Skins+Signs :: PART 1

[Skin+Signs]: Upgrading tool driven by aesthetics and imagery. Skins+Signs focuses on minimal interventions, such as the application of paint, ornament, 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 Urban Theater

Post by Marines Pocaterra [Proyectos Arqui 5] on Caracas We all agree that urban interventions should be positive social actions Continue reading →

Ways to Stay Put

By 2050, 55% of India’s population is expected to live in cities[1]. While it has been noted that the influx Continue reading →

Why Design?

I’d like to take as my starting point the blog entries posted here by Proyectos Arqui5 about their experiences designing Continue reading →

2011 Leftovers :: Floods + Stairs – Part 1

With the New Year picking up speed and the passed year quickly dissolving in our memory, I want to take Continue reading →

Falling in Love with the “Barrio,” the risk of toying with informality

Post by Silvia Soonets [Proyectos Arqui 5] on Caracas

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 →