CHAPA is an architecture and urban design practice based in Austin, Texas, and São Paulo, Brazil. Its name, CHAPA, means “urban guide” in Portuguese—reflecting the studio’s mission to transform complex urban challenges through community-driven design, research, and planning. This approach is shaped by founder and studio lead Kristine Stiphany, a Fulbright Fellow and co-author of the forthcoming book Insurgent Urbanisms in the Americas, who brings over a decade of experience in slum upgrading and immersive participatory work in São Paulo.