Franja-Favela

Cuando se habla de fronteras se habla de muros físicos y virtuales. Jordi Borja, explica que las ciudades nacieron y Continue reading →

El mapa y la favela

Me acerqué a Michel Houellebecq por “La carte et le territoire” [1]; dejé de lado la polémica que rodea al Continue reading →

Por una Historia a la Inversa: II. ¿Favelismo?

En 1978 Edward Said escribe su famoso texto Orientalism, donde critica los prejuicios e ideas sobre el oriente hechas desde Continue reading →

Por una Historia a la Inversa: [Las Eternas Fronteras]

  [ Se estima que para el año 2030, Latinoamérica será 80 por ciento urbana; las megalópolis como Buenos Aires, Continue reading →

ARCHITECTURE: Designers as Social Agents [looking at TECHO as an alternative design approach]

[Guest Post by Tal Sustiel] As an Israeli-Jewish architect living in one of the most conflicted and disputed geopolitical territories, Continue reading →

Super Bloques Pasados de Moda [in spanish]

NOTE FROM FAVELissues’ TEAM: As our FAVELissues’ readership is growing, we have taken the decision to  expand a bit ourselves Continue reading →

Then, there was El Tepito …

The evening before visiting El Tepito, a neighborhood just a few blocks north of the Zocalo, to explore its ever-sprawling, Continue reading →

Turning the upgrading program on

Post by Silvia Soonets [Proyectos Arqui 5] on Caracas The electoral year ( Venezuela has Presidential election in October 2012) bring Continue reading →