The public spaces and the architect: a comparative study of the function of design and designer on the production of public spaces in São Paulo city during the years 1950/1970 and today

• Grant number: 14/05393-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: September 01, 2014
• End date: August 31, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Architecture and Town Planning - Architecture and Urbanism Project
• Principal Investigator: José Eduardo de Assis Lefèvre
• Grantee: Vitória Pasquale Luppi
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo (FAU). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The project "The public spaces and the architect: a comparative study of the function of design and designer on the production of public space in São Paulo city during the years 1950/1970 and today" has as objective question the designs and the way they were managed until nowadays and what is the relation between architect, design, follow-through and ending of the work. It is worth to question the responsability of the architect about the positive and negative aspects of the work.