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) and deep community engagement.

You'll see that it's possible to reconcile environment, infrastructure, and social justice when we respect the intelligence of the territory and the knowledge of the people who live there. This isn't just a technical account—it's a sensitive record of processes, challenges, learnings, and affections. Here, each garden planted is also a political choice; each bioswales dug is a gesture of affection toward the city. You can read it linearly or by topic, depending on your interests. In the table of contents, you'll find the chapters organized clearly and visually. If you work in urban planning, environmental management, education, research, social movements, or simply care about the place where you live, this book is for you. May each page inspire you to observe your place with new eyes. May it make you ask: "What if my city could also regenerate?" And may you, upon finishing, feel compelled to take action—even if it's just taking the first step. Nature teaches us that everything begins with a seed. And this book is one of them.

The first 50 readers will receive the Parque Orla Book as a gift.

Free

No registration is required, participation is on a first come, first served basis.

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.

Alfredo Sirkis Piratininga Park Book Launch – Nature, Innovation and Socio-Environmental Justice

Sustainable Ocean Region Program Team/ Niterói City Hall