Arménio Losa e a Habitação Colectiva na Década de 50 no Porto

Le logement collectif, grâce à l'influence du Mouvement Moderne, fera l'objet d'une évolution dans divers aspects fonctionnels et esthétiques, au terme de sa forme d'organisation interne et le regroupement d'éléments ou même à l'égard de l'influence des enjeux de l'industrialisation de la construction. A travers l'étude de l'habitat collectif de Arménio Losa, à Porto, nous tenterons d'exposer les différents aspects qui rendent ce type d'habitation, et plus précisément ceux conçus par cet arch...

Rio de Janeiro. Breves Apontamentos sobre a Segregação Social na Cidade

The aim of this work is to study the contribution of Urbanism/Architecture concerning social segregation in the city of Rio de Janeiro. In that way, several parts of the city, where you can feel segregation, were studied and the big question is in how urbanism and architecture are a factor in the fragmentation that features the Brazilian urban fabric. As a bottom line, the urban evolution of Rio de Janeiro is studied in order to understand the nowadays situation and the two different realitie...

A Garagem no Edifício de Habitação Colectiva

The garage is a space created for the car. Associated with housing, it gains a new dimension, capable of overcoming the mere function of storage. At the beginning of the twentieth century, with the car driven primarily by a chauffeur, the garage was introduced in the building of collective housing as a service space. With the increasing use of this vehicle, it became an entry and a common space for residents. It is the place where we get out of our car, leaving behind the "confusion" of the c...

A Luz como argumento arquitectónico