Dissertations

THE MANDALA SQUARE: INTEGRATION BETWEEN THE MUSEUM OF IMAGES OF THE UNCONSCIOUS AND ITS SURROUNDINGS

Professional Master Degree Dissertation

Professional Master Degree Dissertation

This dissertation aims to develop design guidelines for the open spaces of the Nise da Silveira Municipal Institute, former Pedro II Psychiatric Center, located in the Engenho de Dentro neighborhood, a suburb of the city of Rio de Janeiro. And more specifically, to develop an intervention project for the open spaces in the immediate surroundings of the Museum of Unconscious Images. The project proposal comprises the appreciation of the cultural and scientific heritage of the Museum, the encouragement of sociability and the appropriation of the open spaces based on the principles of Dr. Nise da Silveira, of humanist character and in favor of social reintegration. The work was developed based on the concepts of open spaces, squares and mandalas, and having as methodology Deriva. The study of form combined with the mandala's configuration, displayed both in the Museum's logo and in the spontaneous works of therapeutic workshops, became the party of the form of the open spaces. The project sought to provide intensive use of open spaces around the MII, providing it with a space not only for exhibitions of artistic works, but also for social inclusion, through the proposition of cultural activities, aimed both at Institution's users regarding the community. In addition, it was concerned with contributing to the dissemination and recognition of the existence of the Museum. This way, courses are created inside the campus, equipped with urban facilities that make it more inviting, allowing greater appropriation of open spaces and integration with the surroundings. 

Keywords: open spaces; Museum of Unconscious Images; sociability; study of the form; integration.

http://objdig.ufrj.br/21/teses/889971.pdf 

Data de defesa: 04/10/2019

Person

  • Andréa de Lacerda Pessôa Borde
  • Maria Angela Dias [contributor]
  • Raquel Xavier Laffite [author]
  • Vera Regina Tângari

Course

  • Professional Master of Project and Heritage/UFRJ

ResearchLine

  • Revitalization and Restoration Project