Aires Mateus - founded by brothers and partners, Manuel and Francisco Aires Mateus - is an acclaimed contemporary practice that upholds the strong tradition of Portuguese architecture. We recently had the chance to interview one of the partners: Francisco Aires Mateus.
Joanna Helm
Brazilian architect and urbanist with a masters degree in habitational development from la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (Argentina). Joanna is the editor in chief of ArchDaily Brasil, where she manages the publication of editorial posts and projects in Portuguese.
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AD Interviews: Francisco Aires Mateus
https://www.archdaily.com/446291/ad-interviews-francisco-aires-mateusJoanna Helm
Alvaro Siza and Eduardo Souto de Moura To Create Temporary Pavilion in Sao Paolo
Thanks to Alvaro Siza and Eduardo Souto de Moura, Portugal's two Pritzker Laureates, Sao Paulo will soon have its own temporary summer pavilion - a la the Serpentine Gallery - in the city's most important green space: Ibirapuera Park.
https://www.archdaily.com/392556/alvaro-siza-and-eduardo-souto-de-moura-to-create-temporary-pavilion-in-sao-paoloJoanna Helm
Escola da Cidade Last Call for Post Graduation 2013
Escola da Cidade - School of Architecture and Urbanism it's on the final stage for applications for two non degree graduate courses. Since 2009 the college offers specialization courses and the successful results show the consolidation of this proposal.
The program whose main theme is “America Civilization - A Look through Architecture” is structured by the following specializations: 'Housing and City', 'Geography, City and Architecture'.
https://www.archdaily.com/309967/escola-da-cidade-opens-registrations-for-post-graduation-2013Joanna Helm
In Niemeyer and Costa Masks, Architects Protest the City of Brasilia
Wearing masks with the faces of Oscar Niemeyer and Lúcio Costa, architects and urban planners swarmed the 50th Annual IAB (Institute of Architects of Brazil) Awards in Rio de Janeiro this week. The architects were protesting a contract the city government of Brasilia struck with a Singaporean firm to create an urban masterplan outlining the next 50 years of Brasilia's future.
https://www.archdaily.com/318939/in-niemeyer-and-costa-masks-architects-protest-the-city-of-brasiliaJoanna Helm
Brasilia Government Forges Controversial Contract with Singapore
One of the most talked-about topics of the XXIV Pan American Congress of Architects (XXIV CPA), which took place this November in Maceió, Brazil, was the Brazilian Government’s controversial move to contract consulting company Jurong, based in Singapore, with designing a new Masterplan for Brasilia.
Jurong’s "Brasilia Plan 2060,” which was chosen by the government with no outside participation or input, was criticized not only by Brazilian architects and urban planners, but by the majority of American and European professionals present at the XXIV CPA.
President of the UIA (International Union of Architects), Albert Dubler, stressed that community participation must be a crucial part of any wide-scale urban planning endeavor such as this. "We can not solve the problems of Brasilia without consulting the public. You need governance. I cannot imagine how this dialogue will happen with Singapore.” Dubler continued: “To have an idea represents 5% of a project. The design,10%. But 85% of any project is to discuss it with people - to convince the public."
https://www.archdaily.com/304023/brasilia-government-forges-controversial-contract-with-singaporeJoanna Helm