Three special events will take place in the Architecture Building as part of the Melbourne Latin America Dialogue hosted by the University of Melbourne.

The university’s Architecture Building department has announced, as part of its commitment to enhancing relations between Latin America and Australia, it will hold:

29/08: A panel discussion entitled, Liveability and Resilience – Infrastructure, Public Spaces and Housing in Latin American Cities, will take place in the Ezone Theatre (first floor, Architecture building) at 5pm.

Panellists include, Lorenzo Castro (Architect), Pedro Pacheco (Architect), Justyna Karakiewicz (Associate Professor, University of Melbourne), Dr. Peter Raisbeck (Academic, University of Melbourne).

The discussion two Latin American urban practitioners will talk about how they have shaped processes of design and community development in Colombia and Mexico, with input from academic and industry leaders across the areas of urban design, community development and planning.

http://abp.unimelb.edu.au/events/resilience-ad-liveability

 

29/08: Following the discussion, an exhibition of Architecture and Design, featuring the work of Lorenzo Castro, Mathias Klotz and Martha Fajardo, will take place in the Atrium.

This exhibition features a narrative of two cities by Lorenzo Castro and Alejandro Echeveri, a journey shaped by landscape design by Martha Fajardo and a collection of houses in Argentina, Uraguay and Chile created by Klotz.

The official opening will directly follow the panel debate at 6pm and refreshments will be served.

http://abp.unimelb.edu.au/events/melbourne-latin-american-dialogue-exhibition

 

30/08: An exhibition by the students of the MSD Mexico Travelling Studio entitled, ESTUDIO ITINERANTE DE MÉXICO 2010-2012 - Proposiciónes y incursions, will take place the following day (30 August) at 1pm in the Atrium Annex.

The exhibition is the result of an intensive design studio focused on studying processes of informal housing and urbanisation in Mexico City and Monterrey.

The students and studio leaders will be joined by Pedro Pacheco, the Portuguese Architect behind Igreja da Luz, Largo da Madalena and Restaurante Santa Rita. Pedro is from partner University, ITESM Monterrey and was an expert contributor for the 2012 Mexico Travelling Studio.

http://abp.unimelb.edu.au/events/estudio-itinerante-de-m%C3%A9xico-2010-2012