Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: CAMILA MARIA NOGUEIRA DE SANTANA

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : CAMILA MARIA NOGUEIRA DE SANTANA
DATE: 24/03/2023
TIME: 15:00
LOCAL: https://meet.google.com/hcd-cnye-wsa
TITLE:

Vivacity! In search of urbanity in the centre of Fortaleza, Brazil

KEY WORDS:

urbanity, urban animation, centrality, traditional town centres, Fortaleza

PAGES: 125
BIG AREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
AREA: Arquitetura e Urbanismo
SUBÁREA: Fundamentos de Arquitetura e Urbanismo
SUMMARY:

This research addresses urbanity in traditional town centres by articulating morphological variables and the social activities done in public space to identify how their combination could affect the urban life experience. In this study urbanity means a quality of the urban space marked by activities of movement and permanence; by diversity of use, buildings and people; by relations of co-presence and co-awareness; and by smooth barriers between public and private spaces (Jacobs, 2009 [1961]; Hillier, 2007 [1996]; Holanda, 2013). Urbanity does not simply refer to people agglomeration in public spaces. It is associated to environmental qualities that allow cordial relation among residents and visitors in daily activities, enriched by the possibility of encounter, socialisation and leisure as people meet people at random. The sense of safety in urban space is an important aspect to this experience. In the context of this research, a set of variables will be analysed: spatial properties of the urban grid, land uses, density, shapes of blocks and plots, and types of building interfaces. The study stems from the idea that conditions of urbanity are affected by centrality and movement through the spatial configuration (Hillier, 2007). Furthermore, the social activities done in public space will be identified and analysed how they can be stimulated or not by the space characteristics. The research is based on the case of Centro, a consolidated central neighbourhood in Fortaleza, Brazil. It is a dense area, predominantly marked by an orthogonal urban grid, and one of the most highly accessible parts of town. This spatial configuration reinforced its centrality over the years, which, in turn, acted on the real estate dynamics, changed the land use by attracting commercial activities to its central core, pushing other uses towards the limits of the neighbourhood (Trigueiro e Medeiros, 2007). Urban animation can be observed in spaces marked by diversity of uses and located in highly accessible areas. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean an experience of urbanity. For this reason, this research intends to differ the concepts of urbanity and urban animation. Urbanity involves urban features that can be observed, identified, analysed and confronted with other variables. The objective is to identify how different urban features are presented at space, how they can be combined and which combinations tend to coincide with different modes and intensities of social activities placed in public space. By analysing these aspects present in urban life, it is expected to understand how urbanity can be manifested and sustained to contribute with the discussion about urban interventions in traditional town centres.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 350255 - EDJA BEZERRA FARIA TRIGUEIRO
Interno - 1345114 - JOSE CLEWTON DO NASCIMENTO
Externa à Instituição - GABRIELA DE SOUZA TENORIO - UnB
Externa à Instituição - LUCY DONEGAN - UFPB