Articles by Theresa Williamson
Brazilian Popular Architecture
Vernacular and indigenous architecture, building solutions that can be found in the favelas as well as elements from modern and contemporary urban [...]
2013 Rio Raffle Winner Announcement
Thanks to all who supported Catalytic Communities through your recent donations and for taking part in our 2013 Rio Raffle! Thanks to you, we raised an incredible $23,820, [...]
Mapping Current Trends: The Asphalt Frontier
Research by Jake Cummings of the Harvard University Graduate School of Design [...]
Perceptions Survey
Our 2013 Favela Perceptions Survey Results are Out. Learn what respondents say about [...]
Our Opinion Piece on Brazil Protests in New York Times Debate Forum
Click here for article published in the New York Times Room for Debate Forum on June 19, 2013. Or here for full response. It’s Just the Beginning; Change Will Come to [...]
Evictions Resistance Techniques
Since November 2010 Catalytic Communities has been carefully documenting, tracking and following evictions patterns in favelas across the city. As a result, we have become [...]
Introduction to Gentrification
“Gentrificação” has become a hot word in contemporary Rio de Janeiro, introduced in 2011 to the common vernacular. Catalytic Communities was the first [...]
Community Planning
Since 2000 Catalytic Communities has worked closely with hundreds of leaders and residents from over 200 favelas across Rio, documenting and supporting the development of [...]