Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: MARIANA DALTRO LEITE MEDEIROS

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : MARIANA DALTRO LEITE MEDEIROS
DATE: 14/11/2025
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: videoconferência
TITLE:

The square’s emptiness: exploring "misconceptions" and patterns of public squares

KEY WORDS:

Public Open Space; Public Square; Spatial Configuration; Urban Vitality.

PAGES: 158
BIG AREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
AREA: Arquitetura e Urbanismo
SUMMARY:

The thesis will investigate non-squares, abandoned squares, and patterns of “successful” public squares in different urban structures, assessing their effects on people and on the city. The study approaches public squares from two perspectives: concept and pattern. A conceptual approach is undertaken by identifying that many spaces named as squares are, in fact, empty in terms of definition and social character — empty of people. Thus, various aspects are structured to understand what a public square truly is. On the other hand, from the pattern perspective, aspects identified in the literature as necessary for the vitality of a square are examined, understanding that beyond internal infrastructure features, the urban configuration and the way these public open spaces are structured affect the social use of the studied object. From this, disparities are defined among non-squares, abandoned squares, and successful squares. In a next phase, using a qualitative and quantitative methodology, results from a broader stage will be analyzed, exploring squares without social use (non squares and abandoned squares) from a systemic perspective. Afterwards, a more specific phase will be carried out to identify patterns in successful squares. For the analysis of public squares, mappings with georeferenced data will be conducted, along with the theoretical and methodological framework of space syntax (axial and visibility maps) to understand the internal space and its integration with the city. Finally, data between squares and non-squares will be related in an attempt to investigate differences in urban planning, interpreted through physical and spatial configuration.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externa à Instituição - LUCY DONEGAN - UFPB
Interna - 2164530 - GABRIELA DE SOUZA TENORIO
Presidente - ***.541.874-** - VALERIO AUGUSTO SOARES DE MEDEIROS - UnB
Externa ao Programa - 1402220 - VANIA RAQUEL TELES LOUREIRO - nullExterno à Instituição - VÍTOR MANUEL ARAÚJO DE OLIVEIRA - ULUSOFONA-PT