La lotta per il centro di San Paolo
The struggle for São Paulo’s centre
Javier Arpa Fernandez (TU Delft - Public Building and Housing Design)
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Abstract
Once the heart of São Paulo’s economic and cultural dynamism, the Região Central has experienced a decline since the late 20th century, as activity migrated to new areas. What remains today is a landscape of stark contrasts: an extraordinary collection of modern architecture – preserved largely due to stagnation – standing alongside hundreds of vacant or informally occupied buildings. Public spaces bear visible signs of neglect, with homelessness and crime concentrated in parts of the city’s core. [...]
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