The communicative house and the inhabitant: the domestic space and the use of media

Author(s)

Artur Vasconcelos Cordeiro

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo (FAU/SBI)
• Defense date: 2014-04-22

Examining board members

Ricardo Marques de Azevedo; Maria Gabriela Caffarena Celani

• Advisor: Ricardo Marques de Azevedo

Abstract

This work aims to investigate the domestic space related to media of communication and to the contemporary inhabitant. Initially is made a brief history of radio, television, telephone and computer highlighting the influences in the domestic environment. Then, characteristics of urban inhabitant were investigated considering the new forms of communication promoted by digital networks and the emergence of new family groups. Finally, it is carried a survey about the presence of television and computers in apartment\'s sales plan of São Paulo from 1981 to 2010, examining their impacts and influences in the domestic space. Based on what was discussed, it is developed interpretations of the contemporary dwelling. Thus, promotes reflection on the condition of communication technology embedded within the domestic space . (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/03844-0 - The House and the Inhabitant
• Grantee: Artur Vasconcelos Cordeiro
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master