Special Subject: Architecture Studies— Sao Paulo, a reinforced context

Departing from a PhD entitled ‘Sao Paulo, reasons for architecture'. The dissolution of buildings and how to pass through walls’ on how the experience of a city impacts in our way to act as architect, students will be: (1) introduced to the architectural context of Sao Paulo, its historic and geographical conditions and some of its iconic buildings; (2) followed by specific presentation and group discussion in order to identify the most significant aspects of the specific ‘constructive culture’ (3) asked to do their choices for case study (relationship between building and geography, structural principle, gradation between inside and outside) to research through physical models, drawings and descriptions; (4) the result of this workshop, potentially, could be shared with the academic community through a small exhibition.

Undergraduates welcome.