- Urban History, Architectural History, Historic Preservation, Classical Architecture, Urban Morphology, French Classicism, and 29 moreAesthetics, Historiography (in Art History), Urbanismo, History and Theory of Modern Architecture, Historicism, Monumentality, Architecture, East Asian Studies, Beaux Arts (Architecture history), Brasilia, musée du Louvre, Cultural Heritage, Heritage Conservation, Cultural Memory, Heritage Studies, Cultural Heritage Conservation, World Cultural Heritage, História do Brasil, Teoria História e Crítica da Arquitetura e do Urbanismo, Colonial Latin American History, Architectural Theory, Arquitetura Brasileira, Brazilian History, Patrimonio Cultural, Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Art History, Brazilian Studies, Urban Design, and Liane Lefaivreedit
- Architectural historian and a historic preservationist specializing in the western Mediterranean and Portuguese-speak... moreArchitectural historian and a historic preservationist specializing in the western Mediterranean and Portuguese-speaking world in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. My research explores the interfaces between traditional and modern construction as well as between the learned architecture of classicism and vernacular typologies.
Currently associate professor at the University of Brasilia School of Architecture and Urbanism and member of the Documentation committee of Icomos Brazil. Consulting work in historic preservation and traditional architecture through Ábaco Arquitetura.edit
This paper contrasts comparative histories of architecture, prevalent from the 19th and 20th centuries, to the critical method of history that is claimed by recent works. Comparative history arose out of the Ideal- ist philosophy of... more
This paper contrasts comparative histories of architecture, prevalent from the 19th and 20th centuries, to the critical method of history that is claimed by recent works. Comparative history arose out of the Ideal- ist philosophy of history and combined its deterministic narrative with a disciplinary bounding of architecture that followed modern assumptions about decision-making in design. Critical history, on the other hand, is a materialistic approach that sees the discipline as one aspect within broad- er social forces. Whereas critical history may lay claim, nowadays, to be- ing the only proper form of historiography, comparative histories were more closely linked to the methods and categorizations of the discipline of architecture. Some 21st century architectural history textbooks, com- mitted as they were to the critical method, nevertheless allowed Idealistic determinism to creep into their narrative structure. I argue this creep is not a shortcoming of these individual works, but a consequence of the contradictions between the non-disciplinary project of critical history and its uncertain place in the professional architectural education. I further develop on this contradiction by comparing it to the broader problem of how the critical history of architecture relates to supporting disciplines such as building archaeology, the archaeology of architecture, or the scholarship of vernacular environments. These fields interact with histo- ry by providing source material and preliminary interpretations, yet they have an uneasy relationship to critical history due to their partial reliance on concepts and categories developed in the professional practice of archi- tecture. The inability of critical architectural history to come to terms with the historical legitimacy of its supporting disciplines is akin to its inability to acknowledge the persistence of Idealistic assumptions in textbooks that cater to the professional education market.
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In spite of the dispute between Saverio Muratori and Manfredo Tafuri, and of the ever-widening split that has characterised the global scholarship of architecture ever since, Italy gave rise to several methods of typo- morphological... more
In spite of the dispute between Saverio Muratori and Manfredo Tafuri, and of the ever-widening split that has characterised the global scholarship of architecture ever since, Italy gave rise to several methods of typo- morphological studies founded upon both rigorous historiography and a coherent theory underpinning the operative use of this historical knowledge in architectural design. This paper argues that the Italian 'school'—for want of a better word—is perhaps unique insofar as it defines a clear scope of objects and methods pertaining to the disciplinary field of architecture as a whole, thus providing a unified framework for both historiography and design. Yet, this Italian 'school' of typo-morphological history and theory is diverse, exposing rifts between traditionalists and modernists. The former are tributary of Aldo Rossi's postmodernist formal relationships derived from a concept of 'collective memory,' whereas the latter adopt Saverio Murat...
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Coupled columns in French architecture and the reaction to their use from the Renaissance up to the classical rationalism of the early twentieth century hinged on the debates regarding the relation- ship between structural stability and... more
Coupled columns in French architecture and the reaction to their use from the Renaissance up to the classical rationalism of the early twentieth century hinged on the debates regarding the relation- ship between structural stability and visual delight, over the backdrop of the search for a national classical tradition. This architectural motif was variously put forward under the argument of the load-bearing performance of materials, as a logical derivation of column spacing rules in the classical canon, or even as a reinterpretation of gothic bundled piers. The practical usefulness and moral suitability of iron reinforce- ment in the wide spans entailed by coupled columns accompanied these debates from the seventeenth- century Louvre Colonnade up to Perret’s case for the monumental use of reinforced concrete.
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The architectural evolution of the Louvre between the 15th and 17th centuries is characterized by systematic attempts to single out the building against the broader context of French styles. In the 15th and early 16th centuries, this is... more
The architectural evolution of the Louvre between the 15th and 17th centuries is characterized by systematic attempts to single out the building against the broader context of French styles. In the 15th and early 16th centuries, this is achieved by producing grander and more elaborate versions of then-current French architectural solutions. From the late 16th century on, the affectation of an Italian manner becomes the most significant way of achieving this distinction. This article goes over the interventions on the Louvre under Charles V, Francis I, and Henry IV, then stresses the importance of resorting to an Italian style in the process of building Louis XIV’s East façade. Its famous colonnade, before coming to be seen as a hallmark of French classicism, owes its existence to the intent of differentiating the King’s palace from then-prevalent standards of French aristocratic architecture, thus marking the monarch’s uniqueness.
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No limiar da industrialização de Portugal durante a idade da monarquia liberal, no século XIX, em torno à adoção oficial do sistema métrico e durante o ciclo de expansão dos caminhos de ferro, a tipologia edilícia de base assume novas... more
No limiar da industrialização de Portugal durante a idade da monarquia liberal, no século XIX, em torno à adoção oficial do sistema métrico e durante o ciclo de expansão dos caminhos de ferro, a tipologia edilícia de base assume novas formas na urbanização periférica de cariz especulativo. Esse contexto não costuma ser incluído no universo da arquitetura vernácula de produção autônoma, mas tampouco pertence ao escopo da construção verdadeiramente seriada, moderna e industrializada, e nem, no mais das vezes, ao da arquitetura erudita « de arquiteto ». Nesta comunicação, apresento um tipo de casa de morada do século XIX português do ponto de vista da sua inclusão no espectro vernáculo, e argumento que ele representa uma transição espontânea desde soluções mais antigas, produzida por agentes inseridos em linhagens produtivas tradicionais. O objeto de estudo em questão é um tipo de casa corrente com testada de aproximadamente 40 palmos (9 metros), com pequenas variações para mais ou para menos. Esse tipo é predominantemente atestado de meados do século XIX até o início do XX em tecidos de expansão suburbana nas Beiras, como na área de Montarroio e Montes Claros em Coimbra, nos cais de Aveiro, ou ainda em alguns projetos seriados na vila ferroviária do Entroncamento.
Este tipo de casa corrente, atestado no limiar cronológico e conceitual da modernização industrial, é um caso extremo importante para se debater o escopo da noção de « arquitetura vernácula » e a metodologia do seu estudo. A vasta bibliografia que se ocupa da morada operária e daquela burguesa2 dá pouca atenção à modularidade do parcelamento do solo e à interdependência entre dimensões de testadas de lotes e tipos edilícios. Todavia, essa interdependência é amplamente atestada na história da arquitetura tradicional portuguesa, desde as vilas medievais planeadas com lotes de 25 palmos3 aos « chãos » suburbanos do Renascimento com seus 30 palmos4 e aos diversos módulos joaninos, pombalinos e micaelenses de 20, 40 e 50 palmos. De facto, a estabilização dos 40 palmos como módulo de parcelamento do solo suburbano é concebível no quadro de um processo de ordem emergente no qual agentes da construção especulativa descentralizada ocupam um espaço escassamente condicionado quer por normativas urbanas, quer por interesses especulativos de grande porte. A casa corrente de 40 palmos ocupa o nicho de uma arquitetura vernácula madura capaz de responder à acelerada expansão urbana do século XIX, mas antes de a prática construtiva descentralizada ter sido excluída dos principais processos de urbanização pelos grandes empreendimentos especulativos ou públicos.
Este tipo de casa corrente, atestado no limiar cronológico e conceitual da modernização industrial, é um caso extremo importante para se debater o escopo da noção de « arquitetura vernácula » e a metodologia do seu estudo. A vasta bibliografia que se ocupa da morada operária e daquela burguesa2 dá pouca atenção à modularidade do parcelamento do solo e à interdependência entre dimensões de testadas de lotes e tipos edilícios. Todavia, essa interdependência é amplamente atestada na história da arquitetura tradicional portuguesa, desde as vilas medievais planeadas com lotes de 25 palmos3 aos « chãos » suburbanos do Renascimento com seus 30 palmos4 e aos diversos módulos joaninos, pombalinos e micaelenses de 20, 40 e 50 palmos. De facto, a estabilização dos 40 palmos como módulo de parcelamento do solo suburbano é concebível no quadro de um processo de ordem emergente no qual agentes da construção especulativa descentralizada ocupam um espaço escassamente condicionado quer por normativas urbanas, quer por interesses especulativos de grande porte. A casa corrente de 40 palmos ocupa o nicho de uma arquitetura vernácula madura capaz de responder à acelerada expansão urbana do século XIX, mas antes de a prática construtiva descentralizada ter sido excluída dos principais processos de urbanização pelos grandes empreendimentos especulativos ou públicos.
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Traditional towns in Portugal and Brazil have evolved a finely tuned coordination between, on the one hand, modular dimensions for street widths and lot sizes, and on the other, a typology of room shapes and layouts within houses. Despite... more
Traditional towns in Portugal and Brazil have evolved a finely tuned coordination between, on the one hand, modular dimensions for street widths and lot sizes, and on the other, a typology of room shapes and layouts within houses. Despite being well documented in urban history, this coordination was in the last century often interpreted as contingent, a result of the limited material means of pre-industrial societies. But the continued application and gradual adaptation of these urban and architectural patterns through periods of industrialization and economic development suggests that they respond both to enduring housing requirements and to piecemeal urban growth. This article surveys the persistence of urban and architectural patterns up to the early 20th century, showing their resilience in addressing modern housing and urbanization requirements.
The morphology of the traditional Portuguese town arises in the Middle Ages and is similar, in its formation, to most Western European town-making processes spurred by defensive and commercial needs. The traditional Portuguese town... more
The morphology of the traditional Portuguese town arises in the Middle Ages and is similar, in its formation, to most Western European town-making processes spurred by defensive and commercial needs. The traditional Portuguese town supports a single base building typology for private use, which remained relatively stable from the sixteenth to the early twentieth century. The morada de duas casas (two-house dwelling) thus formed is also known as habitação de frente estreita (narrow-frontage housing). The habitação de frente estreita is subsequently developed into the morada de casas altas (tall-house dwelling) as well as into the habitação de frente larga (broad- frontage housing). As a railway town, the initial urban and architectural growth of Beirã is rapid and homogeneous. A few pre-existing rural storage buildings, known locally as furdões, have survived as ruins. A minimal street network articulates a regular parcel pattern that has evolved in the same way as the medieval Portu...
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This article outlines the formation of architectural theory in Portugal and Brazil during the nineteenth century, arguing that such theory was initially contained within the social circle and methodological scope of literary history. It... more
This article outlines the formation of architectural theory in Portugal and Brazil during the nineteenth century, arguing that such theory was initially contained within the social circle and methodological scope of literary history. It makes this case by following the architectural discourses of writers, literary critics, and ethnographers. This investigation reveals an evolving set of architectural references and methods with which to approach the built environment, while also raising challenges for the cross-disciplinary appropriation of architectural theories. The critique of architectural character in Portugal and Brazil from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries derives much of its motivation and methodology from literary history and criticism. Moreover, it plays out to a great extent within literary circles, even as a Portuguese-language architectural press was emerging during the Belle Époque. I seek to show here how traditionalist architecture in Portugal and Brazil has a longer historical background and clearer theoretical roots than some scholarship on the topic tends to assume. Portuguese-speaking architects and architectural critics appropriated the goals and perspectives of literary historians, formulated long before the rise of traditionalist architectural styles. This appropriation could be seen in an implicit dialogue between Belle Époque architectural traditionalism and ethnographic portrayals of national character construed throughout the second half of the nineteenth century.
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Brazilian architect. He was an influential eclectic architect highly active in Rio de Janeiro and a professor at the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes (ENBA). Soon after graduating from the ENBA, he established his firm in 1898. The son of... more
Brazilian architect. He was an influential eclectic architect highly active in Rio de Janeiro and a professor at the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes (ENBA). Soon after graduating from the ENBA, he established his firm in 1898. The son of Custódio José de Mello, a republican admiral and cabinet minister, Mello benefited from his family’s connections to garner major commissions early in his career. Thanks to the large-scale building campaigns then occurring in Rio—as the enlargement of the harbor and the opening of Avenida Central (now Avenida Rio Branco)—his office became one of the earliest large planning and construction firms in the Federal Capital.
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Última chamada de resumos para a mesa temática n.º 74 Los investigadores que deseen presentar una comunicación en esta fase deberán enviar su propuesta a los correos facilitados por los coordinadores de mesa incluyendo un título, con la... more
Última chamada de resumos para a mesa temática n.º 74 Los investigadores que deseen presentar una comunicación en esta fase deberán enviar su propuesta a los correos facilitados por los coordinadores de mesa incluyendo un título, con la identificación del autor o sus autores, su pertenencia institucional, dirección electrónica y un resumen de máximo 300 palabras en las que se describa el trabajo a ser presentado. Además de la calidad de la ponencia, los postulantes deberán considerar la pertinencia temática de su propuesta en la mesa seleccionada. Ulteriores informaciones en: https://eventos.ucm.es/68253/section/31785/iii-congreso-de-la-asociaci on-iberoamericana-de-historia-urbana.html
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A representação de vistas urbanas na pintura brasileira do século XIX acompanha os debates formativos de uma ideologia da nacionalidade, articulando-se, também, com discursos do poder político e com o conceito, contraditório a essa... more
A representação de vistas urbanas na pintura brasileira do século XIX acompanha os debates formativos de uma ideologia da nacionalidade, articulando-se, também, com discursos do poder político e com o conceito, contraditório a essa expressão de poder, da natureza sublime. As cenas da cidade brasileira pintadas ao longo do século se articulam, assim, em três momentos: um primeiro, de inserção nas demandas de arte cívica por parte do poder político, um segundo de afirmação do romantismo artístico tendo a natureza como elemento dominante, e um terceiro de síntese e ressignificação dos conceitos anteriores.
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The representation of cityscapes in Brazilian painting during the nineteenth century follows the nation-building debates of that time, also addressing the discourses of political power and the concept, contradicting the first, of sublime nature. The Brazilian cityscapes produced all along that century define three distinct periods: first, the insertion of painting within the demands of civic art by the power of the state; second, the affirmation of artistic Romanticism holding up nature as the dominant element; finally, a cycle of synthesis and reformulation of the meanings previously constructed.
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The representation of cityscapes in Brazilian painting during the nineteenth century follows the nation-building debates of that time, also addressing the discourses of political power and the concept, contradicting the first, of sublime nature. The Brazilian cityscapes produced all along that century define three distinct periods: first, the insertion of painting within the demands of civic art by the power of the state; second, the affirmation of artistic Romanticism holding up nature as the dominant element; finally, a cycle of synthesis and reformulation of the meanings previously constructed.
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Formas e motivações socioculturais dos ecletimos no mercado imobiliário residencial em São Paulo no início dos séculos XX e XXI.
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This paper examines the patterns of urbanization in Planaltina, one of a number of towns founded during the economic slump in central Brazil in the nineteenth century. Laid out on a rough grid sometime after 1811, this town belies several... more
This paper examines the patterns of urbanization in Planaltina, one of a number of towns founded during the economic slump in central Brazil in the nineteenth century. Laid out on a rough grid sometime after 1811, this town belies several key concepts of the “canonical” Portuguese-Brazilian city, such as site selection, lot proportion, and density: it was built by a valley, with wide and shallow lots having ample side yards, and its houses are often misaligned. These features are compared with preceding and contemporary towns in central Brazil, highlighting general changes in urban patterns during the pre-industrial nineteenth century throughout the region. Changes in regional highway networks, the introduction of the automobile and of the aeroplane predictably influenced the growth of the town. Starting in the early twentieth century, infill began to occur, with lots being subdivided either lengthwise or breadth wise. Changes in the historic centre came about as well, brought on more recently by the demographic and economic effects of planned extensions to the city.
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Este trabalho estuda o processo de urbanização de Planaltina, arraial goiano estabelecido na primeira metade do século XIX. Dotada de uma malha em forma de retícula irregular, Planaltina desmente diversos cânones da história da... more
Este trabalho estuda o processo de urbanização de Planaltina, arraial goiano estabelecido na primeira metade do século XIX. Dotada de uma malha em forma de retícula irregular, Planaltina desmente diversos cânones da história da urbanização vernácula brasileira, tais como a escolha do sítio, proporções de lotes e densidade de ocupação: foi edificada num vale, com lotes largos e rasos, amplos afastamentos laterais e pouco controle sobre o alinhamento das edificações à testada do lote. Comparam-se essas características com os padrões típicos de arraiais setecentistas, ressaltando transformações no modo de apropriação do sítio urbano no período que se segue ao ciclo do ouro. A partir do início do século XX, verifica-se um processo de adensamento urbano e subdivisão de lotes, intensificado devido à pressão demográfica e imobiliária causada pela transformação de Planaltina em cidade satélite de Brasília.
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Research Interests: Geography, Architecture, Vernacular Architecture, Urbanism, Contemporary Vernacular Architecture, and 10 moreNew Urbanism, Traditional Architecture, Traditional rural buildings, Arquitectura Popular, Alentejo, New traditional architecture, Traditional Architecture and Urbanism, Arquitectura vernácula, Arquitectura Tradicional, and Materiales Tradicionales De Construcción
Despite their ideological oppositions, Brazilian modernists and eclectic nationalists in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century had one stance in common: both groups agreed that the country’s art and architecture since the second... more
Despite their ideological oppositions, Brazilian modernists and eclectic nationalists in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century had one stance in common: both groups agreed that the country’s art and architecture since the second half of the previous century lacked national character and adaptation to Brazil’s climate and social conditions. This postulate was partly refuted in Portuguese-language scholarship published since the 1960s, exposing the persistence of colonial-era patterns in the hinterland and, in a few cases, in urban settings. In the urge to rehabilitate nineteenth-century Brazilian art and architecture, however, the actual discourses by which it came to be ostracized were themselves suppressed from scholarship.
This paper shall examine a few landmark narratives on the issue of national character published between 1880 and 1940. Some major authors in point were academic art critic Luiz Gonzaga Duque Estrada (1863–1911), neocolonial engineer Ricardo Severo (1869–1940) and physician José Marianno Filho (1881–1946), Beaux-Arts architect Adolfo Morales de los Ríos Filho (1887–1973), writer Monteiro Lobato (1882-1948), and modernist architect Lucio Costa (1902–1998). In the first part of the paper, these authors’ writings will be examined with regard to their definition of a Brazilian character and the purported lack thereof in works produced in the generations that preceded them.
In the second part, it is argued that the discourse on the lack of national character put forward in these narratives stems both from well-documented aesthetic agendas advanced by these authors, and from the less frequently acknowledged difficulty in dating Brazilian vernacular architecture due to its marked continuity and stability. This brings attention to the matter of how canonical examples of Brazilian art and architecture were cherry-picked, then oftentimes tampered with, to conform to certain expectations regarding national character. Finally, I argue that the authors’ aesthetic movements are less relevant to how each addressed the matter of Brazilianness in art, than is their understanding of the nature of artistic and building professions.
This paper shall examine a few landmark narratives on the issue of national character published between 1880 and 1940. Some major authors in point were academic art critic Luiz Gonzaga Duque Estrada (1863–1911), neocolonial engineer Ricardo Severo (1869–1940) and physician José Marianno Filho (1881–1946), Beaux-Arts architect Adolfo Morales de los Ríos Filho (1887–1973), writer Monteiro Lobato (1882-1948), and modernist architect Lucio Costa (1902–1998). In the first part of the paper, these authors’ writings will be examined with regard to their definition of a Brazilian character and the purported lack thereof in works produced in the generations that preceded them.
In the second part, it is argued that the discourse on the lack of national character put forward in these narratives stems both from well-documented aesthetic agendas advanced by these authors, and from the less frequently acknowledged difficulty in dating Brazilian vernacular architecture due to its marked continuity and stability. This brings attention to the matter of how canonical examples of Brazilian art and architecture were cherry-picked, then oftentimes tampered with, to conform to certain expectations regarding national character. Finally, I argue that the authors’ aesthetic movements are less relevant to how each addressed the matter of Brazilianness in art, than is their understanding of the nature of artistic and building professions.
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As superquadras que caracterizam a malha urbana de Brasília são definidas por Lucio Costa, a posteriori, como a “escala residencial” da cidade: um jogo de palavras que obscurece o entendimento de como se estrutura o tecido residencial da... more
As superquadras que caracterizam a malha urbana de Brasília são definidas por Lucio Costa, a posteriori, como a “escala residencial” da cidade: um jogo de palavras que obscurece o entendimento de como se estrutura o tecido residencial da capital. Visando a perceber com maior clareza as relações de escala — no sentido convencional, isto é, geométrico, da palavra — na superquadra, abordam-se inicialmente as contradições inerentes à abstração espacial e discursiva no modernismo. Em seguida, analisam-se as relações de escala na área residencial de Brasília em três níveis sucessivos: as articulações de escala da unidade de vizinhança, os elementos de composição espacial na superquadra, e o papel dos edifícios na concretização das escalas e espacialidades peculiares ao urbanismo desta cidade. A cada passo, observa-se como as categorias interpretativas avançadas por diversos estudiosos de Brasília e da arquitetura moderna se articulam, nos seus esclarecimentos e contradições, com a abstraç...
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By the 1950s, a shared culture spreading internationally through teaching and specialized literature became common currency in professional circles and gave rise to a repertoire of urban theories and practices. An examination of Lúcio... more
By the 1950s, a shared culture spreading internationally through teaching and specialized literature became common currency in professional circles and gave rise to a repertoire of urban theories and practices. An examination of Lúcio Costa’s winning entry for the pilot plan of Brasilia attest to the existence of these paradigmatic formulae. Further more, not only was Brasilia a product of this culture, it grew to become itself archetypal. Yet, this high tide would be short-lived. In late 50s and early 60s, this veritable urban designer’s toolbox began to lose its legitimacy to become target of critical scrutiny.
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O objetivo do trabalho é articular a respeito da supressão da produção arquitetônica do interior do Brasil dos anos 30 e 40, em sua maioria ecléticas, nas discussões de proteção patrimonial e historiografia brasileira. Para isso serão... more
O objetivo do trabalho é articular a respeito da supressão da produção arquitetônica do interior do Brasil dos anos 30 e 40, em sua maioria ecléticas, nas discussões de proteção patrimonial e historiografia brasileira. Para isso serão utilizados edifícios construídos nesse período em Cuiabá como objeto de estudo. Embora essas construções sejam do mesmo período, apresentam características distintas entre si, ora mais aderente à linhas clássicas e tradicionais, ora livre de ornamentos e com aparência mais “moderna”, no sentido de nova e nem sempre modernista. Essa indefinição e a escassez de trabalhos e pesquisas sobre esses edifícios, além do fator localização longe dos grandes centros do país— onde concentra-se a maior parte das pesquisas sobre história e teoria da arquitetura do Brasil—, resulta em certa invisibilização de produções importantes para a historiografia gerando anacronismos dessas realizações em relação a produção do movimento moderno, além de acarretar perdas document...
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Among the monuments of Brazilian modernist architecture, Catetinho, built in 1956 near the construction site of Brasília, is one of a kind. The only work by Oscar Niemeyer built out of wood, it was intended to be a temporary office for... more
Among the monuments of Brazilian modernist architecture, Catetinho, built in 1956 near the construction site of Brasília, is one of a kind. The only work by Oscar Niemeyer built out of wood, it was intended to be a temporary office for the President of the Republic during the construction of the new capital city. This work discusses the current state of conservation of the Catetinho, how its design and construction techniques impact conventional wisdom on the preservation of both modernist and wooden buildings, and recommended strategies to protect material integrity and the intelligibility of its original design. The research points out that, while the hastily detailed structural system is itself a risk factor to the Catetinho’s durability, conservation efforts can be helped by a clear vision as to which, among the existing materials and techniques, are essential to the building’s identity.
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Georeferenced morphological analysis can contribute not only to the visualisation of currently listed sites, but also to decision making in the design of compatible buildings. In the survey of the architectural fabric of Planaltina, a... more
Georeferenced morphological analysis can contribute not only to the visualisation of currently listed sites, but also to decision making in the design of compatible buildings. In the survey of the architectural fabric of Planaltina, a nineteenth century town in Brazil’s Central Highlands, the authors developed and tested a matrix of architectural features set up in a database and referenced to building lots. The features were then spatially retrieved in a GIS program, delivering dynamic maps that assist in the definition of limits for historic interest areas. This process results in a clear picture of the architectural character in the area, showing which design features are prevalent according to building types and districts. Therefore, it assists in fine tuning infill projects not only to the regional architectural traditions, but even to each neighbourhood’s peculiar identity.
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Among the monuments of Brazilian modernist architecture, the Catetinho, built in 1956 near the construction site of Brasília, is one of a kind. The only surviving work by Oscar Niemeyer built out of wood, it was intended to be a temporary... more
Among the monuments of Brazilian modernist architecture, the Catetinho, built in 1956 near the construction site of Brasília, is one of a kind. The only surviving work by Oscar Niemeyer built out of wood, it was intended to be a temporary office for the President of the Republic during the construction of the new capital city. This work discusses the current state of conservation of the Catetinho, how its design and construction techniques affect conventional wisdom on the preservation of both modernist and wooden buildings, and recommended strategies to protect material integrity and the legibility of its original design. The research points out that, while the hastily detailed structural system is itself a risk factor to the Catetinho's durability, conservation efforts can be helped by a clear vision as to which among the existing materials and techniques are essential to the building's identity.
Este artigo busca refletir sobre as relações observadas entre a comunidade da cidade de Goiás-GO e seu patrimônio cultural sob a perspectiva dos comuns culturais, especialmente, na primeira de suas três fases de patrimonialização... more
Este artigo busca refletir sobre as relações observadas entre a comunidade da cidade de Goiás-GO e seu patrimônio cultural sob a perspectiva dos comuns culturais, especialmente, na primeira de suas três fases de patrimonialização convencionadas. Objetiva-se compreender a existência desses comuns ao longo da trajetória de preservação patrimonial da cidade e como se estruturaram ao longo do tempo, assim como, das práticas sociopolíticas e culturais, memória social, apropriações coletivas e vinculações afetivas articuladas a eles. Visa, enfim, a verificar em que medida todos esses elementos poderiam, por meio da participação comunitária, ter contribuído para sua conservação singular. O papel da sociedade civil organizada na área, como a OVAT e o Movimento Pró-Cidade de Goiás, também serão observados atentamente. Para tanto, investiga-se recortes jornalísticos de época, documentos extraídos do Dossiê de tombamento do IPHAN e outras pesquisas sobre a temática, utilizando-se o viés da História Cultural e as perspectivas de autores como Pierre Nora, Antônio Negri e Michael Hardt, David Harvey, Pierre Dardot e Christian Laval. Essa abordagem busca atender à atual demanda por alternativas de conservação não institucionais do patrimônio cultural brasileiro, em razão das circunstâncias críticas enfrentadas por esse campo na contemporaneidade.
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La aptitud para emplear de modo corriente materiales de baja energía incorporada y para hacerlo en armonía con el carácter de las construcciones vernáculas será capaz de cerrar la brecha conceptual entre la conservación de edificios de... more
La aptitud para emplear de modo corriente materiales de baja energía incorporada y para hacerlo en armonía con el carácter de las construcciones vernáculas será capaz de cerrar la brecha conceptual entre la conservación de edificios de valor patrimonial y las metas de reducción de emisiones de carbono en la industria de la construcción. Para capturar localmente las ganancias socioeconómicas que puede generar la conservación de la construcción tradicional como materia y como práctica, se necesita ubicar la enseñanza de los métodos tradicionales de construcción con materiales regionales en el centro del programa de estudios en arquitectura.
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Georeferencing and digital databases are being used increasingly as tools for the identification, visualization, and management of cultural heritage sites. Likewise, typological models are useful for classifying buildings and structuring... more
Georeferencing and digital databases are being used increasingly as tools for the identification, visualization, and management of cultural heritage sites. Likewise, typological models are useful for classifying buildings and structuring knowledge about historic urban districts. The merging of these two approaches provides increased spatial awareness of the built fabric, especially when studying entire neighborhoods whose character is yet to be formally defined. The historic preservation survey of the historic center of Planaltina, a nineteenth-century town in central Brazil, provided a test case for this combination. The site boundary as well as the defining character of the site had to be derived from the survey itself. To achieve this, the survey team recorded on a relational database each building lot as an assemblage of morphological features. Each database record was then linked to the lot's spatial location using a Geographic Information System. This setup delivers dynami...
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As superquadras que caracterizam a malha urbana de Brasília são definidas por Lucio Costa, a posteriori, como a "escala residencial" da cidade: um jogo de palavras que obscurece o entendimento de como se estrutura o tecido residencial da... more
As superquadras que caracterizam a malha urbana de Brasília são definidas por Lucio Costa, a posteriori, como a "escala residencial" da cidade: um jogo de palavras que obscurece o entendimento de como se estrutura o tecido residencial da capital. Visando a perceber com maior clareza as relações de escalano sentido convencional, isto é, geométrico, da palavrana superquadra, abordam-se inicialmente as contradições inerentes à abstração espacial e discursiva no modernismo. Em seguida, analisam-se as relações de escala na área residencial de Brasília em três níveis sucessivos: as articulações de escala da unidade de vizinhança, os elementos de composição espacial na superquadra, e o papel dos edifícios na concretização das escalas e espacialidades peculiares ao urbanismo desta cidade. A cada passo, observa-se como as categorias interpretativas avançadas por diversos estudiosos de Brasília e da arquitetura moderna se articulam, nos seus esclarecimentos e contradições, com a abstração e ambiguidade espacial da superquadra. O conjunto assim indissociável de espaços e discursos sustenta o paradigma do habitar moderno, ao preço, porém, de se erigir um sistema de mistificações conceituais.
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Abstract This article analyzes representations of cities in two pictures created around 1600: Theodor de Bry’s engraving of Macao, and the views of Kyoto attributed to Iwasa Katsumochi Matabei. The relationship between fragmented and... more
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This article analyzes representations of cities in two pictures created around 1600: Theodor de Bry’s engraving of Macao, and the views of Kyoto attributed to Iwasa Katsumochi Matabei. The relationship between fragmented and total forms of representation is studied in both pictures. The European engraving depicts urban space as a whole, while the Japanese painting portrays a number of fragmentary scenes separated by golden clouds. However, the global picture in the European print is fragmented by the multiplication of simultaneous perspectives, while the Japanese screen displays underlying global order due to its cavalier projection. In both cases there is interaction between fragmentary views and a global outlook that relate in diverse ways.
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Este artigo analisa as formas de representação de cidades em duas ilustrações produzidas perto de 1600: a gravura de Macau por Theodor de Bry, e a vista de Quioto atribuída a Iwasa Katsumochi Matabei. Investiga-se a relação entre formas de representação fragmentária e global em ambas as imagens. A gravura europeia da cidade retrata o espaço urbano como um todo, enquanto a pintura japonesa representa uma série de fragmentos separados por nuvens douradas. Entretanto, a imagem global da figura europeia é fragmentada pela multiplicidade de perspectivas concomitantes, ao passo que o biombo japonês tem uma ordem global subjacente gerada pela projeção cavaleira. Em ambos os casos, há interação entre olhares fragmentados e uma visão de conjunto que se relacionam de modos variados.
This article analyzes representations of cities in two pictures created around 1600: Theodor de Bry’s engraving of Macao, and the views of Kyoto attributed to Iwasa Katsumochi Matabei. The relationship between fragmented and total forms of representation is studied in both pictures. The European engraving depicts urban space as a whole, while the Japanese painting portrays a number of fragmentary scenes separated by golden clouds. However, the global picture in the European print is fragmented by the multiplication of simultaneous perspectives, while the Japanese screen displays underlying global order due to its cavalier projection. In both cases there is interaction between fragmentary views and a global outlook that relate in diverse ways.
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Este artigo analisa as formas de representação de cidades em duas ilustrações produzidas perto de 1600: a gravura de Macau por Theodor de Bry, e a vista de Quioto atribuída a Iwasa Katsumochi Matabei. Investiga-se a relação entre formas de representação fragmentária e global em ambas as imagens. A gravura europeia da cidade retrata o espaço urbano como um todo, enquanto a pintura japonesa representa uma série de fragmentos separados por nuvens douradas. Entretanto, a imagem global da figura europeia é fragmentada pela multiplicidade de perspectivas concomitantes, ao passo que o biombo japonês tem uma ordem global subjacente gerada pela projeção cavaleira. Em ambos os casos, há interação entre olhares fragmentados e uma visão de conjunto que se relacionam de modos variados.