What is comfort in living? How does the city serve as a stage for your life? How do gender and race issues influence the way you walk down the street at night? Why is the villain's house always cooler than the hero's? These are some of the topics discussed on Betoneira, a podcast hosted by architects André Scarpa, Marcelo Barbosa, and Paula Otto.
The core premise of Betoneira is to cover a bit of everything in order to speak deeply about architecture, people, and cities, blending a wide range of topics, guests, opinions, theories, and memes through the unique lens of each of the three hosts.
Recorded in Vila Buarque, home to dozens of architecture firms in São Paulo, the podcast features a light, pop-themed script by Francesco Perrotta-Bosch to engage with non-architects as well. Six episodes are already available on major streaming platforms.
We have selected a few episodes of Betoneira. Listen to them below:
Home Office or "Home Life": What Is Your House Like During the Pandemic?
Everyone is tired of staying at home. At the same time, it has never been more important to think about this place: our home. After all, this is where we do everything now. That is why Betoneira launches by asking: what will change in the way we live? Will everyone want to escape to the countryside? And what is the role of architecture in all of this?
Invisible Women and Urban Myopia
Did you know that the well-known symptoms of a heart attack usually occur only in men? Have you ever wondered what criteria are used to define a "standard" human being? In the second episode of Betoneira, Maria Cau Levy discusses the role of women in the contemporary world and how they relate to cities.
How Much Does a Home Cost?
Major downtown areas are increasingly becoming ghost towns. With gentrification and the rising cost of living in these areas, those who should be living downtown end up pushed to more distant neighborhoods, creating massive problems for large cities. In this episode, Betoneira talks with Marina Grinover, one of the founders of Fundo FICA, a movement fighting to change this reality through fairly priced rents in city centers.
To listen to more episodes of Betoneira, click here.
This article was written by Romullo Baratto. The translation is powered by AI.
