Ciudad Completa
After several events, the first of those reported in a previous post, last Saturday was the final chapter of “Caracas, Continue reading
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urban informality + urban development
(In)formality: liminal cases
Communities that are rebuilding or reforming following a crisis exist in a constant flux of formality and informality. This liminal existence, at once formal and informal manifests itself physically in many of the places that displaced families seek shelter.
La estructura social como garante del desarrollo progresivo en el barrio venezolano
El desarrollo progresivo de los asentamientos informales venezolanos se debe en gran medida a las estructuras organizativas que surgieron de Continue reading
Centro de Escalada Urbana: Connecting and Inspiring Rocinha’s Youth
Once, climbing among the granite crags of Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon, I met a Brazilian climber who described climbing in Continue reading
Trans-Favela
[1] Desde el inicio de mi carrera como investigadora urbana, mi interés principal han sido los otros espacios de América Continue reading
En nombre del Padre
Cuando se escucha la palabra ‘arquitectura’, se vienen a la mente los grandes monumentos como la catedral de Notre Dame, Continue reading
(In)Formality: tents among skyscrapers
When we talk about informality, or informal settlements, we almost always focus on places where that informality is the status quo. But, the more one looks, the more one sees how informality and formality are constantly intersecting and feeding off of each other. This is the first in a series of posts exploring the intersections of formality and informality, and is focused on insertions.
A Journey from Petare to Dharavi
A year ago, as part of a design studio course in the Universidad Simón Bolívar I had the opportunity to Continue reading
