Reflexos do Movimento Moderno no edifício DKW de Arménio Losa e Cassiano Barbosa

Abstract

The modern movement is a reflection of a period of great change in the field of architecture and urbanism. Since they were not linear across Europe, in Portugal they present a particular context. Neutral country in World War II in full consolidation of conservative dictatorship can build, despite the isolation and lack of contact with the innovative, a varied collection of buildings representing the new language experiences abroad. The DKW, one of these buildings, was chosen as the theme of this dissertation at its individual character. Built from 1946, in Porto, at a turning point in modern european movement, already confronted with the inadequacy of the studied after World War solutions, is associated with a difficult struggle for new syntax and restructuring and improvement of portuguese cities. Aggregator of various expressions and functional programs, presents itself as one of the first challenges faced by Arménio Losa and Cassiano Barbosa, authors of a set of works carried out in partnership, in approach to the modern movement, which does not appear linearly in Porto building . Therefore, in the first part of the thesis is explained the construction process, following the evolution of the two architects options; the second is a comparison with national and foreign works designed by the date of completion, in 1951; and the third analyzes the architecture magazines published in our country and abroad.