Skins + Signs:: Iconography

Above: mototaxi in Peru; source: internet ‘THE FABRIC OF MUMBAI’s SOCIAL CHANGE” Building on the posts exploring representation and identity – Continue reading →

Skins + Signs- retake

Feature image: Jalousie, Petionville [Port-au-Prince, Haiti], source: Vernoique de Viguerie For this post, I want to bring your attention to Continue reading →

Skins + Signs, a quick look – Bolivia

Although favelas remain morphologically distinct from the rest of the city, they are in persistent flux and change, constantly redefining Continue reading →

Skins+Signs :: PART 2

AESTHETIZATIONS+GENTRIFICATION “Observers of the contemporary city have described the late capitalist urban condition as characterized by a trend toward the Continue reading →

Skins+Signs :: PART 1

[Skin+Signs]: Upgrading tool driven by aesthetics and imagery. Skins+Signs focuses on minimal interventions, such as the application of paint, ornament, Continue reading →

Architecture of Remittances

Image above: arquitecturadelasremesas.blogspot.com In 2010, the Museum of Art of El Salvador ran an exhibit showcasing the structures resulting from Continue reading →

‘Get your mission on’- AIDNOGRAPHY

A few weeks ago I was made aware of a video circulating on Youtube created by an Oklahoma-based Cristian missionary group, 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 Continue reading →

“Philly Painting”- Favela Painting

For this quick post and video on “Favela Painting” in Philly, I  do not want to comment yet but want to Continue reading →

Art and Cartography

Representations of informal settlements in the work of visual artists are often of interest to architects designing projects in informal Continue reading →

Sambinha Architecture, Biophysics, and Cheap Energy

To my friends and family who are unfamiliar with my town, I’ve often described it by asking them to picture Continue reading →

In retrospect

Adriana’s post reminds me of a project that we built as architecture undergrads in Mumbai. As a part of a Continue reading →

MORAVIA [Part 2] :: Interventions

When visiting the area, I had the good fortune of walking with a person who worked in the Cultural Center Continue reading →

NEOLIBERAL SOCIALISM: Guayaquil’s Urban Regeneration

Guayaquil is Ecuador’s largest city and the country’s economic capital. The city has 3,000,000 inhabitants, from which 600,000 live in Continue reading →