Category Archives: Essays

Bernard Tshumi interview

Bernard Tschumi is the architect who posed the importance of the event, the body and the movement for architecture and, in the 70s, researched the relation between architecture and dance. As part of our own investigations on the convergence of theater, dance and architecture, I interviewd Tschumi at his office in New York.

New York, 02/07/2007
Carlos [...]

The Weed

An essay about the weed – such an important element of urban biomes – herein spotted as the main vegetal species of urban ecosystems.

Carlos M Teixeira
Webster
Capim (pronounced “ka-peen”) is the common name of several species of gramineous and ciperacious plants. The word in Brazilian Portuguese comes from the native Tupi language (ka + pii, or [...]

Category Archives: Essays