Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: In order to analyze the original architectural design of the Congonhas Airport Passenger Terminal, its renovations and mischaracterizations, the text refers to the concepts of place and non-place. Present in urban memory, the Terminal is an example of art deco, with proto-modernist features; graced with artistic murals. Its original architecture was partially preserved, but its concept was lost. The terraces and small beaches that allowed visitors to watch the planes fly by were lost. Soon, the original place was transformed into an airport of international standards: a non-place.
Source: Revista ARA
Author: Wesley Macedo
Institution: Universidade de São Paulo
Language: English
Subfield: Architecture
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409698465