The Many Lives of the Traffic Machine

Master thesis (2017)

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S.E. Frausto (mentor)
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The Berlage Center for Advanced Studies in Architecture and Urban Design (Architecture and the Built Environment) (TU Delft)
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02-02-2017

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Programme

The Berlage Center for Advanced Studies in Architecture and Urban Design

Abstract

Events rather than seasons marks the rhythm of the city. A phenomenon particularly present in Sao Paulo, where dates such as the carnival or important soccer matches modify the behavior of streets across the city. Hence the aim is for a recodification of streets based on the larger extent of events happening on them: from traffic flows, at various speeds, to the more extraordinary events like parades or riots. More particularly, the project recasts the Minhocão bypass to carry the fluctuating transfer from rapid flows to the slower inhabitation that characterizes leisure and festive events, thereby not only dealing with these extremes circumstances but also supporting the ordinary demands of passersby.