RUÍNA Architecture
RUÍNA is an architecture studio founded by Julia Peres and Victoria Braga, graduates of FAU Mackenzie, in 2020. Based between São Paulo and Salvador in Brazil, the studio develops architecture, exhibition projects, furniture, buildings, construction execution, and consulting projects focused on the reuse of materials and construction waste. Peres is an architect, urban planner, and graphic artist who was part of the team for the 11th São Paulo Architecture Biennial. In 2021 she worked with FIO Assessoria on projects for the improvement of occupied buildings, together with the social housing movement MSTC. Braga is an architect, researcher, and past member of Goma Oficina, a transdisciplinary cultural association formed by architects, designers, photographers, producers and educators (2017 -2022). She is currently part of the graduate program in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage at the Federal University of Recôncavo Baiano.
