Reflexões sobre o brutalismo cearense

Abstract

The article discusses the brutalist architecture trend of Ceará, highlighting key achievements designed between 1970 and 1980 and placing it in the local context and its interactions with the national and international scene. The chronological cut coincides with the time when the brutalist trend, standardized by most architects in São Paulo, becomes hegemonic in Brazil. The modern architecture of Ceará can be approached in two stages. The first generation consists of senior architects in Rio de Janeiro and Recife, who return to Fortaleza from 1950 on. The second generation consists of architects who studied in USP, UNB, UFRJ, UFPE and graduates of the School of Architecture of the UFC, that aggregate to the precursors. Between 1970-80, the professional scene expands and consolidates, starting a new phase in the architecture of Ceará, driven mainly by formal references and constructive aspects of brutalism. It is highlighted by a demand of state buildings that is of great significance to the city. Another typology among the important achievements in tune with the brutalism are works in various residential neighborhoods, pointing out new formal and constructive possibilities.