The course proposes research, discussion, and the development of housing proposals within the context of apartment buildings in contemporary cities. The first step will be research aimed at understanding the responses in various cities to this new model of living, seeking to identify which elements (spaces, furniture, and equipment) remain within the private unit and which transition to collective use. This research will also incorporate the socioeconomic context, focusing on identifying potential target audiences (e.g., young people and the elderly), as well as environmental aspects, such as reducing energy and water consumption, and considering design and construction strategies like flexibility, adaptability, and disassembly. The discussion will center on comparing the researched projects with an understanding of the realities of the target audience(s). Finally, the course will involve developing responses to this demand, tailored to the reality of Rio de Janeiro, in the form of preliminary studies and/or design proposals.

City, history and architectural memory. From restoration to conservation, preservation and recovery of historical-cultural heritage. Notions of architectural restoration. Refunctionalization and reuse of architectural spaces and underused buildings. Recycling in construction elements. Compatibility of new construction techniques and new materials with traditional techniques and materials. The recovery of historic centers. The Revitalization and Reuse Project addresses spaces of symbolic and historical importance in the city with the possibility of being used for uses appropriate to the present time. Checks the possibility of increasing the value of an area through intervention in a building in poor condition or abandoned. Various programs are studied focusing on the confrontation and integration between historical and contemporary compositional elements. The analysis of the action of time on the architectural object, on its transformation and adaptation to the current reality is carried out with a view to both preservation and renewal.

The Residential Space II Project focuses on collective residential facilities. Treatment of private (private) spaces aggregated within an architectural complex. Emphasis on residential spaces. The metropolis as densification in spaces. Collective building installations. The Residential Space Project II comprises the study of various types of multi-family residential buildings from modernism to the present. The relationships between the residential building and the city are verified, considering temporal, social and residential aspects, among others. During design practice, issues relating to conceptualization, interference and spatial occupation propositions are addressed and developed through research, participatory and experimental methodologies. The selection of problematic or abandoned areas of the city for housing projects aims to fill urban voids through residential use, create positive interference in the urban fabric and the consequent appreciation of the area as a whole.

Historical evolution of the environmental issue. Historical cases. Environmental problems on a global scale. The concept of sustainable development and perspectives for the future. Depletion of the ozone layer, acid rain, greenhouse effect. Biodiversity conservation. Desertification.