Photographer: Ricardo Perini | ArchDaily

Blue Apartment / Leandro Garcia

Rayen Sagredo — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 19:52:00 +0000

The apartment was designed for a young executive with highly contemporary habits—he lives alone, works from home when necessary, and frequently hosts friends—and wide-ranging interests: he enjoys literature, politics, music, cinema, video games, cooking, and coffee. Therefore, flexibility of use, as well as the visual and spatial integration of the spaces, was the starting point for the project.

Jaime Lerner, Influential Brazilian Urbanist Passes Away At 83

Eduardo Souza — Thu, 27 May 2021 08:39:00 +0000

The prominent Brazilian urbanist Jaime Lerner has passed away this Thursday, May 27, at the age of 83. Trained as an architect, Lerner was chosen by the American magazine Planetizen as the second most influential urban planner of all time, only behind Jane Jacobs. In addition to his career linked to architecture and urban planning, Lerner was three times mayor of Curitiba and twice governor of Paraná (1995-1998 and 1999-2002). Lerner graduated in Architecture in 1964 from the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) and worked at the Curitiba Institute for Research and Urbanism (Ippuc) since its creation in 1965.

Latin American Architects Who Designed Their Own Houses

Belén Maiztegui — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 08:35:00 +0000

Is it possible for a structure to reflect the thoughts of an architect? In the area of architecture, it's a well-known fact that the design process is largely shaped by the client, their culture, their requirements, and their budget, with little attention given to the personal tastes of the architects themselves.