The children’s spaces in the Minha Casa Minha Vida program: The collective recreational spaces of the Ismael Silva – Ze Keti residence, in the Estacio neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro
Advisor: Maira Martins Edit the translation in Português Dissertation: The children’s spaces in the Minha Casa Minha Vida program: The collective recreational spaces of the Ismael Silva – Ze Keti residence, in the Estacio neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro Defense date: 20/04/2022 Abstract In this dissertation, we inquire about the objective quality level of recreational spaces […]
Social risks and vulnerabilities: an analysis of urban public policies in the favela of Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2006-2014).
Advisor: Rachel Coutinho Marques da Silva Dissertation: Social risks and vulnerabilities: an analysis of urban public policies in the favela of Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2006-2014). Defense date: 17/02/2022 Abstract This thesis aims to contribute to the reflection of urban public policies focusing on social risks and vulnerabilities in precarious settlements. To achieve such […]
The value of the place: the tourist experience in Ametista do Sul/RS and Irai/RS
Advisor: Marcelo Motta Dissertation: The value of the place: the tourist experience in Ametista do Sul/RS and Irai/RS Defense date: 15/02/2022 Abstract The word “place” refers to something more than a physical position, it is linked to identity, relational and historical aspects, influencing the experiences of individuals, including the tourist scope. This thesis addresses the […]
Architecture of hospitality: Welcoming of dweller on the border between building and city
Advisor: Fernando Espósito Dissertation: Architecture of hospitality: Welcoming of dweller on the border between building and city Defense date: 27/04/2021 Abstract What generates hospitality in architecture? How does architecture welcome dweller at the transition boundaries of space? These are the main questions that motivate the work. The object of study is hospitality in architecture, based on […]
Pre-project for housing rehabilitation: an approach based on fuzzy logic in a BIM environment
Advisor: Elisa Sotelino Dissertation: Pre-project for housing rehabilitation: an approach based on fuzzy logic in a BIM environment Defense date: 26/03/2021 Abstract The vacant buildings in Brazil can contribute to reduce the housing deficit when converted to social housing, even if their previous use is not residential. The conversion of these buildings into social housing can […]
Discussion of the possibilities to achieve a Nearly Zero Energy Building (NZEB) using the BIM approach
Advisor: Elisa Sotelino Dissertation: Discussion of the possibilities to achieve a Nearly Zero Energy Building (NZEB) using the BIM approach Defense date: 16/03/2020 Abstract An architecture that requires a huge energy demand goes against the concept of a Nearly Zero Energy Building (NZEB). Research on the subject indicates that high performing buildings can be achieved with […]
A study on the distance between work in healthcare architecture and its end users
Advisor: Luiz Fernando Martha Dissertation: A study on the distance between work in healthcare architecture and its end users Defense date: 21/02/2020 Abstract End users of Healthcare Facilities (HF) – patients and their companions – are often made invisible in healthcare architecture. Thus, there is a distance between the architect’s work and these users, a distance that […]
Hypercity: the city of the digital everyday. New social habits in urban transformation: the use of cell phones in the Rio subway
Advisor: Fernando Espósito Dissertation: Hypercity: the city of the digital everyday. New social habits in urban transformation: the use of cell phones in the Rio subway Defense date: 27/01/2020 Abstract Within a perspective in which the digitization of habits is already a reality, the research develops from the intention of investigating how these new cultural practices […]
“All The Worlds. Only One World. Mare, a City in Itself”: Violence, Public Spaces and Urban Intervention
Advisor: Maria Fernanda Lemos Dissertation: “All The Worlds. Only One World. Mare, a City in Itself”: Violence, Public Spaces and Urban Intervention Defense date: 29/08/2019 Abstract This thesis looks at the issue of cities and favelas in the context of the urbanization in Rio de Janeiro, focusing on the relationship between violence, public space and urban […]
Smiljan Radic: Beyond Matter. Imagination and Built Reallity in the Projectual Process
Advisor: Fernando Espósito Dissertation: Smiljan Radic: Beyond Matter. Imagination and Built Reallity in the Projectual Process Defense date: 31/05/2019 Abstract Smiljan Radić is a Chilean architect who has stood out internationally for his enigmatic works. His practice is marked by experimentation with raw matter and the investigation of its social, sensorial and symbolic meanings, where the […]
Porto Maravilha and the urban sustainability
Advisor: Maria Fernanda Lemos Dissertation: Porto Maravilha and the urban sustainability Defense date: 20/05/2019 Abstract Given that urban sustainability is one of the current main challenges in what concerns big cities and metropolitan areas growth and densification, the need to understand the chosen approach for the theme in the most recent urban interventions urges. Considering the […]
Rugosidades mapuches en la construcción de lugares contemporáneos
Advisor: Fernando Espósito Dissertation: Rugosidades mapuches en la construcción de lugares contemporáneos Defense date: 28/02/2019 Abstract The Mapuches, a indigenous civilization of the south of Chile, have historically had a strong relationship with the territory, hence its name (mapu = earth, che = man): the man of the land. That meaning is directly related to the […]
Ecovillage as an alternative in the contemporary world
Advisor: Fernando Espósito Galarce Dissertation: Ecovillage as an alternative in the contemporary world Defense date: 03/04/2018 Abstract The work seeks to observe and analyze ecovillages as a differentiated form of sustainable human settlement, of a community character, of respect for nature and in favor of the renewal and greater significance of social relations, proposing the […]
Hibridaciones tectónicas, Innovación en la arquitectura latino-americana. Aniálisis de tres casos de estúdio
Advisor: Fernando Betim Dissertation: Hibridaciones tectónicas, Innovación en la arquitectura latino-americana. Aniálisis de tres casos de estúdio Defense date: 30/06/2017 Abstract This thesis is constructed by the concept of “Tectonic Hybridization” critically analyzing Latin American architecture in the interculturality, from the study of three referential cases. Contrary to the hegemonic pacts of civil construction and the […]
The daily life of favela Nova Holanda as a reflection for a plural project for Rio de Janeiro
Advisor: Fernando Betim Dissertation: The daily life of favela Nova Holanda as a reflection for a plural project for Rio de Janeiro Defense date: 21/06/2017 Abstract The research aims to present different representations around the commom space of Rio de Janeiro, thus discussing the importance of plural points of view on the city. To highlight this […]