Pavilhão protótipo em concreto têxtil TRC + LC3 - 14ᵃ Bienal Internacional de Arquitetura de São Paulo

Project implementation: Switzerland
Project development: Switzerland, Brazil, Nicaragua

The TRC LC3 Prototype Pavilion, built by EPFL Fribourg students and researchers in collaboration with FAUFBA since 2019, serves as a proof of concept for extensive research into the structural, spatial, tectonic, and social potential of the TRC.

The development of the TRC LC3 Prototype Pavilion has investigated and adapted selected structural elements developed by João da Gama Filgueiras Lima (1932-2014) in ferrocement for textile-reinforced concrete (TRC) combined with LC3 (Limestone Cement and Calcined Clay) since 2022. This fusion of Brazilian industrial knowledge with contemporary research on non-corrosive fiber reinforcement serves as a fundamental concept for the design, mold fabrication, and casting of new slender elements in textile-reinforced concrete, forming the conceptual basis of the TRC LC3 Prototype Pavilion. The pavilion's construction is modular and designed for easy disassembly, primarily aimed at testing and demonstrating innovative and sustainable construction techniques.

The TRC LC3 Pavilion is an initial step toward adaptive tectonic systems, a modular construction approach that will undergo further development in the coming years, leading to a new lightweight construction technique. This research foresees several explorations and applications of TRC/LC3 construction on a broader scale.

The full potential of TRC LC3 as a technology for social sustainability will be assessed by analyzing its structural, spatial, and social impacts as a resilient building system in the Latin American context, especially in socially vulnerable areas. This initiative will empower local communities to actively and autonomously participate in the construction of their own social housing and community facilities, using local resources and innovative production methods whenever they deem necessary.

Consequently, the TRC LC3 Pavilion serves as a messenger to promote TRC and LC3 as socially and environmentally sustainable lightweight materials, conveying the idea of viable industrialization in both Central and Latin America, suitable for applications in social housing, urban development, and recycling programs.

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

TODAY (11.10)

9am – workshop Inventa(rio) Fronteiras: Playing for Multispecies Cities

10am – workshop Elémenterre teaching bag

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

2pm – table Architecture for Learning and Civic Use

3pm – table Culture and Public Architecture

3pm – workshop Elémenterre teaching bag

4pm – table Reconnecting with Nature & Circular Design

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

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

IN THE NEXT DAYS (12 to 16.10)

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

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

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 | 15h – Biomaterials Mini-Workshops at the Living Lab

14.10 | 17h – Biomaterials Mini-Workshops at the Living Lab

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

10/15 | 10am – For an Anti-Racist Adaptation

15.10 | 2pm – workshop senseBox:bike: bikes and data with open technologies

15.10 | 3pm – Academic Meetings: Escola da Cidade talks with the curators

15.10 | 6pm – Technical assistance to communities in Bahia

10/15 | 8:00 PM – activity Cine Fluxo Cart in the Mauá Occupation

10/16 | 10am – Presidents' Forum CAU/SP

16.10 | 3pm – Biomaterials Mini-Workshops at the Living Lab

16.10 | 17h – Biomaterials Mini-Workshops at the Living Lab

16.10 | 6pm – table Revive the Center with Eduardo Paes (Mayor of Rio de Janeiro and president of the National Front of Mayors), Alê Youssef (former Secretary of Culture of São Paulo), Marta Moreira (partner at the MMBB office)

16.10 – activity Urgent Overview! Visit to the Paraisópolis Complex

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.

Prototype pavilion in textile concrete TRC + LC3

"EPFL: P. Guaita, R. Baur, D. Fernández-Ordóñez, E. Corres, B. Malchiodi UFBA: S. Ekerman"