Overview of landscaping in Brazil - part II - QUAPA II

• Grant number: 96/11785-1
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• Start date: June 01, 1997
• End date: May 31, 2001
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Architecture and Town Planning - Landscaping
• Principal Investigator: Silvio Soares Macedo
• Grantee: Silvio Soares Macedo
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo (FAU). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The QUAPA project intends to research the most significant landscape projects all over the country such as: squares, parks, pedestrian central and waterfront areas and private gardens in Brazil. It starts by collecting data: plans, sketches and photos from 22 cities landscape projects in Brazil. They are the following: São Paulo, Recife, Maceió, Rio de Janeiro, Aracajú, Cuiabá, João Pessoa, Manaus, Porto Velho, São Luís, Teresina, Vitória, Campina Grande, Guarujá, Juiz de Fora, Londrina, Osasco, Praia Grande, Ribeirão Preto, Santo André, São José do Rio Preto and Sorocaba. (AU)