A implantação de uma modernidade : o processo de verticalização da area central de Campinas / The introduce from a modernity : the process through the vertical development in the downtown area of Campinas

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

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In the beginning of the XX century political and administrative efforts were made with the intention of change the image and the urban characteristics of Campinas, in the state of São Paulo. One of the means by the image of modernization on the city was the ?Plan of Urban Development,? created by engineer and architect Francisco Prestes Maia in the first half of the XX century. The goal to adapt the city to the new economic and aesthetic needs of urban development was achieved through modifications in the configuration of the urban center through laws, creation of alternate highways network systems, widening of streets, and the reconstruction of public and private buildings. The reconstruction of these buildings was mainly in the vertical direction. This work analyses the process through the vertical development in the downtown area of Campinas that reflects the vision of modernity revealing, beyond the formal and technological evolutions, new programs and ways to work and live. Through a documental research of the Municipal archives, the construction firms, and the publications of that era, it was possible to study the evolution of the vertical constructions. In addition, a field research was conducted to determine the addresses of these buildings and subsequent location of the files at the Municipal Hall, allowing for its organization by periods of 10 years, according to height and function. With the background of these constructions it is possible to understand how the implementation and evolution of these buildings occurred in the downtown area and identify those that better represent this vertical development of downtown and the different architectural styles implemented. The analyses of the evolution of these downtown buildings and the process of rebuilding and vertical development will confirm that urbanism and architecture have contributed to build a new life and urban image envisioned in the beginning of the XX century, still permitting an understanding of the role of political and economical decisions in altering the design of the city

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edificios altos - campinas modernity arquitetura moderna - campinas building modernidade vertical development

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