AAM Open House

Background of the Event:

With the continuous support of the Macao SAR government, the Headquarter of AAM was moved to the premise at Avenida do Coronel Mesquita No.2F, a beautify two-story building since November 1998, where AAM has been hosting varies activities over the years to promote local architectural heritage and design, culitvate and develop creativity and local talents. In line with the government's planning, AAM will be relocating from this currently borrowed premise, an "Open House" event comprised of photo exhibition, CPD, sharing, refreshment and cocktail will be hosted at this beautiful premise on 9th March, 2024 (Saturday) 13:00-17:30, you are cordially invited to this event and join us to farewell this beautiful premise.

"Av. do Coronel Mesquita 2F - A Sentimental Photographic Journey"

Solo Photography Exhibition by Ar. Francisco Ricarte

CPD 1 - "The Architectural Legacy of Master Raul Chorão Ramalho in Macau"

Master Chorão Ramalho (1914-2022) considered one of the most representative Portuguese modernist architects of the second half of the twentieth century, with work built in mainland Portugal, the Azores and Madeira Islands, Macau and Brazil.

This architect developed four projects for Macau in the 1960s, all of which were built and are still admired for their beautiful and coherent architecture.

His architecture, with a firm modernist trait, multifaceted but coherent, incorporated all modern teachings (since before Chapelle Notre-Dame du Haut), functionality and poetics, skillful handling and good application of materials.

In the buildings he designed for Macau, his architecture had already ventured into the realms of Brutalism and anticipated so many ecological concepts—which were very well applied in design and construction.

This architect—who never lived in Macau—nevertheless had a deep knowledge of Macau's climate mechanisms and the value of urban or natural insertion of the buildings he designed.

The Escola Comercial Pedro Nolasco (today the EPM- Portuguese School of Macau); Infantário Ave Maria (Nursery in the Guia Hill, Rampa do Padre Vasconcelos, No. 7, today Kai Chi School); the "Sap Sám Chang Lao" Tower for municipal employees, on Ave do Sidónio País: and finally the houses on Ave Coronel Mesquita (one of them being the headquarters of the Architects Association of Macau - AAM, until March 2024) all on the Macau Peninsula, will be the subject of study in this lecture promoted by AAM.

Speaker: Ar. Carlos Marreiros

Language: English

CPD hour: 2 hours (*Subject to CAEU's approval)

Medium: on-site @ AAM Premises

Fee:

** CPD Certificate included (for non-member, if you dont required the certificate, please select the ticket option of "not require CPD certificate" ).

(When registering for the event, please keep to the proper name format recognized by your professional entity, fill in the application form as attached ):

AAM Members (Free of Charge)

Non Members - (MOP 100.00)

(first come first served basis)

Please submit payment before 7th March 2024 (Wednesday) by 5:00 p.m. No Cash payment is accepted at site. In the event that this is not adhered to, AAM has the authority to terminate your registration. Details regarding payment will be shared at the time of registration.

Note:

1. A certificate of completion will be issued for participants who have an attendance rate of 80%. CPD certificate will take up to 2 months to process.
2. MOP:HKD:RMB = 1:1 (For HKD/RMB payment method, please contact cpd@aam.archi)
3. Copyright Disclaimer: All materials presented are the property of their respective authors. No part of these works may be reproduced in whole or in part in any manner without the prior consent of the author.