Vol. 17 (2024): January/December Edition

This volume marks the beginning of a new editorial phase for Paranoá. The organizational structure of the journal has been updated, now including volumes corresponding to the calendar year of publication. From now on, the journal will be organized into a single annual volume in a continuous flow format, using electronic pagination (e-location) in its published works for easier identification. The publications feature a new layout, including titles in Portuguese, Spanish, and English, as well as authorship and contribution of each author (CRediT), information on funding, conflicts of interest, and the use of artificial intelligence on the cover page.

This volume includes two thematic sections. In “Landscapes of Power: Design, Architecture, and Urbanism in Capital Cities,” capital cities are discussed not only as case studies but also as platforms from which new theoretical approaches emerge, primarily for discussing South-South relations, along with new methodological discussions on urban design and historiography. The thematic section “Building Systems” presents solutions related to building systems, considering technical, technological, economic, social, and environmental aspects in search of best practices in design and construction, as well as the fundamental innovation promoted by Academia, the productive sector, and the public sector.

Guest editors: Andreza Kalbusch (UDESC); Heber Martins de Paula (UFCAT); Ricardo Prado Abreu Reis (UFG); Leandro de Sousa Cruz (UnB).

Cover: Me. Simone Buiate (FAU-UnB). Cover image: View of the Metropolitan Cathedral [Vista da Catedral Metropolitana] (1960). Photo by Peter Scheier | IMS Collection. Reproduced with permission.