Analysis of the architecture of the railway workshops of the Companhia Paulista in Jundiaí, São Paulo

The purpose of this paper is to analyze how the construction of the Companhia Paulista railway workshops took place in Jundiaí, São Paulo. The temporal cut is limited to the nineteenth century, comprising the years between 1892 and 1896, the period of the original building’s construction. This type...

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Main Authors: Silva, Tainá Maria, Oliveira, Eduardo Romero de
Format: Online
Language:por
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Published: Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo. 2021
Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/posfau/article/view/164126
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Summary:The purpose of this paper is to analyze how the construction of the Companhia Paulista railway workshops took place in Jundiaí, São Paulo. The temporal cut is limited to the nineteenth century, comprising the years between 1892 and 1896, the period of the original building’s construction. This type of study is justified by the fact that the workshops in Jundiaí had a unique type for the period, compared to same kind of structures in the state of São Paulo. Throughvisual observation and knowledge of specific bibliography, elements such as implantation, materials, systems, openings and ornaments were analyzed. From this analysis, it is possible to broaden the knowledge about some construction techniques used, as well as to elucidate some aspects of the built industrial heritage.