
“Informal” Designers, Part 2
My last post looked at stair design in favelas in São Paulo, Brazil, and how spatial constraint, material availability, and Continue reading
My last post looked at stair design in favelas in São Paulo, Brazil, and how spatial constraint, material availability, and Continue reading
As I noted in my last post, professional architectural design has recently come to be seen as a valid and Continue reading
I have been teaching art classes to kids in a favela in the north zone of São Paulo for two Continue reading
“The right to the city is far more than the individual liberty to access urban resources: it is a right Continue reading
When Charles Miller arrived from England in 1894 with two used footballs in the luggage Antonio Conselheiro had already gathered Continue reading
One of the things that most fascinates me about favelas are the wandering, uneven, narrow staircases that hold the buildings Continue reading
Intro Post by Bethany Opalach In representational works of art, the image itself is the object of our perception and Continue reading
Intro Post by Fernando Luiz Lara Two of Brazil’s most famous characteristics, futebol and the favela have its roots intertwined Continue reading