Fundamentos para um design tectônico supradisciplinar a partir das experimentações da Bauhaus (1919-1928)

Abstract

The thesis addresses the dialogues between Architecture, Design, and Art, with an emphasis on the concept of tectonics, which explores the role of technical and expressive relationships among form, structure, materiality, and construction. It sought to develop foundations for a supra-disciplinary tectonic design. To this end, the study analyzed the Vorkurs and other experiments conducted at the Bauhaus (1919–1928), focusing on the contributions of experimental teaching to the construction of design foundations. The Vorkurs was chosen as the central object of analysis for its representation, within the Bauhaus context, of the key element in the quest for integration between art, technique, and design. The methodology included bibliographic review, documentary analysis, and the development of synthesis tables and schematic diagrams, allowing the systematization of key tectonic concepts and their application to the analysis of Bauhaus practices. As a result, the research revealed that, although tectonics was not explicitly mentioned at the school, its principles were present in experiments across various artistic fields encompassed by the Bauhaus. This enabled the formulation of categories that support the hypothesis of a supra-disciplinary and tectonic design theory. Finally, the research highlighted the role of structure as an integrative link between form, materiality, and construction, articulating technical and expressive aspects within the design process.