Instituto de Design, Arquitetura de Urbanismo da Universidade Federal do Ceará: uma Experiência Colaborativa de Projeto Arquitetônico

Abstract

The article discusses the experience of collaborative project to design the new building of the physical facilities of the Institute of Design, Architecture and Urbanism (IDEAU) Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), current Department of Architecture and Urbanism of the UFC (SAD-UFC). The project was demanded to the teachers involved in the course of Architectural Design in order to attend the new requirements programmatic and symbolic of the SAD-UFC and resulted in an unique experience of projecting. The relevance of this work is justified by the opportunity to execute a collaborative project with the participation of teachers and students, contributing to the discussion of the fundamentals of architectural design as a process and as a product. Thus, the article discusses the working process, assumptions, and overcoming difficulties, presenting a preliminary proposal for IDEAU. Finally, as a future result, and with the perspective of executing the project, it is expected that the new building highlight in symbolic and architectonic scale, within the UFC and the city of Fortaleza, the Course of Architecture, Urbanism and Design.