Passinho and Pacification
As I listened to a Youtube video of a Passinho battle, with it’s rough and heavy funke soundtrack, something perfectly appropriate happened. A middle-aged acquaintance remarked sarcastically from the other Continue reading
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Knowing the Favela
The current paradigm of ‘favela integration’ in Rio de Janeiro requires that the favelas themselves become an object of knowledge. That is, favelas cariocas must be constructed as knowable before Continue reading
The First 3 Things I Learned: What Were Yours?
Last week I was involved in the penultimate critique for a 4th year design studio. I love participating in critiques for the shear volume of creative outcomes I get exposed Continue reading
Medellin’s transformation :: a book
I wanted to share a very interesting link to a book edited by Gerard Martin on the transformation of Medellin. The book is in spanish, but it is quite graphic Continue reading
A good recap :: “The urban transformation of Medellin”
Following is a link a to good, quick article on Medellin’s transformation. It nicely resumes and simplifies the situation, as well as compliments the information already present in FAVELissues (on Continue reading
Urban propositions before populations boom
Post by Marines Pocaterra[Proyectos Arqui 5] on Caracas Classical urban theory prescribed strict centralized planning, containment and land use control. It seems new trends are evolving within urban science. But Continue reading
New Ecological Park for Rocinha: Public Intervention Worth Bragging About
When I first visited the construction site of the Parque Ecológico da Rocinha I was asked to not share photos since the government entities involved in its planning and construction Continue reading
In/Outside the Ferinha da Madrugada
What follows is a series of captioned images that attempts to succinctly describe the complicated relationship between the street vendors in the Bras neighborhood of Sao Paulo and the Ferinha Continue reading
Another Periphery II
In my last entry Another Periphery I introduced Igaraí, a rural farming town in the state of São Paulo and the Guilherme Zaneti public housing complex located just outside the Continue reading
Back to Urban Villages :: Kwoloon Walled City
One of the most striking aspects about Hong Kong is the clear tabula rasa approach, making the urban structures in the city not more tan 50 years old. This tabula Continue reading
Worst Urban Practices
Post by Marines Pocaterra [Proyectos Arqui 5] The adoption of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000 was a landmark achievement for the international community. They constitute one of the Continue reading
A Pleasant Encounter in a Buenos Aires Market
In my previous post, I described my experience navigating what turned out to be just a small bit of the 20 hectares of La Salada, the self-proclaimed “largest informal market Continue reading
Commonwealth Games 2010, New Delhi, India: PART 1
Urban and rural developments in India have heavily impacted the lives of the poor by facilitating economic growth and global competition, and in the bargain producing large populations of displaced Continue reading
The Urban Theater
Post by Marines Pocaterra [Proyectos Arqui 5] on Caracas We all agree that urban interventions should be positive social actions that focus their benefits on low-income urban dwellers. There is Continue reading
Are There Many “Informalities”? Reflections from my past work…
As part of a one-year research fellowship, at the Kamla Raheja Vidhyanidhi Institute for Architecture, I studied processes of urban development and land acquisition in Mumbai, through the academic year Continue reading
Ways to Stay Put
By 2050, 55% of India’s population is expected to live in cities[1]. While it has been noted that the influx of people into cities shall create a high demand for Continue reading
Who’s Afraid of the Informal?: slum as an analytical category
Continuing the dialogical debate between FAVELissues writers about the conflation of informality and slums at the glocal scale. Following Lubiana’s post about urban informality as a form of protesting economic inequality Continue reading
The Olympic Juggernaut Hits Rio de Janeiro: Is there a compelling new story? [2]
PART 2: Olympics and Vila Autodromo [Guest Post by Maulik Bansal] CLICK TO SEE previous posts: Intro and Part 1 AECOM’s original masterplan almost deliberately overlooks the favela Vila Autodromo. Although the Continue reading
ON YOUR MARK…GET SET…STOP!
Post by Marines Pocaterra [Proyectos Arqui 5] on Caracas ON YOUR MARK… The perception of urban informality as an incremental reality, not a temporary anomaly, became clear in the eighties. Continue reading
The “Politics of Love”: A Glimpse at Bogotá’s Downtown Redevelopment Programs
Intro Post by Jose Antonio Ramirez “Now is the time for politics of love”- proclaimed Gustavo Petro, the recently elected major of Bogota, after his decisive victory last Sunday, October Continue reading
