Cidade de Deus – City of God Hoge Kwaliteit

WINNER OF THE DAM ARCHITECTURAL BOOK AWARD 2013

Cidade de Deus serves as the inspiration and case study for Cidade de Deus – City of God – a widely relevant study of the appropriation and customization of standardized mass housing over time. The once-notorious favela in Rio de Janeiro, which grew out of a government-housing program, is today a safe and vibrant neighborhood and a viable counter model to gated condominiums. This research-based design study by the Master of Advanced Studies in Urban Design program at the ETH Zurich unpacks the implications of Cidade de Deus’ hybrid environment, as it exists today.