Cândido de Abreu: Projects of the first urbanist of Curitiba in early 20th century

Abstract

The reflection that I propose deals with some issues on the importance of architecture and the space which it determines as carriers and conveyors of multiple languages and meanings in the urban universe. I will emphasize the architectural discourse by Cândido de Abreu, considered the first urban planner in Curitiba. He is best known for his projects of squares and gardens, manor houses and public buildings, and a little less known for being the author of the project for the school building called Grupo Escolar Dr. Xavier da Silva, solemnly inaugurated in the end of 1903. I intend to demonstrate the most important architectural references of that engineer by means of a historical research as comprehension support for an urban and school culture that considers the building of the first school in Parana state as an example.

Keywords:
Architecture; History; education