#COVID19NasFavelas

As the virus spreads more widely, and more to the South, more people realize the particular challenges the informal settlements Continue reading →

Arquitectura en participación

I’m proud and happy of presenting the work of Harold Pacheco. This was his final project to obtain the Architect Continue reading →

CCScity450

CCScity450 Communities is a project that results from a research led by Professors Aliz Mena and Franco Micucci of the Continue reading →

Canaima School, an oasis in La Vega

I cannot believe I have never written here about Canaima School. Maybe it is because something so beautiful do not Continue reading →

Upgrading informality. There is an ideal “dosage”?

Right now in Venezuela there isn’t any official upgrading policy, and the living conditions in our informal neighborhoods are worse Continue reading →

Ciudad Completa

After several events, the first of those reported in a previous post, last Saturday was the final chapter of “Caracas, Continue reading →

Integration in process

Last Saturday was the first of a series of events aiming to explore the possibilities on integrate the informal settlements Continue reading →

Learning from informality

Recently, at Simon Bolivar University in Caracas we have had two different experiences in the Architectural Design Studio, using the Continue reading →