Watch UFMG's DESIGN WEEK – the documentary (2025) Online Free
The UFMG Design Week went by! But behind the good-looking Instagram posts, do you know how it all went down? We recorded some things during the rush to give you a sneak peek of the insides of the project! The UFMG Design Week is a student project funded by the PRAE 02/25 Call for Proposals. It was carried out by organized students from the Academic Center of Design (CADÊ) at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. We had the support of the Academic Directory of the School of Architecture and Design (da.ead); the Pro-Rectorate for Extension – PRAE; and the School of Architecture and Design of UFMG.
Cast
Bernardo Rabelo, Sofia Rodrigues, Luísa Gontijo, Paloma Corrêa, Gabriela Machado
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