Urban Matrix
Abstract Our project, addresses the need for Productive Justice for Self-Sufficiency in Mesquita, a municipality in Rio de Janeiro marked by socio-economic challenges such as food insecurity, water scarcity, infrastructure deficiencies, and a strong dependence on government subsidies. Our strategy transforms residual urban spaces-abandoned plots, unused corners, canal edges-into a Productive Web of interconnected hubs … Read more
Flow – SIGHT: De- coding urban mobility
Introduction Urban traffic congestion is more than just an inconvenience—it’s a global challenge tied to pollution, stress, and wasted time. While cities are turning to AI-driven systems to ease the gridlock, the question remains: Do these technologies actually perform better than traditional methods?Flow – SIGHT is a comparative research project that investigates traffic systems across … Read more
Urban Legibility beyond Vision
An exploration how to enhance independent mobility for blind individuals by addressing psychological and systemic barriers. Using a participatory design approach, it goes beyond assistive tech to build an ecosystem of tools, behaviors, and spatial strategies that support confident navigation. A taxonomy with blind participants organise emotional, spatial, and user insights into a practical design … Read more
Re- Rio Infrastructural Justice
Re-Rio is a vision to bring dignity, connection, and opportunity to the Gradim fishing community in Rio de Janeiro. Faced with poor infrastructure and social neglect, this project reimagines housing and public space through sustainable, affordable, and flexible design. It creates cool, breathable homes, shared learning spaces, and eco-tourism paths that celebrate local culture. By … Read more
The Palace of Trash
This project reclaims abandoned silos in Rio de Janeiro as neighborhood-scale infrastructures for ecological justice. It builds a circular system where waste is not only recycled, but revalued through community collaboration. Organic and material waste become part of urban greening and pollination strategies, empowering catadores and youth as co-creators. Through reuse, education, and biodiversity enhancement, … Read more
ReGen.Ai
ReGen.Ai is a data-driven design project that reconnects fragmented urban green spaces in Bangalore through multifunctional green corridors, using AI tools to guide nature-based, regenerative urban transformation.
Arquitecturas de Abastecimiento
Los mercados urbanos como infraestructuras de transición Nuevos modelos de relación ciudad – campo. Córdoba, Argentina. INTRODUCCIÓN Sobre la macroeconomía y su implicancia en el territorio productivo Durante la época dorada de las ciudades latinoamericanas —particularmente a mediados del siglo XX— los mercados de abasto ocuparon un lugar central en la vida urbana. No solo … Read more
La Memoria del Agua
Soluciones sostenibles para contaminación y escasez hídrica en Villa Carlos Paz. ¿Cómo pueden las Soluciones Basadas en la Naturaleza, desde un enfoque de diálogo entre lo preexistente y lo propuesto, contribuir a mitigar simultáneamente la escasez y la contaminación hídrica en Villa Carlos Paz, sin modificar los cursos y cuencas hídricas naturales existentes y promoviendo … Read more
AQUA.NEST
AQUA.NEST: An AI-Powered Decision Support Toolbox for Adaptive Urban Design Using Nature-Based Solutions in Flood-Exposed Coastal Cities Coastal urban flooding is emerging as one of the most urgent climate challenges of our time. Without strong adaptation, annual flood damages could reach €930 billion globally by 2050, even with improved infrastructure (OECD, 2020). Rising sea levels and … Read more
Paraísos artificiales
Hacia un modelo territorial para ciudades balnearias La tesis propone explorar el turismo en la Costa Este del Uruguay, con énfasis en las franjas litorales de los departamentos de Canelones y Maldonado. Aquí, el turismo no es entendido únicamente como una actividad económica o cultural, sino como una infraestructura compleja que incide sobre el territorio: … Read more
UrbanSight – Agent-based Pedestrian Environment Analysis
Project Introduction Urban environments are constantly evolving, shaped by the movement of people, the flow of traffic, and the presence of infrastructure. Yet, understanding these patterns at the street level — especially across an entire neighborhood — can be difficult, time-consuming, and highly subjective. In this project, we present a computer vision–based visual audit of … Read more
DreamMyStreet
Abstract Building upon the knowledge acquired in the Agent-Based Design & Machine Learning course, we developed a bot designed to collect data from the population of Rundu, the city we are focusing on for our project within the Vulnerability Studio: Computer-Aided Mobility Justice. We face the challenge of accessing qualitative insights that could help us … Read more
Kintsugi Extramuros.
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Diálogos Urbanos (03)
Prácticas afectivas en la interfaz público privada de Ciutat Vella, València. 01 | PRELUDIO Esta investigación nace con el objetivo de comprender las manifestaciones expresivas de los habitantes de Ciutat Vella (València, España) – entendidas como prácticas afectivas – que aparecen en una suerte de epidermis urbana compuesta por la interfaz público-privada de muros, portales, … Read more
Territorio en Cura
Propuesta de plan preliminar de reparación para el área afectada por la minería en Maceió, AL. Maria Luísa Machado Taller Proyecto IaaC – MOeC – 2025 Resúmen Maceió, capital del estado de Alagoas, surgió del encuentro entre tierra y agua. Su historia y sus primeros núcleos de ocupación están íntimamente ligados a la Laguna Mundaú, … Read more
