+ A HOUSING LINE [Graduate Studio]
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL / SPRING 2018
A Housing Line along São Paulo’s Tamanduateí Industrial Crescent
Sponsor
Texas Tech University College of Architecture
Research Assistant
Thaís Marcussi
São Paulo Institutional Partner
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
São Paulo Collaborators, Visiting Lecturers, and Critics
Eduardo Gurian, Shundi Iwamizu, Jose Paulo Gouveia, Marcos Boldarini, Cristiane Muniz, Elisabete França, Caterine Otondo, Maria Teresa Diniz
TRAVELING GRADUATE STUDIO | URBAN INFORMALITY | POSTINDUSTRIAL URBAN CORRIDORS | INCREMENTAL HOUSING | PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING
Latin American Studio 1: Post-Industrial Landscapes focused on São Paulo’s Tamanduateí Crescent—a 7-kilometer industrial corridor shaped by layered infrastructure and deep urban inequality. In response to housing shortages and flood risks, students developed scenarios pairing informal settlements with adjacent vacant sites, integrating water management and incremental housing strategies. The studio—first in a three-part series at Texas Tech University—included travel to São Paulo, where students engaged with local experts, visited social housing projects, and collaborated with Mackenzie Presbyterian University on a proposal for a small favela along the corridor.
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