This a second enlarged and revised edition of the 2007 book that covers architect and urbanist Marcos Acayaba's trajectory, in texts in which he reflects on his own work and its relationship with universal architectural production. In constant dialogue with architects of different shades Oscar Niemeyer, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Joaquim Guedes, Sérgio Ferro, Carlos Millan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Craig Ellwood and Norman Foster, among others , his work reveals, in addition to a great passion for architecture, an unusual didactic. In this book, the architect composes a chronicle of his background: his childhood and the discovery of architecture in the city, his gradation from the FAU-USP, the interaction with remarkable teachers, the first professional experiences and the clashes marked by political radicalization. His designs are widely documented with photographs, sketches, plans and technical drawings.