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Event Description
Seamless integration between indoor and outdoor spaces is a defining feature of Studio MK27’s work. In this talk, we will explore three projects—Flag House, Studio SC, and Ourânia Building — that exemplify this architectural approach, where nature and built space merge into a continuous experience.
Each project presents a unique dialogue between materials, light, and landscape. Flag House dissolves the boundaries between a home and environment through expansive openings and thoughtful transitions. Studio SC reinterprets urban architecture with courtyards that bring nature into the heart of the working space. Ourânia transforms a compact building into a fluid interplay of openings.
Through these three case studies, we will discuss how design strategies such as framing views, controlling transparency, and integrating natural elements create a sense of openness and harmony. By challenging conventional separations between inside and outside, Studio MK27 redefines how architecture interacts with nature—blurring the line between shelter and landscape.
Speaker
Suzana Glogowski, Director, StudioMK27
Moderator: Gustavo Ribeiro, Intl. Assoc. AIA, At-Large Director, AIA International, Secretary, AIA Latin America
CES: Estimated 1 LU for AIA Members
Speaker Bio
Architect graduated from FAU-Mackenzie in 1997, Suzana Glogowski joined Studio MK27 in 2002. Since then, she has designed over 50,000 square meters of built space and leads internationally awarded projects. Among the honors are the Wallpaper* Design Awards, Leaf Awards, Créateurs Design Awards, IAB Award, and the Medalla Anáhuac en Arquitectura Mario Pani. Her creative research in the studio spans various project scales, with a continuous focus on innovation. Her work explores the elegance of simplicity, seeking creative and sustainable solutions, always developed with meticulous attention to detail.
Moderator Bio
Born in Curitiba, Brazil, Gustavo Ribeiro obtained his Architecture and Urban Design bachelor degree from the Federal University of Minas Gerais State – UFMG in 1992. He founded Sito Arquitetura in 1994, after winning the "National Competition for the Usiminas Cultural Center at Ipatinga, MG Brazil”, from which a book was later published in 1996. This significant prize created an excellent opportunity for him to achieve a rich experience at an early career stage, leading to 24 years of generalist practice.
He has won many other noticeable prizes throughout his career, namely Milton Campos Square, Betim MG; Belo Horizonte Centennial Landmark; COHAB headquarters, Belo Horizonte, MG; Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora Community Center.
At Sito Arquitetura he is the head of design for projects of various scales and typologies and has been diligently working on Single Family, Multi Family, Housing, Commercial, Hospitality, Retail, Mixed-use and Urban Development projects in Brazil and Africa.
He was a board member of CAU/MG for the 2021-2023 term, having also served the 2018-2020 term; Board member of AsBEA MG, serving as Director from 2010 to 2018; BIM committee member of AsBEA, conducting the BIM Workgroup from 2015 to 2016; In 1999 he took a graduate specialization course in Real Estate Development at FUMEC University in Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais Brazil, increasing his knowledge in this area. Since then, he has started a real estate development initiative, researching, planning and delivering projects. He truly believes that an insightful architect vision in this industry can greatly improve the way people relate to their environment.
