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An estimated one billion urban residents live in informal settlements. These settlements have grown in response to rapid population growth and a lack of affordable, higher-quality alternatives. They are "informal" because they do not comply with government regulations. Historically, the official response was typically intimidation or, if they were not highly visible, neglect.

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In this episode of the Caos Planejado podcast, architect, professor, and researcher Ester Carro shares her experience leading the Fazendinhando movement, a social urbanism project focused on territorial, cultural, and social transformation in the Jardim Colombo neighborhood, in São Paulo's West Zone.

Cora Coletivo, a transdisciplinary Brazilian group, developed a project in the city of Dongguan, China, for the Urban Greenhouse Challenge II (UGC2) competition. The proposal for an iconic timber-structured vertical farm houses culture, leisure, and the entire food production and distribution chain. In addition, the site features landscape design in its open spaces and an Agroforestry System (SAF) for food production.

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Architecture students from Mackenzie Presbyterian University in São Paulo have won the 14th ALACERO Steel Design Competition for Architecture Students 2021, surpassing competitors from countries such as Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Ecuador, and the Dominican Republic. The competition aimed to promote architectural concepts that utilize steel as their primary material.  

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No País dos Arquitectos is a podcast created by Sara Nunes, who is also behind the architectural film production company Building Pictures, which aims to profile the professionals, projects, and stories behind leading contemporary Portuguese architecture. With just over 10 million inhabitants, Portugal is a fascinating country when it comes to this professional field, and its architectural output punches far above its demographic or territorial scale.

In this episode, Sara talks with architect Paulo Martins Barata, from the firm PROMONTORIO, about the design of Casa da Volta, located in Grândola, Portugal. Listen to the interview and read the transcript of the conversation below:

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