XX Bienal de Arquitectura y Urbanismo: The Latest Architecture and News

The XX Chilean Architecture and Urbanism Biennial through its theme “Unpostponable Dialogues” invited academics, professionals, activists and the public sector from across the world to reflect on the matters that we have put aside in the construction of our cities and that are now pressing.

After a successful open call realized at the end of last year, in which over 400 proposals were received, it is clear that today it is fundamental to establish and reinforce the relationships between countries of the South that face similar problems, reconsider the relationships with the forces that govern our cities, and effectively include those that reside in the margins. 

Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile and the XX Bienal de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de Chile curatorial team, invite international professionals to participate in the exhibition, to be held a second consecutive year at the Parque Cultural de Valparaíso. Aspiring towards a biennial open to citizens rather than closed to the discipline, the biennial is titled “Diálogos Impostergables”, and for the first time will include citizen's initiatives.

Update (11/28/2016): Given the large interest generated by the call to participate in “Diálogos Impostergables,” the curatorial team has extended the deadline for submission of material to Monday, December 12th, 2016.

Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile and the XX Bienal de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de Chile curatorial team, invite international professionals to participate in the exhibition, to be held a second consecutive year at the Parque Cultural de Valparaíso. Aspiring towards a biennial open to citizens rather than closed to the discipline, the biennial is titled “Diálogos Impostergables”, and for the first time will include citizen's initiatives:

Thinking about what we consider unpostponable from an architectural and urban perspective presents us with the urgent necessity to work with those that have resided at the margin, who have not seen their necessities and aspirations reflected in the city. It is fundamental to generate a dialogue that includes different forces that make up our cities, establishing a link with other countries of the global South and those that have historically been postponed.