The design of architecture and its evolution: case study in the Acrópole magazine

Abstract

The article in question, has as its central theme the drawing as a means of expression and communication of the architect and as an object of study the architectural drawings in the field of specialized magazines, specifically of the magazine Acrópole. The objective of this article is to test a methodology for analyzing the design drawings to trace an evolution of the architectural design, over a specific period, and, thus, to substantiate, in a next stage, through the research of the doctoral thesis, the identification of possible forms of graphical representation of architectural design in the future. For this purpose, we analyzed, by filling in tables (method to be exposed throughout the article), drawings selected from the magazine in 16 moments, between the year 1945 and the year 1971, so that we would have conditions to make a comparison between them. After analyzing the pictures and reflecting on the results obtained, it was possible to observe that the representation of architectural drawings has changed over the years.