School architectural standards and the expansion of Elementary School in the beginning of the twentieth century in Brazil

• Main Authors: Fabricia Dias da Cunha de Moraes Fernandes, Erika Porceli Alaniz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal de São Carlos 2016-10-01
• Series: Revista Eletrônica de Educação
• Subjects: Arquitetura escolar; Política educacional; Expansão da rede física escolar; School Architecture; Educational Policy; Expansion of physical school network
• Online Access: http://www.reveduc.ufscar.br/index.php/reveduc/article/view/1924/517

This paper aims to describe the transformation that took place in the physical space of elementary schools in Brazil, within the initial period of expanding access to basic education, which occurred between the years 1930 to 1940. Through the historical - descriptive approach, it was sought to demonstrate that the school's architectural projects have materialized constituent aspects of current educational policies in the indicated periods. Based on a bibliographic research of historical framework, it was approached the emergence of new planning guidelines in state bodies and, the configuration of the Brazilian school architecture in accordance with the modernizing discourse of the period. Were sought the transformations of architectural models and the orientation change of planning bodies, which have used functionalist concepts from the architecture of modern movement for the construction of school buildings, following modular construction principles, prefabrication and despoliation of all ornamentation. Having as reference the modifications in planning guidelines and, how the school physical network has been configured, it was identified that the expansion of the physical network followed the parameter of public spending rationalization. This factor corroborated with the massive access, occasioning the adoption of standardized architectural solutions, impoverishment and precariousness of physical structure of Brazilian public schools.