
After exploring the relationship between architects and clients through the lens of psychoanalysis in Arquitetura no divã, Shirlei Zonis employs the same framework to address an even more sensitive issue: the bond with construction site workers. Although this subject is absent from architecture curricula, it remains a defining aspect of daily practice. Drawing on her field experience and a psychoanalytic perspective, the author shares the stories of these essential—yet often overlooked—partners, highlighting the challenges of this professional encounter and the cultural impasses that affect a group so emblematic of Brazilian society and its inherent inequalities.
















