Discover what planned communities are
Tempo estimado: 2 minutos Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Planned communities are urban projects that integrate multipurpose developments, with both residential and commercial properties, as well as services and leisure and entertainment options so that housing, work and leisure are accessible within walking distance. The urban planning project of planned communities is designed to meet the natural vocation of […]
Placemaking in practice
Tempo estimado: 3 minutos Estimated reading time: 2 minutes The Association for Real Estate and Tourism Development of Brazil (ADIT Brasil) promoted the Seminar on Planned Communities, Subdivisions and Urban Development (COMPLAN) to discuss the challenges of large urban projects, neighborhoods and planned communities, subdivisions and condominiums. The event was held in a hybrid format (online and in person) […]
<strong>Solutions to create a city for people</strong>
Tempo estimado: 3 minutos Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Building a city for people is an alternative found by architects and urban planners to transform the relationship with urban space. The solutions proposed by the Danish architect Jan Gehl for the construction of humanized urban centers have inspired projects around the world. Specialist in creating cities for people, the […]
Nossa Casa, Pedra Branca (Our Home, Pedra Branca) Documentary series
Tempo estimado: 2 minutos Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Check out the three testimonials from our documentary Nossa Casa, Pedra Branca (Our Home, Pedra Branca). There is no safer space than our home, and the current moment has reinforced this idea. Family at home, work at home, school close by, more bicycles and fewer cars on the streets, urban […]
Technology at home: smart home trends
Tempo estimado: 3 minutos Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Technology has advanced in many ways. Some examples of this are our routine actions such as communicating with people from all over the world in a few seconds, updating ourselves on news in an instant, taking photos and selfies with just one tap, accumulating thousands of files in the cloud, […]
The growth of industries in Santa Catarina
Tempo estimado: 2 minutos Estimated reading time: 2 minutes The industry in Santa Catarina has been growing and recovering the state’s economy after the major financial impacts caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Occupying a prominent position in Brazil, Santa Catarina has an important industrial park. The numbers draw attention, since the state is in fourth place in the national […]
Pedra Branca Creative City: a neighborhood-city model in sustainable urban planning
Tempo estimado: 3 minutos Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Pedra Branca Creative City — a planned neighborhood located in the municipality of Palhoça, in Greater Florianópolis, is considered a model in sustainable urban planning. Designed about 20 years ago with the consultancy of renowned architecture and urbanism offices from Brazil and around the world, Pedra Branca Creative City bets […]
OUR HOUSE, PEBRA BRANCA | GERSON’S DOCUMENTARY
Tempo estimado: < 1 minuto There is no safer space than our home, and the current moment has reinforced this idea. Family at home, work at home, school close by, more bikes and fewer cars on the streets, urban kindness, opting for local services: at Pedra Branca this has been the reality for two decades. Through a sensitive and inspiring […]
OUR HOME, PEDRA BRANCA | LIDIANE AND TIAGO’S DOCUMENTARY
Tempo estimado: < 1 minuto There is no safer space than our home, and the current moment has reinforced this idea. Family at home, work at home, school close by, more bikes and fewer cars on the streets, urban kindness, opting for local services: at Pedra Branca this has been the reality for two decades. Through a sensitive and inspiring […]
URBAN KINDNESS: INTERVENTIONS THAT TRANSFORM URBAN SPACE
Tempo estimado: < 1 minuto Large cities have developed in a disorderly manner. As a result, many problems have made cities inefficient and insecure. This can be mitigated with small actions that enchant and make the infrastructure of the urban scenario more humane. This is one of the main reasons why urban kindness are increasingly in evidence in smart cities. […]