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The architecture of mental hospitals adopted in Brazil during the 19th century reveals a search for the modernization. This happened at the same time that architectural program was in progress in Europe and United States, as a result of the concept that mental illness has a pathology and can be medi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hugo Segawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1993-12-01
Series:Pós: Revista do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo da FAUUSP
Online Access:http://revistas.usp.br/posfau/article/view/137034