
The Favela-Bairro Project
Jorge Mario Jauregui Architects, The Sixth Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design
Rodolfo Machado(Editor)
Harvard Graduate School of Design (Publisher)
Published on 1. September 2006
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Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-0-935617-67-2 (ISBN)
Description
The <i>favelas</i> of Rio de Janeiro are shantytowns that lack even the most basic infrastructure and services. The Favela-Bairro Project, featuring the work of Jorge Mario Jáuregui Architects, seeks to turn these blighted areas into functioning neighborhoods, or <i>bairros</i>. Jáuregui's design initiatives include the construction of community centers offering recreational activities and job training, daycare facilities, communal kitchens, and new streets and pedestrian walkways. These projects facilitate movement within the <i>favelas</i>, create links to the city center, address health and environmental concerns, and taken collectively, improve the sociological and economic status of the <i>favelas</i>.
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Language
English
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Cambridge
United States
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Professional and scholarly
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50 color
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 203 mm
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978-0-935617-67-2 (9780935617672)
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