Studio Arthur Casas: futuro em construção - 14ᵃ Bienal Internacional de Arquitetura de São Paulo

Project implementation: Italy, Brazil
Project development: Brazil

As part of the 14th Architecture Biennial, whose central theme is “Extremes,” Studio Arthur Casas, in collaboration with the Arthur Casas Institute of Architecture and Innovation (IACAI), presents a timeline that systematizes architectural and urban projects designed to address the challenges posed by climate change at different scales.

The projects selected for the exhibition span a diverse range of geographic and climatic contexts, from interventions in dense urban environments, such as the Ícaro Building in Curitiba, to initiatives in the Legal Amazon, such as the Moitará Exchange Center, located in the Xingu Indigenous Park, and the MuCA in Belterra, Pará. These works exemplify an architectural approach that prioritizes integration with the bioclimatic and cultural specificities of each location, promoting solutions that combine technological innovation and environmental responsibility.

Based on research into their own practice, Studio Arthur Casas and IACAI selected the following projects:

-Brazilian Pavilion (Milan, Italy, 2014-2015; Naples, Italy, 2025-2027);
-MuCA – Administrative Village (Belterra, Pará, 2018-2028);
-Icarus Building (Curitiba, Paraná, 2014-2019)
-Moitará Exchange Center (Xingu Park, 2024-2026)

The timeline outlined in the exhibition highlights the consolidation of sustainable thinking in Studio Arthur Casas' practice over the past two decades. This journey culminated in the creation of IACAI, a non-profit institution dedicated to research into technologies and innovations geared toward sustainability and industrialization in the construction industry. The institute seeks to identify and address gaps in the development of construction practices, examining the potential impacts of such advances in addressing environmental issues affecting Brazil.

Through the Biennial, Studio Arthur Casas and IACAI reaffirm their commitment to architecture that transcends aesthetic functionality, positioning themselves as agents of socio-environmental transformation. The Biennial exhibition offers an opportunity to discuss and inspire new approaches that integrate innovation, sustainability, and climate responsibility, contributing to the advancement of theoretical and practical discourse in the field of architecture.

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.

Studio Arthur Casas: future under construction

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