Telésforo Cristófani (1929-2002): construction and composition

• Grant number: 11/04009-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: August 01, 2011
• End date: January 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Architecture and Town Planning - Architecture and Urbanism Project
• Principal Investigator: Ruth Verde Zein
• Grantee: Silvia Raquel Chiarelli
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo (FAU). Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (UPM). Instituto Presbiteriano Mackenzie. São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This research project proposes to continue and deepen the study of the works of architect Paulo Telésforo Cristofani departing from its recognition as a responsible professional with a group of talented architects from São Paulo, for a major renovation on the architectural scene in the decades from 1960-1980. The study will start from the base established in previous studies, taking advantage of the collection is organized by the documental research "Architects Pauline, ideas and works: Telésforo Cristofani (1929-2002)" developed by the researcher Ana Gabriela Godinho Lima, Cecilia Rodrigues dos Santos and Ruth Verde Zein (2006) and will work to its completion and interpretation. This research will focus on the exploration of conceptual relationships in the work of architect Telésforo Cristofani, among the subjects of composition and construction techniques relating papers for detailed study, to identify strategies of design and analyze the relationships between the compositional results and constructive ways Selected employees. (AU)