Françoise Choay at Arc et Senans: a critique of urban morphology

• Autor(a) principal: Lima, José Júlio Ferreira
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Samuels, Ivor
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: P@ranoá
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/paranoa/article/view/47942
• topic: crítica; etimologia; morfologia urbana; arquitetura; urbanismo; crítica; etomología; morfología urbana; arquitectura; urbanismo; critique; etymology; urban morphology; architecture; urbanism

In October 1985, the Seminar "Morphologie urbaine et parcellaire", organized by Pierre Merlin, Françoise Choay and others, was held in "Arc et Senans", designed by Ledoux in the 18th century. The event was divided into the themes: “Urban morphology seen by international specialists” and “The contribution of the analysis of urban parcels”. The objective of this work is to discuss Choay's contribution in the annals of the event, having as reference her extensive dedication to etymology in her works on architecture and the space of the city as written themes that, in a way, permeates Choay's production in the fields of philosophy and historiography. Here, aiming to bring reflections regarding the establishment of a critique of urban morphology, observations resulting from her participation in the seminar, from readings of her works "La règle et le modèle - Sur la théorie de l'architecture et d'urbanisme" (1980) and "L'Urbanisme: Utopies et Réalités" (1965), as well as the "Dictionnaire d"Urbanisme" edited Merlin (1988). The result is a comparison between Choay's relevant thought about the city and the studies of Urban Morphology, today, after almost three decades, in the perspective of the "International Seminar on Urban Form" (ISUF) and also of the Portuguese Network of Urban Morphology (PNUM).