Uploaded on 2014-11-03 by pedroveloso13

1 **comment all the information** This image was taken in Sao Paulo, in one of the neighborhoods that is in rapid transformation and appreciation. There are some patterns that are visible in the picture: .There is a vast and steep topography .Predominantly, the urban tissue was formed from the orthogonal subdivision of farms in small lots a long time ago. .The process of urban growth is characterized by a jump from small/medium individual houses to 10+ storey buildings on multiple lots. .The urban design is practically defined by the road system and by external walls. Exceptionally, there are still old geminated houses without external walls. .More steep areas has a lower standard occupation such as the back of the buildings, covered garages , smaller houses. Exceptionally they are occupied with remaining green areas (look at the extremes of the picture). .In contrast with other brazilian cities, the higher areas of these hills are usually occupied by high standard buildings. .The natural landscape disappears behind the high occupation of the urban land .Concrete is the dominant building material. Ceramic roof and ceramic tile are largely used. 2 **Identify and present two "invisible information"** .The high ammount of soil sealing in the lowest areas contribute to city floods during the rainy seasons. .The apparently random occupation of high buildings suggests that the growth is regulated more by market mechanisms such as supply of lots and proximity of infrastructure considered valuable than by top-down regulations. 3 **how this invisible information can become design knowledge** .With other information such as the topography map or the registers of flooding it could be possible to use the path of the water as subsidy for prevention and even urban design strategies. .A register of high buildings of the neighborhood during the last decades and a register of economic indicators (ex: costs, suply and demands of the urban lots) could help to evaluate the patterns of growth. These patterns could be associated with the available infrastructure and urban attractions. Simulation could help to foresee different scenarios based on these patterns and enable a discussion on the livability of the future urban space. [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14144377087718215.jpg