Do MORE with LESS, a documentary

Hello again FAVELissues readers! We have been busy reviewing applications and selecting some new regular writers for the blog. We Continue reading →

Sambinha Architecture, Biophysics, and Cheap Energy

To my friends and family who are unfamiliar with my town, I’ve often described it by asking them to picture Continue reading →

More Definitions :: Informality vs. Informalities

While reading some of the posts from last week, I couldn’t help but ask myself again ‘What is informality?’ The Continue reading →

Skins+Signs :: PART 2

AESTHETIZATIONS+GENTRIFICATION “Observers of the contemporary city have described the late capitalist urban condition as characterized by a trend toward the Continue reading →

“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 →

Incremental housing or Sites&Services Reloaded?

elel Quinta Monroy, housing project in Iquique (Chile) by Elemental; Image taken from Eduardo Rojas presentation at the IADB Most of Continue reading →

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

Post by Silvia Soonets [Proyectos Arqui 5] on Caracas

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 →