Luiz Ricardo Araujo Florence

PhD degree on architecture from Universidade de São Paulo (FAU-USP), 2021. Bachelor's degree from Universidade de São Paulo (2004) and Masters degree in the same institution, with the presented dissertation on Reyner Banham's work on the American landscapes under the technological references in modern architecture, its contradictions and unachieved goals, and the development of the modern vernaculars in American context. His PhD dissertation, delivered on February 2021 approaches the urban landscape in São Paulo as a byproduct of the highway culture, and the examples of this production during the years of blooming of the expressway network in the city, under the title: "Architecture Autopia: Highway Infrastructure in São Paulo (1952-1972).Member of the group Clima e Cidade, within IAB-SP - dedicated to debate cities and climate change.Has experience in History of Architecture and Urbanism, acting on the following subjects: los angeles, J. B. Jackson's study on roads, vernacular, Modern Historiography, Reyner Banham and industrial aesthetics.Collaborator for the design lab "Grupo Metrópole Fluvial" in the concept design for the Navegable Waterway-Ring of São PauloCollaborator for architectural magazines such as Revista Projeto and Revista AU (Arquitetura e Urbanismo)Former Lecturer on History and Theories of Architecture and Urbanism im Universidade São Judas Tadeu, in São Paulo (2015-2017).Design Manager for Racional Engenharia (2016-2019) (Source: Lattes Curriculum)