Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: VICENTE CELESTE DE OLIVEIRA JUNIOR

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : VICENTE CELESTE DE OLIVEIRA JUNIOR
DATE: 12/08/2022
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Sala virtual/plataforma Meet
TITLE:

THE RECONSTRUCTION OF BUCHAREST IN LIGHT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF BRASÍLIA/DF. A COMPARATIVE STUDY.

KEY WORDS:

Bucharest; Brasilia; Construction; Reconstruction; Political power.

PAGES: 49
BIG AREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
AREA: Arquitetura e Urbanismo
SUBÁREA: Fundamentos de Arquitetura e Urbanismo
SPECIALTY: História do Urbanismo
SUMMARY:

Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu implemented profound changes in the architecture and urbanism of the historic city center of Bucharest starting in 1977. In 1971 he visited Pyong Yang, the monumental capital of North Korea, rebuilt by Kim Il-Sung and Beijing, China, by Mao Zedong. On June 4, 1975, he officially visited Brazil and was received by then-President Ernesto Geisel. On March 4, 1977, Bucharest was hit by a strong earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale, about 1,500 people died. From these visits, the literature informs us that the dictator started the demolition and reconstruction in the architecture and urbanism of the Romanian capital. In this research, we investigate whether the Romanian dictator was also inspired by the architectural constructions of Brasília for the reconstruction of Bucharest, by building a political-administrative center in the capital of his country. Brasília/DF was also built under the aegis of ideological representation and the affirmation of political power, but unlike Ceausescu's urban reform, it took place as a symbol of a democratic regime and a capitalist system. In the construction of Brasília, emphasis was given to the construction of public buildings that are representative of the powers that govern the country, located in Praça dos Três Poderes: the National Congress, the Federal Supreme Court (STF) and the Presidential Palace, the Monumental Axis. etc. that constitute the main urban architectural constructions and represent the governmental power. Bucharest/RO, in turn, was reformed under the aegis of ideological representation and the assertion of political power in a communist system. In Romania, architecture and urbanism were used as a symbol of communism and undoubtedly served as a tool for state control. The countries that made up the “Iron Curtain”, that is, countries that after the Second World War became part of the Soviet Bloc, adopted an architecture with a monumental tendency, deeply motivated by ideological foundations. Considering that Brasília and Bucharest were located in different socioeconomic systems (capitalism and communism) when they were built and reconstructed, respectively, is it possible to perceive, despite these differences, formal solutions that brought them closer together? Was there any influence of Brasilia's architecture and urbanism on the reconstruction of Bucharest? To what extent can proximate formal solutions serve to express different ideologies? We pursue these inquiries to prove the real influence of the construction of Brasília on the architectural and urban reconstruction of the historic center of Bucharest, or even their real similarities.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1149450 - RUBENILSON BRASAO TEIXEIRA
Interno - 1720813 - GEORGE ALEXANDRE FERREIRA DANTAS
Externo à Instituição - RICARDO TREVISAN - UnB