Technical precision combined with environmental concern and exploratory and investigative character make Carla Juaçaba one of the great representatives of Latin American architecture today. Carioca, born in 1976, Carla Juaçaba attended the University of Santa Úrsula and attributes much of her experimental and interdisciplinary style to this educational institution. It is not by chance that during her academic training her great inspiring masters were the architect Sergio Bernardes and the visual artist Lygia Pape, insinuating her interest in the multiple disciplinary branches that can compose architecture. In this sense, while still at graduation, Carla worked together with architect Gisela Magalhães, from Oscar Niemeyer’s generation, in scenography and expography projects.
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Despite the experimental aspect, which investigates the expanded field of architecture, soon after finishing her graduation in 2000, Carla started her own office and embarked on the path of residential projects, gaining notoriety for her technical resourcefulness and sensitivity in the analysis of the context. In each project, it is possible to see how the architect accurately assesses the natural aspects of the surroundings, trying to make the most of its potential, which often includes the use of local materials.
