Raquel Rolnik (born in 1956 in

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) is a Brazilian architect and urban planner.

Biography

She earned her undergraduate degree at the

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(USP) in 1978, followed by a Master's degree in Architecture and Urbanism from USP in 1981 and a PhD in History from

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in 1995. She became a full professor at USP's Architecture and Urbanism College (FAU-USP) in 2015 and is currently head of the Design and Planning Department. From 1989 to 1992, Rolnik was the Director of Planning for the city of São Paulo during

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's mayoral term. She later served as the Secretary of Urban Programmes at the

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during President

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's first term from 2003 to 2007. From 2008 to 2014, she was the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing. She is the author of the books "''Guerra dos lugares: a colonização da terra e da moradia na era das finanças''" (2015), ''“O que é Cidade''” (2004), ''“São Paulo - Coleção Folha Explica''” (2001) and “''A Cidade e a Lei - legislação, politica urbana e territórios na cidade de São Paulo''” (1997). She has published numerous articles and commentaries on urban planning, including a column for the Brazilian newspaper

Folha de S. Paulo ''Folha de S.Paulo'' (sometimes spelled ''Folha de São Paulo''), also known as simply ''Folha'' (, ''Sheet''), is a Brazilian daily newspaper founded in 1921 under the name ''Folha da Noite'' and published in São Paulo by the Folha da Manhã co ...

. She also maintains a blog and Facebook page where she regularly writes about urban issues and she hosts a weekly programme on Rádio USP.

References

External links

Raquel Rolnik's blog

Columns at Folha de S.Paulo

Arquitetas Invisíveis Presents 48 Women in Architecture: Part 4, Urbanism

Entrevista: Raquel Rolnik - "As remoções são fruto da valorização imobiliária"
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