Proyectos en ladera

Urban Design strategies for the integration of “morros� (favelas on hills) in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Author: Cesar E. Simborth Instructors: Kit Krankel McCullough, M.A.U.D, (UMICH), Gabriel Duarte, MSc, (PUCRJ) Studio Rio I , Urban Design, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan. 2012

Issues

Segregation

Issues

Segregation

Issues

Segregation

Issues

S Segregationti Sti Stigma

Urban mobility in low income areas (Rio)

Addressing g the issue

Integration

Addressing g the issue

Integration

Urban mobility in “Morros� (favelas on hills), Rio

The strategy (average)

10

min.

1 Km.

Phd. Jeff Kenworthy. “Cities and Automobile Dependence: An International Sourcebook”.

The strategy (Rio)

10 0.3 Km.

min.

0.3 Km.

The strategy (Rio)

10 0.2 Km.

min.

0.2 Km.

The strategy (Rio) -NM

The strategy (Rio)-ALT

The strategy (Rio) -PT

The strategy (Rio) -TOD

The strategy (Rio) - Integral

The vision

N A T U R A L P A T H S

N A T U R A L P A T H S

H I D D E N C O N N E C T I O N S

H I D D E N

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C O N N E C T I O N S

H I D D E N C O N N E C T I O N S

V

V E R T I C A L B O U L E V A R D S

Vertical boulevards

T R A S H C O R N E R S

M E E T I N G C O R N E R S

Dis-connected

Inter-connecting

T O D

T O D

Favelas are “said” to be the problem, but.

Could they also be a solution?

Could they also be a solution?

Thank you.

SINTESIS (PANEL)

Urban Design proposal in Vargens, Camorim, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Author: Cesar E. Simborth Instructors: Maria Arquero de Alarcon M.A.U.D, (UMICH), Gabriel Duarte, MSc, (PUCRJ)

Studio Rio I I, Urban Design, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan. 2012

Urban Design proposal in Deodoro-Villa Militar, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Author: Cesar E. Simborth Instructors: El Hadi Jazairy, Phd (UMICH) Studio Rio III , Urban Design, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan. 2013