The design of co-participation processes in public spaces in São Paulo as university extension project: The revitalization process of Dom Orione and Major Freire Squares
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2020
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Edições Universitárias Lusófonas
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This work discusses the revitalisation process of Dom Orione Square and
Major Freire Square, developed in a university extension project by architecture and
urban planning students of Centro Universitário Belas Artes in São Paulo. The Dom
Orione project was conducted jointly with Association Novolhar, which provides social
inclusion to children and teenagers in need living near the square. Even without a
proper playground, the square is used by children all through the week. At weekends
a flea market takes place, with local vendors using improvised tents for selling
antiquities. To better understand the children’s expectations, the students organised
a design and sculpture workshop in which children could express, the changes they
wanted in the square in a playful manner. Through the drawings and clay sculptures,
the students were able to create a project that met the needs of the local population.
In the Major Freire Square, the project was developed in partnership with the NGO
"EU RESOLVO", taking also into account the needs of local residents. Due to its
proximity to the São Judas subway station, Major Freire Square has a great potential
for recreation activities. The students organised meetings with the local population to
discuss their needs in order to create a project suited to the locals. It is believed that
participatory processes are fundamental for the training of architects and urban
planners sensitive to the real-life issues of the city. Consequently, the appropriation
of public spaces by the population in general and by children and adolescents in
particular, will be better understood and taken into account. In this way, discussing
methodologies and development alternatives by participatory projects contributes to
future public policies and to the development of responsive public spaces.
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Série Cultura e Território
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EDUCAÇÃO, EDUCATION, URBANISMO, URBANISM, CRIANÇAS, CHILDREN, ESPAÇO PÚBLICO, PUBLIC SPACE, GESTÃO PARTICIPATIVA, PARTICIPATIVE MANAGEMENT, COMUNIDADES LOCAIS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, ESPAÇOS URBANOS, URBAN SPACES, ESTUDOS DE CASO, CASE STUDIES