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12/04/2026

24/03/2026

CUHK RESEARCH SEMINARS: Image Archives and Building Histories

Recent years have seen a surge of publications and exhibitions rethinking Hong Kong’s postwar architecture. Moving beyond approaches that treat buildings as isolated objects, these projects link as-built work with unbuilt proposals and other documentary materials, opening multiple readings and new perspectives on the city’s architectural and urban past.

This seminar brings together four architectural scholars to discuss new practices in curation, documentation and publication, and to consider how critical engagement with the archive can reshape public understanding and scholarly discourse on modern architecture in Hong Kong and beyond.

25/02/2026

Infrastructural Urbanism: Agendas for an Opportunistic Planning

Location: THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

Date: 26-Feb-2026 (Thursday - 1:30PM)

Dr. Rui Leão’s lecture examines how infrastructure and public space can be reimagined as catalysts for adaptive urban growth. Drawing from Layering the City, he highlights opportunistic planning strategies that embrace un‑purposed spaces, intertwining public and private realms. His approach positions designers as agents of innovation, fostering resilient, inclusive, and context‑sensitive urbanism in dense environments.

26/10/2025

Join us in this interesting talk by LBA founder/parter Francesca Carlotta Bruni Carlotta Bruni, on her evolving reflection of the thesis dissertation.
At Casa Garden auditorium on the 31st of OCT 2025

Docomomo Lecture: Un-Purposed Space: Rethinking Macau’s Urban Fabric through Design, details as below:

Speaker: Ar. Carlotta Bruni
Moderator: Mr. João Palla
Date: Thursday, Oct. 30th - 6:45 PM
Venue: Casa Garden Auditorium
Language: English
Fee: Free of charge

25/09/2025

14/08/2025

23/05/2025

22/05/2025

DEADLINE EXTENDED 📢 Call for Participants. Apply by 02 June 2025 to be part of the UIA World Congress of Architects 2026 Barcelona.

The theme “Becoming. Architectures for a planet in transition” will shape the Congress programme as a platform to explore innovative perspectives, interdisciplinary approaches and transformative ideas that address contemporary challenges.

Professionals from architecture, landscape architecture, urbanism, design, engineering, research, photography, film and art are invited to participate with projects, essays or multimedia pieces. UIA2026BCN aims to bring together knowledge across research, practice and education to generate new perspectives and strengthening connections between disciplines.

Calendar:
🟡 02 June 2025 – NEW Submission deadline
🟡 30 September 2025 – Announcement of selected proposals
🟡 28 June - 2 July 2026 – UIA2026BCN

*Applying is completely free of charge.

ℹ️ More info uia2026bcn.org

→ The UIA World Congress of Architects 2026 Barcelona is organised by the UIA - International Union of Architects through the Higher Council of Professional Associations of Architects of Spain (Consejo Superior de Colegios de Arquitectos de España) and the Architects’ Association of Catalonia (Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya - COAC). UIA2026BCN receives institutional support and is funded by the Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana, the Generalitat de Catalunya, and the Ajuntament de Barcelona.

18/05/2025

LBA & ActarBooks’ inaugural launch of LAYERING THE CITY took place at Venice University during the opening days of the Venice Bienale at the IUAV Ca Tron campus. On the book:

Through expanded design strategies in post hand over Macau and the research of infrastructure design and public space within dense environments, LBA defined un-purposed space as a mechanism to intertwine private and public spaces while setting up a model of opportunistic urbanism where designers become agents of innovative procurement strategies.

Working beyond the strict realm of design and the commissioned briefs, LBA discovered that architects could sometimes become agents of change, negotiators or policy-makers, thus changing both the culture of commissioning projects and the spatial propositions for the future city by adding new layers of community interaction and cultural use to the overall design. It is a labor of generosity that is at the core of the architectural agenda, when we architects are able to address the client's desires and add our own agendas in response to inherent urban issues to fulfill our true civic responsibility. (from the editor)

Thanks to all collaborators!

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09/05/2025

Learning from Macao 🇲🇴

Today, the UIA was present at the book launch of “Layering the City” at IUAV Venice Santa Croce 1957 Palazzo Cá Tron.

The book was written by architect Francesca Carlota Bruni and Rui Leao 📚

06/05/2025

OPEN INVITATION for the book launch of our practice monography: LAYERING THE CITY, on 9th May at 9:30h at Palazzo Ca Tron, which is precisely halfway from Ponte degli Scalzi (train station) & Ponte di Rialto, during the Venice Bienale!

Carlotta Bruni LBA Architecture & Planning - 利寶建築設計有限公司