Ester Carro

Architect, Activist, President of the Fazendinhando Institute, Doctoral candidate at PPGAU-FAU MACK and Professor in Undergraduate Studies at the Mackenzie…

Architect, activist, and president of the Fazendinhando Institute, featured on the FORBES Under 30 list (2023) in the design category, is a doctoral candidate in the Graduate Program in Architecture and Urbanism at Mackenzie Presbyterian University (PPGAU-FAU MACK) and a professor at the same institution.

She holds a master’s degree in urban space project, production, and management (2019) with an emphasis on urban planning from FIAM-FAAM Centro Universitário, a specialization in Social Urbanism (2021) from Insper, and Housing and City (2021) from Escola da Cidade. She is also a columnist on the Caos Planejado platform and a member of the CASACOR São Paulo 2023/2024 team.

From Construction Waste to Valuable Resource

EnglishPortuguese Taking a look at the importance of circular design in the transformation of favelas. The availability of open spaces...