Mass customization is being adopted in many housing contexts worldwide to provide families with dwellings that suit their individual needs at costs similar to mass-produced items. However, in many social housing contexts, there are barriers that can hinder the adoption of mass customization, despite the benefits it could bring to residents. This is the case in the Brazilian social housing context considering house units for families of the lowest income range. This paper explores the possibilities and limitations of applying mass customization in this context to improve the living conditions in these neighborhoods as they evolve over time. This study analyzes the ecology of the system of provision of social housing for the lowest income range, pre-occupancy, and post-occupancy in the neighborhood’s development over time. This study argues that it would be more feasible and bring more and longer-lasting benefits to the stakeholders involved if mass customization were applied post-occupancy.

Over the last few decades, energy efficiency has received increasing attention from the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operation (AECO) industry. Digital Twins have the potential to advance the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) phase in different application fields. With the increasing industry interest, there is a need to review the current status of research developments in Digital Twins for building energy efficiency. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of the applications of digital twins for building energy efficiency, analyze research trends and identify research gaps and potential future research directions. In this review, Sustainability and Energy and Buildings are among the most frequently cited sources of publications. Literature reviewed was classified into four different topics: topic 1. Optimization design; topic 2. Occupants’ comfort; topic 3. Building operation and maintenance; and topic 4. Energy consumption simulation.

This study describes a didactic method for the introduction of parametric design in graphic and digital geometry courses in architectural training. It started with the recognition of the concept of parametric design and the investment in the appropriation of Grasshopper associated with Rhinoceros. Paper folding exercises were configured both physically and in the digital space. Through an interactive dynamic between traditional processes, by hand and digital, and parametric design, a learning path was defined in a playful manner which highlights the differences between methods of representation and its implications for the design action starting from a first semester of training.

This paper makes a reflection on the consequences of the insertion of parametric design in teaching / learning processes regarding the study of curved surfaces in the context of training in architecture and urbanism. It shows how this insertion is happening in a discipline on graphic and digital geometry which takes place in the second semester and also the consequences it is bringing to the undergraduate architecture and urbanism course.

O desenvolvimento do raciocínio espacial constitui um desafio aos estudantesingressantes dos cursos de arquitetura e urbanismo. Este artigo relata um estudo que se aproveita do contexto de ensino remoto (ER) para refletir sobre o processo de ensino e aprendizagem deste tipo de raciocínio. A ação docente se apoia no conceito de tomada de consciência de Piaget e na Taxonomia Revisada de Bloom para estruturar atividades que buscam promover o desenvolvimento de pensamentos de ordem superior em uma disciplina da formação inicial. A proposta docente foi comparada com produções e depoimentos dos estudantes. Os resultados apontam para fraquezas e oportunidades do ER para observar a evolução do desenvolvimento do raciocínio espacial dos discentes, e em particular, para auxiliar a ação docente no aperfeiçoamento das propostas didáticas.