Conceber e construir na atuação profissional de João Filgueiras Lima

Abstract

This article approaches the process of production of architecture in the professional performance of the architect João Filgueiras Lima_Lelé, especially the relationship that the architect established between designing and building. We will initially present a bibliographic review about the architect's work. Then, a brief description of Lelé's biography and professional performance anchored in the bibliographic review, focusing on the relationship between designing and building. We will highlight his performance between the years 1957 and 1965, period in which the architect worked on the construction of Brasília and on the then newly created Universidade de Brasília (UnB). We consider these years to be fundamental for his training, as they defined principles that guided his professional performance, such as the project's commitment to the execution of the works and the confrontation of material waste and human work at the construction sites. Finally, we will discuss Lelé's contribution to the rationalization and industrialization of civil construction in Brazil.