Author: Marília Matoso | ArchDaily

How to Adapt Cities to Extreme Heat

Marília Matoso — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 04:00:00 +0000

In June 2023, the planet experienced its hottest month on record. In Iran, the heat index reached a staggering 66.7 degrees Celsius, pushing the boundaries of human endurance. This alarming trend is not an anomaly. It is a stark reminder that temperatures will continue to rise as climate change intensifies.

Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Architects?

Marília Matoso — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 04:30:00 +0000

Will Artificial Intelligence replace architects in their roles? In the May 2023 edition of Building magazine, Thomas Lane suggests that AI has the potential to automate up to 37% of the tasks typically carried out by architects and engineers. This automation, though, is likely to target routine and less creative tasks, allowing professionals to concentrate on more strategic and imaginative aspects of their work.

Maximalism: What It Is and Why You Need to Know It

Marília Matoso — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Maximalism is an artistic movement that stands in stark contrast to minimalism. While minimalism famously preaches "Less is more," maximalism embraces the opposite mantra of "More is more."

Tiktok’s Influence in Countrysides and Cities

Marília Matoso — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 05:30:00 +0000

TikTok is a social network for sharing short videos that offers extensive features to edit them. It is possible to include filters, subtitles, soundtrack, gifs, make cuts and use creativity at will. As with Instagram and Twitter, you can follow other people's profiles and interact, liking their posts, making comments and even sharing via WhatsApp.

Gas Stations and Electric Cars: How Do They Change Cities

Marília Matoso — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 07:30:00 +0000

The era of petrol cars is coming to an end with the advent of batteries and electric cars – and so is the era of gas stations and the pollution they bring to communities.

What Can Be Done to Make Interiors More Sustainable?

Marília Matoso — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000

In interior design – and many other design disciplines – it is much easier to be unsustainable. Buying or developing custom solutions for a room often requires less time and research than purchasing second-hand materials or concern for waste flow and the circular economy.

What Is Sensory Urbanism?

Marília Matoso — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 06:30:00 +0000

Sensory urbanism is a form of investigation of how non-visual information defines a city's character and affects its livability. Using methods that range from sound tracks and smell maps, wearables and virtual reality, researchers in this area have introduced other senses to urban centers.

Why Gen Z Is Changing the Identity of Architecture

Marília Matoso — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0000

Generation Z comprises people born after 1995. They grew along with the popularization of the internet and interact with the world by integrating all forms of available technology.

Redesigning Cities for Women

Marília Matoso — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 04:00:00 +0000

Have you ever thought that practically all the cities in the world, since the dawn of humanity, were and continue to be created and designed by men? From urban design to building projects, from public transport to chairs – women have not been part of the process of creating everything around us.

Why We Should Create Cities for Children

Marília Matoso — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 04:00:00 +0000

In the book Design of Childhood, architect and researcher Alexandra Lange states that children were considered nonpersons throughout almost the entire history of ancient and modern architecture, being excluded from the process of creating urban and interior spaces. This process has caused and is still causing several problems when children reach adulthood, since these children grew up being constantly watched by fear of movement and the eyes of adults.

How Architecture is Contributing to the Increase of the Temperature of the World

Marília Matoso — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 04:30:00 +0000

Over the past 60 years, architects and engineers have surrendered to industrial construction solutions, with buildings designed to be built faster and faster and at very low cost.

10 Years from Now, Will You be Working in a Profession That Does Not Exist?

Marília Matoso — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:30:00 +0000

Imagine explaining to someone 25 years ago what the professions of social media manager, uber driver, or drone operator are all about in 2020. Technology combined with population demands, resource scarcity, urbanization and other factors have created a number of new jobs and radically changed others. Research claims that 65% of children entering elementary school today will end up working in jobs that don't yet exist.

Why Urban Farms and Indoor Planting Are the Future?

Marília Matoso — Sun, 03 Jul 2022 07:30:00 +0000

Do you know what urban farms are? Have you ever thought about growing your own food at home in your garden or in specialized freezers? Transporting food for consumption in cities is one of the major environmental (and financial) pollution problems in the world today.

Graphic Design and Architecture: A Collaborative Way

Marília Matoso — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 05:00:00 +0000

Clearly, graphic designers are not architects, but collaborative projects between these two fields of knowledge, which intersect in their details, can work well.

Neuroarchitecture: How Your Brain Responds to Different Spaces

Marília Matoso — Thu, 26 May 2022 04:00:00 +0000

Have you ever heard of neuroarchitecture? What would spaces look like if architects designed buildings based on the emotions, healing and happiness of the user? Hospitals that help with patient recovery, schools that encourage creativity, work environments that make you more focused…

Copycat: Why Is Copying a Style Bad for Cities?

Marília Matoso — Sun, 15 May 2022 07:30:00 +0000

CopyCat is the act of emulating something that's already been created and using it in a different context. Copycats can exist in music, arts and design; but they are not exactly a design inspiration or a style reference, but rather a literal copy with almost no modification of the original work.

What is Design Justice?

Marília Matoso — Thu, 12 May 2022 05:00:00 +0000

Design Justice is a branch of architecture and design focused on redesigning cities, products, services and environments with historic reparations in mind.

The Real Problems of Today’s Design

Marília Matoso — Tue, 10 May 2022 05:00:00 +0000

Since the emergence of the design profession, boosted in the Industrial Revolution with the increasing production of objects and the desire of a middle class eager to consume; designers, interior decorators and architects are known as professionals who create spaces and products to beautify the world.