Imprecision, Context, and Design Process: An Interview with Gustavo Utrabo

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"A poet of the vague who designs with ingenious precision." This is how architect and curator Marta Bogéa described Gustavo Utrabo in an essay published in issue 207 of the Spanish magazine El Croquis. Renowned for its meticulous monographs on celebrated architecture firms worldwide, this was the first time the publication has featured a Brazilian architect. This is not, however, the only international accolade on Utrabo's resume: among others, the Children Village in Canuanã—developed in partnership with Marcelo Rosenbaum while a partner at Aleph Zero, alongside Pedro Duschenes— won the 2018 RIBA International Prize and was featured in the British newspaper The Guardian's list of the 25 best works of architecture of the 21st century.

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Children's Villages in Canuanã. Photo © Cristobal Palma
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Cite: Baratto, Romullo. "Imprecision, Context, and Design Process: An Interview with Gustavo Utrabo" [Imprecisão, contexto e processo projetual: uma entrevista com Gustavo Utrabo] 07 Jul 2026. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1132059/imprecision-context-and-design-process-an-interview-with-gustavo-utrabo> ISSN 0719-8884

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