Keywords
social appropriation
vegetation and urban furniture
squares in Brasília (Federal District)
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Abstract
This article categorizes the morphological types of squares in Brasilia, Distrito Federal, analyzing their relationship with the surrounding fabric and the presence of furniture and vegetation. For ten typical cases of each category, it nuances the morphological analysis and investigates the patterns of social appropriation. The study is based on type-morphological analysis and environmental behavior to investigate this suis generis type of public space - the urban square. Based on the shpfile layers of road network, blocks/lots, land use and living and leisure furniture from Geoportal and Google Street View®, 2270 squares were mapped and typified. The results made it possible to identify different origins of the layout and intended functions of the square, taking into account the various morphological influences - modernist and contemporary - of Brasilia, as well as the decisive influence of the quality of the surrounding fabric - access, density, land use - and the design resolution and maintenance of the square - environments, furniture, vegetation - on patterns of social appropriation; showing the richness of public life not only to teach, by way of conclusions, attributes for good urban design, but also to reaffirm that it effectively makes up the soul of the city.
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