Patrimônio histórico e cultural em territórios urbanos : um estudo acerca do conjunto edificado da área central da cidade de Rio Pardo (RS).

Abstract

The city of Rio Pardo central area, called in this research as Historical Center, keeps the majority of the original characteristics of the Portuguese settlement of the 19th century, composing a space with architectural style of the colonial period, with buildings that had suffered few dicharacterization. We understand that as there is more recognition of the values about a space, there are more chances of this area to be preserved, therefore the option for working with the buildings that compose the city of Rio Pardo central area. The objective of this research is to analyze the articulation form of significant urban elements in the historical area of Rio Pardo, cultural and historical pole of the Rio Pardo Valley Region and the state of Rio Grande do Sul. We analyzed the buildings and public spaces with historical value, while registration of territorialities and users of this space. The dialectic method allowed the understanding of the social phenomenon of the urban space appropriation. We did a case study – the city of Rio Pardo (RS) – in order to combine theoretical research the field research, through the technique of topoceptive perception, developed by Kohlsdorf (1996). As a result, we noted that the set of Pole-Areas, Interconnection Axles and Areas of Influence of the central area should be integrated in any plan for valuation of the historical sector as a representative territorial unit of the symbolic values of city of Rio Pardo. As part of the urban and regional dynamics, it is necessary to understand the articulations of the Historical Center with the surrounding structure considering, also, the main access routes of the city, the areas of urban expansion, the environmental aspects that characterize the rivers’ margins and the remaining polarizing elements of the city.