Simone Back Prochnow

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul | UFRGS · Faculty of Architecture

The concept of Fourth Nature envisions the next step in the evolution of man/Nature relationship, based on a new consciousness: the acceptance that we are essentially part of Nature, that not only human health and well-being, but also our social existence, identity and recognition are intertwined with the biosphere. It is urgent our returning to th...

In urban landscape, we are increasingly encountering the phenomenon of forgotten places, open areas without function, which were created by sanitation of unpromising objects or influence of various other external factors. We mostly talk about so-called mid-blocks and inner pavilion places which are open free spaces between two elements of a buildin...

The history of man-Nature relationship over time is in fact the history of human action on Nature, the history of our culture. The second Nature enunciated by Cicero before Christ, already spoke of the changes made by man to meet his basic needs. Roads, plantations, changing rivers courses, made locomotion and food production possible. This concept...

Every ecosystem on earth is affected by, and has effects on, people. The connection between Nature and culture, human knowledge and nature wisdom, between us and our environment, is in fact very strong. Sometimes underestimated, it can be promoted by a different way of designing architecture and urban plans - this should change the quality of our d...

A arquitetura nos permite experimentar lugares que atravessam a dimensão do tempo de nossa existência. Por ser testemunho dos acontecimentos, modos de viver e de pensar de cada época, a arquitetura é naturalmente composta de partes construídas em diferentes momentos. Sua composição admite paradoxos: às vezes, deve e consegue permanecer estática e,...