OPTIMIST SUBURBIA
This article aims to be an introduction to research on contemporary territory, which is seen by many as a collection of fragments connected to a decaying center…
CRITICAL STATE
Urban intervention actions destined to reposition cities’ centrality cannot focus only on rehabilitation and revitalization of historic centres …
SUBURBANISM
Talking about the suburb from the point of view of its production, reproduction and consumption implies looking at its meaning in terms of representation.
NAKED CITY: THE DEATH AND LIFE OF AUTHENTIC URBAN PLACES DE SHARON ZUKIN
Sharon Zukin is a sociologist and professor at Brooklyn College. Her books explore the most recent urban transformations that have been developed by deindustrialization…
TERRAIN VAGUE DE IGNASI BY SOLA-MORALES
It is mainly about the work of some photographers, who in the1970’s turn to urban spaces that are abandoned, obsolete, deactivated and forgotten in course of the urban expansion…
INNOVATION IS NEEDED!
Lia T Vasconcelos ltv@fct.unl.pt Lia T. Vasconcelos – Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal To cite this article: VASCONCELOS, Lia – Inovação precisa-se! O desafio na encruzilhada da crise. Estudo Prévio ZERO. Lisboa: CEACT/UAL – Centro de Estudos de Arquitetura, Cidade e Território da Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, 2012, p.…
WHEN THE CRISIS ARRIVES TO CRISIS SPOTS
Without a doubt the most used word in the worldwide media is crisis. It became popular thanks to the real state crackdown in the US…
Changing the Landscape into Valley Areas
JOÃO NUNES
“Landscape inscribes marks in the world that are the result of unique processes which may occur for shorter or longer periods, but which take place only once.”
Inhabiting the public space: Reasoning on four examples
VICTOR BEIRAMAR DINIZ
“Considering two examples of public spaces and two projects in Lisbon, we discuss the transience and permanency of inhabited city spaces at different spatial and temporal scales…”
CASCAVEL MUNICIPALITY: CADASTRAL MAP UPDATE APPLYED TO URBAN PLANNING
With the proximity to the 2012 Master Plan (PD2012) revision, it was essential to analyze the last years of planning in the Municipality of Cascavel – Brazil, and to establish a strategy for the future…