Luso-Brazilian Architectural Construction

Period
December 1, 2010 to December 1, 2013
Duration
36 months
Abstract

The project’s goal is to promote the study of construction techniques during the Portuguese colonization period in the American continent in order to increase the knowledge about the monuments built based on the knowledge about their structures and facings, allowing professionals from the cultural heritage field, both Brazilian and Portuguese, to adequately perform the correct preservation and safeguarding of these monuments Thus, it intends to contribute – not only by promoting the organization and collection of documental supports but also through theoretical considerations on the subject – to the future elaboration of a “History of Luso-Brazilian Construction”

Partners

The project is coordinated by the Arts Centre of the Espírito Santo Federal

Researchers
João Mascarenhas Mateus
José Manuel Aguiar
José Simões de B. Pessoa
Nelson Porto Ribeiro
Rosina Trevisan Ribeiro
Keywords
construction, architecture, Portugal, Brazil
Funding Entity
National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development