Caminhos emancipatórios: problematizações sócio-espaciais mediadas por interfaces em Boa Vista /RR

Abstract

The research presented in this thesis investigated the socio-spatial production of the Lagoa Alvorada Collective in Boa Vista (RR), carried out through technical consultancy and interfaces. The discussion on critical alternatives to conventional architectural and urban planning practices, which informed the technical consultancy to the socio-spatial group, was taken to the academic and professional environment in the Brazilian state of Roraima, and is also presented here. Based on the theory and practice of the research group Morar de Outras Maneiras (Other Ways to Live) of the School of Architecture of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (MOM/EA-UFMG), the research was developed through instruments that expanded the imagination of those involved, fostering dialogue, discussion and leading them to critical reflection on their production. The collective, made up of twenty-six Venezuelan, four Brazilian and one Cuban families, threatened with removal for living in stilt houses in a permanent area of preservation (APP), was offered devices to problematize their relationship with water, a key issue for their permanence. Workshops, models and games motivated discussions and led to the proposal to build an alternative popular plan for the sustainable occupation of the lagoon. In the Architecture and Urbanism course at the Federal University of Roraima, the twenty-one students of the Social Interest Housing elective course, during my teaching internship, were asked to read individually, discuss in groups, and present texts produced by MOM/EA-UFMG researchers in seminars. They also had to experience an interface and conduct a mini census at the Lagoa Alvorada Collective. The discussion was taken to the architecture and urbanism community through a workshop, which aimed to tension the production of social interest housing technical assistance (ATHIS) with the MOM/EA-UFMG's proposal for technical assistance with interfaces. Regarding the collective, it was expected that such problematization would initiate a process of self-organization and continued education as well as bring gains in autonomy, socio-spatial and environmental awareness for collective and individual decision-making. In the architectural field, it was expected that this problematization would create space for a critical reflection on the practice of architecture, especially focused on socio-spatial groups, and the overcoming of conventional practices carried out there. With the socio-spatial group, the practice was rich in learning and exchange of experiences, resulting in small gains, by the group, in autonomy and socio-spatial and environmental awareness, confirming the effectiveness of the interfaces. It is essential that this process is continued and expanded. In academia, the reception by the students was satisfactory, as it was possible to reflect on the position of the architect in relation to the socio-spatial groups, but the engagement of the majority was limited to the period of the course.