V!RUS journal is published twice a year by Nomads.usp - Center for Interactive Living Studies, of the Institute of Architecture and Urbanism - IAU-USP, at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. V!RUS aims at being a locus of reflection on themes related to Nomads.usp interests and ongoing research.
V!RUS journal only targets academic communication, with no commercial interest, and is shared under the CC BY-NC license. Both publication service and access to published content are free of charge. The journal does not charge any fees for the services it provides, nor pays for collaborations.
V!RUS journal can be accessed at the website www.nomads.usp.br/virus/
e-mail:vnomads@sc.usp.br
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/virus.nomads/
V!RUS 13: GOOD NEWS FOR HARD TIMES
13th issue | 2016 SEMESTER 02 | November 2016
01 TEAM
Editor-in-chief of V!RUS journal | Associate Professor Dr. Marcelo Tramontano
Editorial Committee of the 13th issue | Associate Professor Dr. Marcelo Tramontano, MSc. Juliana Trujillo, MSc. Juliano Pita, MSc. Luciana Santos Roça, MSc. Sandra Soster
Graphic interface designers | Associate Professor Dr. Marcelo Tramontano, Arch. Dyego Digiandomenico, Arch. Gabriele Landim, Arch. Fernanda Ferrari, Daniel Picon
Assistant editors | MSc. Maria Julia Stella Martins, MSc. Jessica Tardivo, Arch. Fernanda Ferrari
Internal reviewers | Associate Professor Dr. Marcelo Tramontano, Prof. Dr. Anja Pratschke, Prof. Dr. Varlete Benevente, Prof. Dr. Mayara Dias de Souza, Prof. MSc. Priscilla Marchetto, Prof. MSc. João Paulo Soares, Prof. MSc. Juliano Pita, MSc. Jessica Tardivo, Arch. Mariah Guimarães Di Stasi, Profa. MSc. Juliana Trujillo, Arch. Dyego Digiandomenico, Arch. Gabriele Landim, MSc. Vitor Locilento Sanches, Victor Borin.
Network and server | Daniel Picon, Evandro Bueno
We also want to thank all researchers who have kindly assisted us in the difficult task of selecting papers for publication over these seven years. Their contribution has been essential to ensure the quality of the dialogue proposed by the journal. Their names are below. The list of reviewers from 2010 to 2012 is available in the V!9 edition, at: http://www.nomads.usp.br/virus/virus08/?sec=1&item=1&lang=en
Reviewers by blind review process | 2013 to 2016
Profa. Dra. Adriana Mattos de Caúla e Silva | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Profa. Dra. Ana Paula Koury | São Judas Tadeu University
Prof. Dr. Andreas Otto | Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Germany
Prof. Dr. Camilo Amaral | Federal University of Goiás
Profa. Dra. Cláudia Piantá Costa Cabral | Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Profa. Dra. Cristiane Duarte | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Profa. Dra. Diana Rodriguez Barros | Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Argentina
Prof. Dr. Dorival Rossi | Faculty of Architecture, Arts and Communication - UNESP
Prof. Dr. Edson Mahfuz | Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Profa. Dra. Elenise Faria Scherer | Federal University of Amazonas
Profa. Dra. Eulália Negrelos Portela | Institute of Architecture and Urbanism - USP
Prof. Dr. Fábio Duarte | Catholic University of Paraná
Prof. Dr. Fábio Fon | Institute of Arts - UNESP
Prof. Dr. Fábio Miessi Sanches | School of Economics, Business and Accounting - USP
Prof. Dr. Fernando Freitas Fuão | Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Prof. Dr. Fernando Lara | University of Texas at Austin, USA
Prof. Dr. Frederico Flósculo Pinheiro Barreto | National University of Brasília
Profa. Dra. Gabriela Celani | School of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urban Design - UNICAMP
Profa. Dra. Gisele Beiguelman | Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism - USP
Profa. Dra. Gleice Azambuja Elali | Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Prof. Dr. Gonçalo Castro Henriques | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Prof. Dr. Igor Guatelli | Mackenzie Presbyterian University
Prof. Dr. Joana da Silva Barros | Distúrbio group - UERJ/UFRRJ, CENEDIC - USP
Prof. Dr. José Cabral Filho | Federal University of Minas Gerais
Prof. Dr. José Ripper Kós | Federal University of Santa Catarina
Profa. Dra. Karin Chvatal | Institute of Architecture and Urbanism - USP
Profa. Dra. Lucia Leão | Catholic University of São Paulo
Profa. Dra. Lúcia Zanin Shimbo | Institute of Architecture and Urbanism - USP
Prof. Dr. Luiz Antônio Bolcato Custódio | Ritter dos Reis University Center
Prof. Dr. Manoel Rodrigues Alves | Institute of Architecture and Urbanism - USP
Prof. Dr. Marco Antônio de Almeida | Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters - USP
Prof. Dr. Martin Gegner | Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism - USP
Profa. Dra. Natacha Silva Araújo Rena | Federal University of Minas Gerais
Prof. Dr. Pablo de Soto | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Prof. Dr. Paulo Afonso Reinghantz | Federal University of Pelotas
Prof. Dr. Paulo Castral | Institute of Architecture and Urbanism - USP
Prof. Dr. Pedro Paulo Palazzo de Almeida | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Prof. Dr. Rafael Lazzarotto Simioni | Southern Minas Law School
Profa. Dra. Regina Tirello | School of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urban Design - UNICAMP
Prof. Dr. Ruy Sardinha Lopes | Institute of Architecture and Urbanism - USP
Profa. Dra. Sarah Feldman | Institute of Architecture and Urbanism - USP
Prof. Dr. Sérgio Leusin de Amorim | Fluminense Federal University
Profa. Dra. Sheila Ornstein | Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism - USP
Prof. Dr. Sidney Tamai | Faculty of Architecture, Arts and Communication - UNESP
Profa. Dra. Telma de Barros Correia | Institute of Architecture and Urbanism - USP
Profa. Dra. Ursula Kirschner | Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Germany
Profa. Dra. Virginia Kistmann | Catholic University of Paraná
Prof. Dr. Wilson Florio | Institute of Arts - UNICAMP
Prof. Dr. Wilson José Alves Pedro | Federal University of São Carlos
02 SECTIONS
V!RUS journal is compounded by 6 sections:
Editorial | The issue's Editorial Committee word.
Interview | Researchers or guests with notorious knowledge on the issue's subjects, invited by the Editorial Committee.
Submitted papers | Articles submitted to the journal in reply to specific call for each issue, evaluated in blind review evaluation system by two guests evaluators.
Project | Presentation and reflection on works of artistic, architectural, urban design or cultural nature submitted to the journal in reply to specific call for each issue, evaluated in blind review evaluation system by two guests evaluators.
Carpet | Academic and free-form texts written by researchers or people with notorious knowledge on the issue's subjects, invited by the Editorial Committee or having submitted papers.
Nomads papers | Academic articles written by Nomads.usp researchers on the issue's subjects, evaluated in blind review evaluation system by two guests evaluators.
03 INDEX DATABASES V!RUS journal is indexed in the following databases: