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Ex ante evaluations and the quality of habiter in Brazil of the 21st century: a critical possibility

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Author(s):
Katrin Rappl
Total Authors: 1
Document type: Doctoral Thesis
Press: São Paulo.
Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo (FAU/SBI)
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Examining board members:
Leandro Silva Medrano; Doris Catharine Cornelie Knatz Kowaltowski; João Fernando Pires Meyer; Rosio Fernández Baca Salcedo
Advisor: Leandro Silva Medrano
Abstract

Recently, in Brazil, programs such as: Plano de Aceleração do Crescimento (Acceleration Growth Program - PAC) and Programa Minha Casa Minha Vida (My Home, My Life Program - PMCMV) were responsible for great public investments in the homebuilding sector, which enabled major changes in the urban space. One of their priorities was to stimulate housing construction in order to reduce the national housing deficit. However, it is noticeable that the quality of the projects and their connection with the city were left aside, which further aggravates social and territorial problems, raising concerns from an academic point of view. In this context, the research aimed to understand the historical evolution of critical evaluation process of social housing projects, mainly from the 1960s onwards, when alternatives to the Modern Movement diffused throughout the world. The hypothesis raised by this study is that, currently, existing tools for assessing social housing projects in Brazil are insufficient for their use on the scale required by large national programs, such as PMCMV. Thus, this research evidences, in the national scenario, the pressing need of new formulations that account for the relation between architecture and city, essential to the quality improvement of housing projects and consequently of our cities. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 15/03676-0 - Methodologies for the analysis and evaluation of social housing projects in Brazil: an analysis of contemporary models.
Grantee:Katrin Rappl
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate