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Building as Political Practice: USINA and the Legacy of Collective Construction in Brazil

This separation, gradually consolidated over time, finds a decisive turning point in the Renaissance. Drawing becomes an instrument for anticipating and asserting authority over construction.

Building as Political Practice: USINA and the Legacy of Collective Construction in Brazil
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This separation, gradually consolidated over time, finds a decisive turning point in the Renaissance.

Drawing becomes an instrument for anticipating and asserting authority over construction.

The building site, once a space for invention and decision-making, came to be understood primarily as a place of execution.

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This separation, gradually consolidated over time, finds a decisive turning point in the Renaissance. Drawing becomes an instrument for anticipating and asserting authority over construction. The building site, once a space for invention and decision-making, came to be understood primarily as a place of execution.

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