A representação nos croquis urbanísticos de Curitiba: imagens e imaginários da cidade modelo nas décadas de 1980 a 1990

Abstract

Curitiba boasts titles that reinforce a positive and desirable image of the city. “Model City,” “City of the Future,” and “Ecological Capital” are just a few of them. Although the construction of these images has been studied by various fields of knowledge, there is a lack of research addressing the role of visual culture, especially sketches, in this construction. Aiming to fill this gap, this research characterized the participation of sketches in the construction of Curitiba’s city imagery during the 1980s and 1990s. To that end, series of sketches that circulated in the municipality of Curitiba through printed newspapers and the architectural preliminary projects of IPPUC were investigated. For this purpose, this work used documentary analysis as the research method, as well as a systematic review of the literature on visual culture. Finally, this dissertation characterized the relationships between the discourse constructed by these municipal administrations and the images produced.