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1st Pan-American Forum of Women Architects of the FPAA

March 13, 2023
Next Wednesday, March 15, at 5:00 p.m. (Uruguay time), the Pan-American Federation of Architects’ Associations (FPAA) will host the1st Pan-American Forum of Women Architects, a space for dialogue and exchange on the professional practice of women architects as a collective endeavor.

The event will be moderated by Natalia Brener Maceiras, M.Arch., Gender and Equity Advisor for the FPAA and SAU representative from Uruguay; and reported on by María Luz Cubilla, Arch., Vice President of the FPAA’s Southern Cone region.

Among the guests invited to the discussion are architect Alma Varela, a leading figure on SAU’s Advisory Committee on Equity and Gender.

The broadcast will be live on the FPAA's YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRBDxZ6GV9c

Program:

  • 5:00 p.m. - Opening remarks by Architect Gerardo Montaruli, president of the FPAA.

  • 5:15 p.m. - Introduction : by Architect Natalia Brener Maceiras, M.A.

  • 5:30–6:30 p.m. - Conferences

    • Building on the Past to Shape the Future, by Architect Priscila Musa (Brazil).

    • Women Architects in Heritage Management, by Dr. Vivian Regla Más Sarabia, Architect (Cuba).

    • Diverse Perspectives: Women in Architecture in Latin America During the 20th Century, by Architect María Samaniego Ponce (Ecuador).

    • Women Architects of Uruguay: A Collective Atlas, by Architect Alma Varela (Uruguay).

  • 6:30–7:00 p.m. – Discussion and closing remarks.