Abstract

The importance of open public spaces while landscapes built gains haste with the global trend in the use of vernacular architecture and function of social inclusion and sustainability of these spaces. However, research is rare relating to environmental agents. The acoustic and thermal well-being in these spaces is of fundamental importance. In the city of Umuarama-PR there are currently thirty public squares. This work will address the representative squares located in Avenida Brazil, a major axis of the city which covers the squares Santos Dumont, John Paul VI and Plaza Brasilia. Proposed a set of urban and landscape interventions with an emphasis on sustainable techniques and elements of vernacular architecture in a historical and cultural perspective of open public spaces with a focus in environmental acoustic and thermal comfort. Keywords - squares, vernacular architecture, public places, termic comfort, landscaping.

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