Identificação, documentação, proteção e promoção do patrimônio cultural edificado cearense: a contribuição do acervo do CAU-UFC

Abstract

The objective of this study is to demonstrate and consolidate the importance of the collection of architectural drawings of the ancient architecture of Ceará, produced by the Architecture and Urbanism Course of the Federal University of Ceará, in the preservation of state assets, through the study of their use as primary source of data in the protection instructions produced by federal, state and municipal government agencies. Elaborated in the period from 1965 to 1983, the drawings that compose this collection resulted from inventory activities conducted by Prof. Architect José Liberal de Castro, counting more than 500 drawings related to more than a hundred buildings of Ceará and Maranhão. This is the largest and most relevant work of architectural identification and documentation ever held in Ceará, which led our built heritage to be nationally recognized and established Prof. Liberal de Castro as national exponent in the area.