The informal city is a problem that could not be solved by the twentieth-century urbanism. It is necessary to produce a set of tools that will allow us to perform with solvency and responsibility in this area. Some of the tools of traditional architecture and urbanism can be successfully applied; others are yet to be elaborated. With this in mind, Drucker Arquitetura designed the winning proposal for the Sáo Paulo competition to rebuild the city’s slum-areas.
Architects: Drucker Arquitetura Location: São Paulo, Brazil Rendering: Courtesy of Drucker Arquitetura
On our continent the housing problem is not quantitative. It is essentially qualitative: an architecture problem. It is not just about being an agent for the adequate infrastructure and materials to construct the dwellings for the less favored sectors of society: it is about offering citizenship, that is, to provide them with qualified urban spaces capable of promoting effective identity and social integration, access to education and information.
