Webinar Series in Collaboration with Swissnex Brazil framing the Exhibition Pavilion at Parça Mauá, Rio de Janeiro

The Future Now Exhibition Pavilion investigates the use of sustainable materials and new construction techniques such as digital fabrication in architecture as part of the 27th World Congress of Architects UIA 2021 Rio calendar. A series of four webinars accompanied the exhibition pavilion installed at Praça Mauá in the center of Rio de Janeiro. Insight Architecture organized the webinars in collaboration with Swissnex in Brazil. They were held in English, with simultaneous translation to Portuguese and are still available to watch.

Webinar I: Friday, September 10th, 2021 at 14.00h (Brazil), 19.00h (Europe)

Revisiting Earthen Architecture

Giving It New Meaning and Investigating New Approaches

With Fabio Gramazio and Roger Boltshauser (both Switzerland), professors at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich, moderation Pedro Rivera, founder Rua Arquitetos (Brazil)

Webinar II: Wednesday, September 29th, 2021 at 14.00h (Brazil), 19.00h (Europe)

Earth, Clay and COntext

Shift from Spectacular Architecture to Vernacular Architecture

With Martin Rauch (Austria), founder of Lehm Ton Erde Baukunst and Fernando Minto (Brazil), professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, moderation Igor de Vetyemy (Brazil), president of the Brazilian Institute of Architects IAB in Rio de Janeiro

Webinar III: Wednesday, October 6TH, 2021 AT 01.00 PM (US), 14.00H (Brazil), 19.00H (Europe)

Digital Fabrication between Research and Practice

Additive Construction & Onsite-Complexity in Offsite-Prefabrication

With Fabian Scheurer (Switzerland) founder of Design to Production and Benjamin Dillenburger (Germany) professor at the Swiss Institute of Technology ETH Zurich, moderation Cheryl Jacobs (USA), AIA Miami

Webinar IV: Wednesday, October 13TH, 2021 AT 01.00 PM (US), 14.00H (Brazil), 19.00H (Europe)

Reflections on Wood

With Josep Ferrando (Spain) dean of the School of Architecture La Salle in Barcelona ETSALS, Marcos Acayaba (Brazil),professor at the FAU USP, moderation John Hill (USA), chief editor of WorldArchitects

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