Eduardo Pizarro
Professor, Faculty of Architecture & Urbanism, University of São Paulo (FAUUSP), Brazil
Eduardo Pizarro
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5th Holcim Forum 2016
Winner of the Student Poster Competition, Eduardo Pizarro, PhD Candidate in the Faculty of Architecture & Urbanism at the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil. Students from leading technical universities are part of the 5th Holcim Forum 2016, an international symposium that advances concepts of sustainable construction.
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5th Holcim Forum 2016 "Infrastructure Space"
Discussing his concepts in the Student Poster Competition, Eduardo Pizarro (right), PhD Candidate in the Faculty of Architecture & Urbanism at the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil with Benjamin Hossbach, Managing Director of [phase-eins] in Berlin, Germany.
Last updated: August 26, 2024
He holds a PhD in Architecture and Urbanism from the University of Sao Paulo (FAUUSP), including a research internship as Academic Guest at the ETH Zurich, Department of Architecture under Prof. Dr. Marc Angélil’s Chair (2017). His research focuses on the infrastructural potential hidden within the spaces in between buildings.
He also holds a Master in Technology of Architecture from FAUUSP (2014), including a research internship at the Architectural Association Graduate School (AA), London (2013); and a Bachelor Degree (honours) in Architecture and Urban Design from FAUUSP (2012), as the first ranked. His Masters dissertation investigated the redesign of spaces between buildings in Paraisópolis, the largest favela in the city of São Paulo. The project was selected for the Student Poster Competition 1st prize at the 5th Holcim Forum 2016 held in Detroit, USA.
Eduardo Pizarro was International Relations Advisor for the Council of Architecture and Urbanism of Sao Paulo, CAU/SP (2021-2024); Professor at the Sao Judas University (2018-2024); Brazilian Ambassador of the Latitudes Network (University of Westminster, London); and Research Fellow in the Caju Initiative.
Eduardo Pizarro’s “everyday HOUSE” project was implemented as a full-scale prototype on top of the Paraisópolis Community Centre, housing the local Women’s Association. The prototype uses simple and replicable strategies that can inform the self-construction process based on environmental criteria. Application of these strategies has started in Paraisópolis and is now disseminated through the digital platform CHANGE! The project received the Most Innovative Design Awards by Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA) in Hong Kong (2018) and was published in the Institute of Brazilian Architects (IAB) Guide for the UN 2030 Agenda.
He was curator of the Latitudes Global Exhibition that was displayed in Ahmedabad, São Paulo, Chennai and London (2018). His projects have been exhibited in the 11th and 12th São Paulo Architecture Biennials (2017/2019). He has contributed to publications including L’Architecture d’Aujourd’hui, Urban Design Journal, and ArchDaily.
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Expert panelists discussed pathways to building a net zero future at Climate Week NYC 2021. Kate Ascher , Board of the Holcim Foundation, Happold Consulting and Columbia University in the City of New York Cristina Gamboa , World Green Building Council Bertrand Piccard , Solar Impulse Foundation Eduardo Pizarro , Holcim Awards Ambassador in Latin America Deborah Wintraub , City of Los Angeles Nat Bullard , Bloomberg – Moderator Jamie Gentoso , Holcim – Host
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Expert panelists discussed pathways to building a net zero future at Climate Week NYC 2021. Kate Ascher , Board of the Holcim Foundation, Happold Consulting and Columbia University in the City of New York Cristina Gamboa , World Green Building Council Bertrand Piccard , Solar Impulse Foundation Eduardo Pizarro , Holcim Awards Ambassador in Latin America Deborah Wintraub , City of Los Angeles Nat Bullard , Bloomberg – Moderator Jamie Gentoso , Holcim – Host
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University of São Paulo PhD student Eduardo Pizarro sees the potential of small pockets within the favela of Paraisópolis to deliver much-needed infrastructure and community spaces. As winner of the LafargeHolcim Forum Student Poster Competition 2016, his project “Turning Voids into Infrastructure” lives up to the “target issues” of sustainable construction and designs micro interventions that uses the potential of these small spaces between and within buildings for the residents of São Paulo’s second-largest favela.
Finding breathing space for the community
University of São Paulo PhD student Eduardo Pizarro sees the potential of small pockets within the favela of Paraisópolis to deliver much-needed infrastructure and community spaces. As winner of the LafargeHolcim Forum Student Poster Competition 2016, his project “Turning Voids into Infrastructure” lives up to the “target issues” of sustainable construction and designs micro interventions that uses the potential of these small spaces between and within buildings for the residents of São Paulo’s second-largest favela.