Faced with a global scenario of recent accentuation of climate change, the preservation of existing architecture against waste has become a priority. Conservation and maintenance plans are fundamental instruments for the planning of activities that ensure, in an integrated way, conditions of use and qualification of existing buildings over time.

This proposal aims to research and implement contemporary strategies of good conservation practices, with the introduction of renewed dynamics of integration with teaching and university extension. Also promoting greater exchange between Brazilian reality and recent international trends, this proposal fosters the creation of a collaboration network between Brazil and Portugal, namely between the LabLugares group of FAU-UFRJ and the UNESCO Chair "Heritage, Cities and Landscapes. Sustainable Management, Conservation, Planning and Design" based at FAUP.

Through the creation of a prototype of field activities, workshops and discussions promoted within the pedagogical practices of the design studio, it is intended to develop a Conservation and Maintenance Plan with a participatory, integrated and sustainable approach, to boost the recognition and safeguarding of the architectural heritage.

Team

Ana Maria Albano Amora (Coordinator)
Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Pedro Murilo Freitas (Principal Researcher)
Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto

Rafael Barcellos Santos (Co-Proponent)
Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Marta Cristina Guimarães (Co-Proponent)
Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Teresa Cunha Ferreira (Senior Consultant)
Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto

Rui Fernandes Póvoas (Senior Consultant
Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto

Cláudia Rodrigues de Carvalho (Senior Consultant)
Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Claudio Roberto Comas Brandão (Senior Consultant)
Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro