Forma arquitetônica e função estrutural da Igreja Nossa Senhora de Fátima em Brasília

Abstract

The Igreja Nossa Senhora de Fátima, the first Catholic church built at Plano Piloto, is a model of integration between architectural form and structural function. The synthesis that features the projects conceived by Oscar Niemeyer and Joaquim Cardozo for public buildings of Brasilia was defined as a conceptive principle and results from the experiences attained in previous projects, wich demonstrate the persistence as an aspect of designing method. The technical documents produced to contemplate the design of the church allowed the construction of a simplified mathematical model, from which qualitative analysis of the building was carried out. The study reveals that the proposed structural arrangement enabled the accomplishment with the demands of architectural language, while maintaining the intention of lightness that identifies the buildings of this period. The aim of this research is to present such analysis as a tool for designing projects, simplifying the association between the disciplines of architecture and structural engineering.