Campo e Cidade na América Latina

The exhibition Campo e Cidade na América Latina is shown at the Centro MariAntonia in São Paulo from November 25th 2025 to May 31st 2026. It presents a selection of architectural and urban planning experiences developed between Brazil and other Latin American countries throughout the 20th century. By articulating technical knowledge and community practices, these agents sought to bring rural and urban ways of life closer together, illuminating housing not only as a construction, but as the basis of social life. By revisiting these reflections and practices, the exhibition proposes to denaturalize the dichotomy between countryside and city and reopen the debate on the persistent inequalities, dependencies, and geopolitical disputes in Latin America, reaffirming the urgency of rethinking the relationships between culture, territory, and housing on the continent.

The design team for the exhibition had the challenge of translating the theoretical density of the material into an accessible spatial narrative. A large number of plaques were designed to compose the large timelines, presenting dates, texts, photographs and drawings. One of the main guiding principles of the project was to bring the materiality of the theme into the exhibition space; cardboard panels with exposed sides and truck tarpaulins were used as supports for the text. The selected typeface was Baste, by Lift Type. Its blocky, rectangular shape with round corners alludes to the aesthetics of construction blocks and the interlocking of machinery. The round corners were also replicated in the outlines of the exhibition panels. It was coupled with TWK Lausanne by Weltkern for the texts.