Establishing the difference, 1931-1951: The modern architect of Rio de Janeiro delineates his field

Authors

  • Marise Ferreira Machado Curso de Pós-Graduação em Arquitetura da Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro / PROARQ-FAU-UFRJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/arq.2013.91.05

Abstract

The article discusses the educational and constructive context of architects at the turn from the 19th to the 20th century. This context was characterized by the architect’s proximity or distance to the engineer. It identifies when the distinction between the two fields became pressing and shows how it represented an important strategy to guarantee a very personal national “character” of modern architecture in Rio de Janeiro and its specific program, more than merely to establish rights and obligations of each profession. The concern with the professional specificity, image and relevance helped strengthen the architectural profession at the end of the 1950s, a time when the construction of Brasília represented the highpoint of creativity and the plastic-formal “exceptionalness” of the architect of Rio de Janeiro. At the same time, the engineer became the architect’s provider of technical building expertise.

Key words: academic teaching, professional field of architects, modern architecture in Rio de Janeiro.

Author Biography

Marise Ferreira Machado, Curso de Pós-Graduação em Arquitetura da Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro / PROARQ-FAU-UFRJ

Arquiteta, Mestre em Arquitetura e Urbanismo pelo PROARQ-FAU-UFRJ (2009), atualmente Doutoranda pela mesma instituição na Linha de Pesquisa “Arquitetura Brasileira Século XX”, em ambos os cursos apoiada por bolsa CAPES de fomento à pesquisa. Professora Substituta (2008-2009) da disciplina Concepção da Forma Arquitetônica 2 – CFA2, integrante do Departamento de Análise e Representação da Forma – DARF da FAU-UFRJ.

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Published

2013-07-30

How to Cite

Machado, M. F. (2013). Establishing the difference, 1931-1951: The modern architect of Rio de Janeiro delineates his field. Arquitetura Revista, 9(1), 48–61. https://doi.org/10.4013/arq.2013.91.05

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2013): Jan-Jun

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