ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/1136389/is-tactical-urbanism-an-action-provided-for-by-law Tue, 07 Feb 2023 06:00:00 +0000 Meli Malatesta https://www.archdaily.com/1136389/is-tactical-urbanism-an-action-provided-for-by-law Recently, many Brazilian cities have turned to tactical urbanism as a way to intervene in the design of their streets, making them safer and more appealing—all at a low cost and on a short timeline.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1123761/walking-through-anhangabau-a-brief-history-of-the-valley-from-the-perspective-of-those-on-foot Sun, 06 Sep 2020 12:00:00 +0000 Meli Malatesta https://www.archdaily.com/1123761/walking-through-anhangabau-a-brief-history-of-the-valley-from-the-perspective-of-those-on-foot The Vale do Anhangabaú, or simply Anhangabaú, is the area of São Paulo that separates the so-called Centro Velho (Old Center) from the Centro Novo (New Center). True to its name, the Valley is the region bordering the stream of the same name—a somewhat ominous moniker that in Tupi-Guarani means “river or water of the evil spirit.” And indeed, judging by the various unsuccessful ways the space has been used over time, the “curse” embedded in its name seems to linger to this day. 

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