GSD 1404: A Place in Heaven, A Place in Hell
Tactical Operations in São Paulo's Informal Sector

Spring Semester 2009 studio course

Christian Werthmann, Associate Professor and Program Director Department of Landscape Architecture at Harvard's Graduate School of Design (GSD) and GSD 1404 faculty lead, with studio participants in Cantinho do Céu in São Paulo.

>> STUDIO PARTICIPANTS

>> SITE VISIT PHOTOS 

STUDIO SPONSORS:
>> Sehab (São Paulo Housing Agency)
>> Schahin Engenharia S/A
>> Carioca Nielsen Engenharia S/A

STUDIO CONTENT & OVERVIEW:
>> Summary
>> Instructor Team and Studio Mentors
>> Site
>> The Municipal Project
>> Conflicts
>> Studio Process
>> Book and Exhibition
>> Design Methodology
>> Themes

IN THE NEWS:
>> Harvard propõe mudanças em favela às margens da Billings (O Estado de São Paulo) - English version (Harvard proposes changes in slum at margins of Billings reservoir)
>> Estudantes americanos vieram ao Brasil para conhecer uma favela (TV Globo - SPTV)
>> Olhar Estrangeiro - Harvard na favela Cantinho do Céu (Folha de São Paulo) - English version (A Foreign Look - Harvard in the slum Corner of Heaven)
>> Learning from Slums (Boston Globe)
>> São Paulo civic leaders applaud GSD student projects to upgrade favelas (Spring 2008 - GSD News)