This Thursday, November 18, 2021, the XXIII edition of the Quito Pan-American Architecture Biennial – BAQ 2022. This event, carried out by the College of Architects of Pichincha, summons leading professionals and academics in the world to analyze issues related to architecture.
The event will take place in the Contemporary Art Center, from 7:00 p.m. It is expected to present the bases of the BAQ2022 competition for the architectural projects built, will reveal the new image of the event, present the BAQ2020 winners book and announce the international experts who will attend this edition.
Guests include DOGMA from Italy, Gustavo Utrabo from Brazil, Livni from Uruguay, Usos / Arquitectura from Spain and Colombia, Barclay & Crousse from Peru and BAGG from Argentina and William JR Curtis from England.
This time the theme will be “Inflections: Back to see”, in which they will analyze if the architecture has been able to adapt and innovate during the coronavirus pandemic, through talks, seminars, round tables, among other formats.
The president of Bienal Quito, Yadhira Alvarez, noted that the pandemic has left many questions in the architectural field, for example, about everyday space, the way in which public space was left uninhabited and instead adapted to the home for many other activities. “These big questions are what we intend to answer with the experts,” he added.
Another novelty in this event will be that will return to the presence, although it will maintain several activities virtually so that more people can take part in the talks.
In addition, this year the MIO21, is an architecture project that will transfer the academic activities of the biennial to the public. Open houses and guided tours will be offered in the neighborhoods of La Magdalena, San Marcos, Guápulo and La Mariscal, They are scheduled to take place from November 25 to 28 of this year.
Yadhira Álvarez assured that these neighborhoods were chosen for the tours because they have a heritage and well-structured cultural fabric. In addition, he mentioned that there will be an activation of the places with musical presentations and fairs. (I)
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