A panel discussion pairing photographer and visual artist Paul Clemence with architect and designer Rodrigo Ohtake is listed for October 7, 2026, at SESC Centro de Pesquisa e Formação in São Paulo. Its subject is how architectural photography can both document buildings and interpret the spaces they create.
What is the Photography and Architecture event about?
The panel is described as an exploration of architectural photography’s expressive possibilities and its relationship with architectural space. Photography has a documentary role: it records buildings and urban works. It can also be an artistic medium, shaping how viewers notice light, form, material, scale, and the experience of a place. These roles complement one another rather than compete.
That distinction matters to people who design, build, or inhabit architecture. A photograph can show what a project looks like, while choices in framing and light can also influence how its space is understood. The event notice presents this broader conversation as the focus of the session; it does not provide a detailed agenda or attribute specific arguments to either participant.
Who are Paul Clemence and Rodrigo Ohtake?
Paul Clemence
ArchDaily’s event notice describes Clemence as an American-Brazilian visual artist and filmmaker known for photography, with a degree from the UFRJ School of Architecture. It reports that he has exhibited at galleries and events including the Venice Biennale and Art Basel, and that he photographed and wrote about Ruy Ohtake’s work. The notice also links him to a large-scale photograph of Hotel Unique’s red pool that became an installation subject at the 2016 Venice Biennale. These biographical and project details are as reported in the listing.
Rodrigo Ohtake
The notice describes Ohtake as an architect and designer who studied architecture at the University of São Paulo (USP) and pursued further studies at Politecnico di Milano. It says he founded OHTAKE studio in 2022 and assisted curator André Corrêa at the Brazilian Pavilion during the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale.
Their creative connection
The event listing describes prior collaboration: Clemence photographed Rodrigo Ohtake’s first residential project, and moderated a conversation with him at Roca Design Days in Barcelona. It also notes Clemence’s work photographing and writing about Ruy Ohtake. Together, those connections place the panel at the intersection of architectural practice and visual interpretation, without establishing what the speakers will say on the day.
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When and where is the SESC photography panel?
According to ArchDaily’s event notice, published October 5, 2026, the panel is scheduled for October 7, 2026, at 7:30 PM local time at SESC Centro de Pesquisa e Formação, R. Dr. Plínio Barreto, 285, Bela Vista, São Paulo, Brazil. SESC – Centro de Pesquisa e Formação is named as organizer.
The notice says registration opened September 24 at 2:00 PM through the CPF website or the Credencial Sesc SP app, and that registration cannot be completed after the activity begins. It does not establish current capacity or availability, so check with the organizer before making plans rather than assuming places remain.
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ArchDaily’s notice says participants may request a certificate after the course by emailing [email protected]; it says the certificate will be sent within 30 days. Event details and instructions are reported by ArchDaily’s event notice.
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