Housing Shaped by Labour: The Architecture of Scarcity in Informal Settlements

Ana Rosa Chagas Cavalcanti studied architecture and urbanism in Brazil (2004-2009, UFAL). Her thesis on the relation of work practices of residents of Informal Settlements, an embedded research in the Favela Sururu de Capote, culminated with a graduation with distinction and an indication to Opera Prima 2009 (prize for best Brazilian graduation thesis). She worked at Bijari (2010) and at Triptyque Architecture (2011). In 2012, she concluded her Master (La Sapienza/ ENSA Paris-Val-de-Seine) and in 2013, she worked as guest researcher on Urban Design at University of Hamburg. She is currently a Ph.D. Candidate at the TUDelft where she ocasionally lecture in the Department of Architecture and Department of Urbanism. Her research investigates design within the existing context of informal settlements or in the context of resetlement of residents from informal settlement to housing units. Research areas are focused on social and spatial practices. Furthermore, she was awarded the first prize in the architectural competition 72HUA (Terni, 2012) and has exhibited urban interventions at some architecture exhibitions, such as IBA Hamburg (2013) and the Biennial of Public Spaces (Rome,2015). https://www.anarosachagascavalcanti.com/index.php/about