Biomaterials Mini-Workshops

IED SP | Graziela Nivoloni. Alexandre Chien, Enzo Pretti, Gabriel Sotrati, Sayuri Matsumoto

Biomaterials Mini-Workshops
Designed as spaces for reflection and experimentation, the biomaterials workshops introduce the concepts of circularity and regeneration through collective practices that transform everyday organic waste into new materials. More than just exploring technical and tangible aspects, the proposal highlights that the field of biomaterials demands political positioning and socio-environmental responsibility toward territories and biomes, while also valuing the confluences between human and more-than-human lives.

Biodesign Laboratory | Circularity and Biomaterials I IED São Paulo
It's a space for fostering creativity, collaboration, and innovation, connecting teaching, research, and outreach with national and international recognition. More than just developing materials, the Biodesign | Biomaterials and Circularity Laboratory proposes rethinking the very tangible foundations of design, expanding its epistemological boundaries and cultivating inclusive and regenerative futures.

Coordination
An architect and urban planner with a master's degree in Design from the University of São Paulo, Graziela Nivoloni works at the intersection of education, nature, and business, connecting collective intelligence and systems thinking to create confluences between teaching, businesses, and organizations. At IED, she leads the Biodesign | Circularity and Biomaterials Laboratory, serves on the academic board of the Center for Innovation, Design, and Business (CR+IED), and coordinates the undergraduate program in Product and Service Design and courses in partnership with Casa Vogue.

Vacancies: 20 in each workshop

Duration time: 30 minutes

Free

Registration:

Registrations must be made by form available here.

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

Selection will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. At least two affirmative places will be reserved per class.

Confirmed schedule

September 19th – Friday – 3pm

September 19th - Friday - 5pm

September 23 – Tuesday – 3pm

September 23 – Tuesday – 5pm

September 25th – Thursday – 3pm

September 25th – Thursday – 5pm

September 30th – Tuesday – 3pm

September 30th – Tuesday – 5pm

October 2nd – Thursday – 3pm

October 2nd – Thursday – 5pm

October 7th – Tuesday – 3pm

October 7th - Tuesday - 5pm

October 9th – Thursday – 3pm

October 9th – Thursday – 5pm

October 14th – Tuesday – 3pm

October 14th – Tuesday – 5pm

October 16th – Thursday – 3pm

October 16th – Thursday – 5pm

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

TODAY (06.10)

2pm – workshop Nature-Based Solutions for City Resilience

7:00 p.m. –  Opening at IABsp from the SP 25 Forum

IN THE NEXT DAYS (07 to 010.10)

07.10 to 09.10 | 9am – workshop Architects and engineers facing climate challenges

October 7th | 2:00 PM – SP 25 Forum Thematic Session 1. Environmental heritage, climate change and public policies

07.10 | 3pm – workshop Nature-Based Solutions for City Resilience

07.10 | 3pm – Biomaterials Mini-Workshops at the Living Lab

October 7th | 4:00 PM – SP 25 Forum Thematic Session 2. Living with water, adapting infrastructure and redefining waste

07.10 | 5pm – Biomaterials Mini-Workshops at the Living Lab

October 7th | 6:00 PM – SP 25 Forum Panel 1: Environment, Infrastructure and Urban Risks

07.10 | Guided tour Pantanal Action

October 8th | 2:00 PM – SP 25 Forum Thematic Session 3. Rehabilitating architectural and urban heritage, valuing pre-existing structures and building green

October 8th | 4:00 PM – SP 25 Forum Thematic Session 4. Circulating and accessing a sustainable city together

08.10 | 4:30 pm – Circular Economy: the Lynx raw material at the Living Lab

October 8th | 5:30 pm – Session 6 of the exhibition Cinema, architecture and society: records of a hot world at the Cinematheque

October 8th | 6:30 pm – SP 25 Forum Panel 2: City Production, Mobility and Heritage

October 9th | 2:00 PM – SP 25 Forum Thematic Session 5. Promoting decent housing and climate justice

09.10 | 3pm – Biomaterials Mini-Workshops at the Living Lab

October 9th | 4:00 PM – SP 25 Forum Thematic Session 6. Governing with inclusion, participation and social control

09.10 | 5pm – Biomaterials Mini-Workshops at the Living Lab

09.10 | 5:30 pm – session 6 of the exhibition Cinema, architecture and society: records of a hot world at the Cinematheque

October 9th | 6:00 PM – SP 25 Forum Panel 3: Governance, Representation and Social Participation 

10.10 | 2:30 pm – Risk-Free Periphery in the Context of Climate Change

10.10 | 4pm – Knowing to Transform: Community Climate Risk Reduction and Adaptation Plans

10.10 | 6:30 pm – Inclusive Adaptation: Nature-Based Solutions in the Peripheries

10.10 and 12.10 | 9am – Drawing Workshop: Oscar Niemeyer's Architecture in Ibirapuera Park and the Climate Challenge

JOIN! IT'S ALL FREE!

And there's much more until October 19th!

(Activities and projects are still being added; the site will be complete soon)

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.