THE CONFORMATION OF THE MODERNIST SQUARE

Authors

  • Adriano Braz Contardi Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)
  • Renato Leão Rego Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/arq.2020.162.09

Abstract

Brazilian landscaping has striking characteristics, mainly due to the pioneering work of architect Roberto Burle Marx. Modernist architects were usually hired to design open spaces and this article questioned how the modernist square was designed by them. Based on a double case study set in the Brazilian hinterland, and considering contemporary architectural panorama and the process of circulation of ideas, the paper analyses Napoleão Moreira da Silva square (1957-1962), designed by José Augusto Bellucci, and Santos Dumont square (1970), designed by Ícaro de Castro Mello, in two distinct periods of the country’s architectural history. Built upon original documents and historical photographic records, the formal analysis considers the conformation and composition of flower beds, sidewalks, vegetation and furniture. As a result, the paper indicates that architects adapted architectural design strategies and formal repertoire to the design of squares, and thus landscaping and architecture consolidate common forms and related ideas through the sharing of technical knowledge and aesthetic affinities.

Keywords: architectural design, Brazilian architecture, circulation of ideas, design methodology, modernist architecture.

Author Biographies

Adriano Braz Contardi, Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)

Arquiteto mestrando pelo Programa Associado de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Arquitetura da Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Renato Leão Rego, Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)

Professor titular do Departamento de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), é doutor em arquitetura pela Universidade Politécnica de Madri e arquiteto e urbanista pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL). Realizou estágio pós-doutoral no Birkbeck College, Universidade de Londres, em 2007 e na FAU USP entre 2013 e 2014.

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Published

2020-08-26

How to Cite

Contardi, A. B., & Rego, R. L. (2020). THE CONFORMATION OF THE MODERNIST SQUARE. Arquitetura Revista, 16(2), 344–360. https://doi.org/10.4013/arq.2020.162.09

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2020): Jul-Dec

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