Public spaces and the architect: a comparative study of design and designer functions in public spaces production in São Paulo City during the 1960s/1970s and today

• Grant number: 14/05451-3
• 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: Larissa Calado de Lucena
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo (FAU). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This research project aims to evaluate and question the role of the architect and the importance of the project regarding the creation public spaces. For such it will be used a detailed study of the projects already undertaken and the verification of their results, in particular, how such spaces are experienced daily by the population of São Paulo.