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“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 →

“Informal” Designers

As I noted in my last post, professional architectural design has recently come to be seen as a valid and Continue reading →

The Perfect House

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

“The right to the city is far more than the individual liberty to access urban resources: it is a right Continue reading →

Favela and Futebol I – 1894

When Charles Miller arrived from England in 1894 with two used footballs in the luggage Antonio Conselheiro had already gathered Continue reading →

The Formal City Needs More Stairs

One of the things that most fascinates me about favelas are the wandering, uneven, narrow staircases that hold the buildings Continue reading →

The Architect’s Gaze

Intro Post by Bethany Opalach In representational works of art, the image itself is the object of our perception and Continue reading →

Favela and Futebol

Intro Post by Fernando Luiz Lara Two of Brazil’s most famous characteristics, futebol and the favela have its roots intertwined Continue reading →

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