"São Paulo: A Radical Evolution"

No other city in the world has had greater a concentration of inner-city post-industrial land as that of São Paulo. This unique urban situation demands attention and rewards analysis.

The University of Virginia School of Architecture and Insper announce the "São Paulo: A Radical Evolution" symposium, to take place in São Paulo on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Insper Auditorium, 300 Quatá Street, Vila Olimpia – Sao Paulo.  The symposium is co-convened by Felipe Correa and Sol Camacho.

"São Paulo: A Radical Evolution" symposium brings together a number of internationally renowned scholars and practitioners in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, urbanism and urban governance to reflect on São Paulo. The discussion will focus on the city’s river systems, primarily the Tietê River, and the re-integration of its adjacent post-industrial land into the life of the city. Furthermore, the panelists will deliberate on the design procedures that can transform post-industrial land into vibrant mixed-use inner-city districts.   

Supported by the Haddad Foundation, the event marks the launch of Sao Paulo: A Graphic Biography (University of Texas Press, 2018), the first comprehensive study of the city’s evolution, by Felipe Correa, Vincent and Eleanor Shea Professor of Architecture and Chair of the Department of Architecture at the University of Virginia.

Comparative in scope, the symposium opens a dialogue between world renowned international experts who have developed extensive research and complex projects in equivalent metropolitan areas across the globe, and Brazilian urbanists who have deep knowledge of the lessons and challenges—current and historic—present in São Paulo. Organized in three interrelated topics based on chapters and themes from the book, panelists and respondents will open conversations on the exchange of urban concepts and technical expertise across disciplines, continents and cultures, and how these relate specifically to São Paulo.    

Hosted by Insper and organized by the University of Virginia School of Architecture, along with the South America Project and Harvard University’s Brazil Office, the event opens an important space for discussions between design and governance, placing São Paulo in the context of global design practices. 

Symposium participants:

Renato Anelli, Architecture Historian and Professor, Instituto de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade de São Paulo Vinicius Andrade, Principal, Andrade Morettin Arquitetos Associados; Professor of Urbanism, Insper (São Paulo)
Ila Berman, Dean and Edward E. Elson Professor, University of Virginia School of Architecture
Anita Berrizbeitia, Professor of Landscape Architecture, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Priscila Borin de Oliveira Claro, Professor, Insper; Member of the Núcleo de Medição para Investimentos de Impacto Socioambiental (São Paulo)
Sol Camacho, Principal, Raddar Architecture; Cultural Director, Instituto Bardi
Felipe Correa, Principal, Somatic Collaborative (New York City); Chair of the Department of Architecture and Vincent and Eleanor Shea Professor, University of Virginia School of Architecture
Sergio G. Lazzarini, Chafi Haddad Professor of Management, Insper (São Paulo)
Francisco Liernur, Architecture Historian and Professor of Architecture, Universidad Torcuato di Tella (Buenos Aires)
Raul Juste Lores, Journalist and writer; Editor in Chief, da Vejinha (São Paulo)
Michael Maltzan, Principal, Michael Maltzan Architects (Los Angeles)
Michael Sorkin, Principal, Michael Sorkin Studio (New York City); Distinguished Professor of Architecture, The City College of New York
Thomas Woltz, Principal, Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architecture (New York City)

Sponsored by: Haddad Foundation

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