ARCHITECTURE AS A SOCIAL PROMOTER: Center for Arts and Sports Unified - Housing Set "Jardim João Domingos Netto", Presidente Prudente – SP

Abstract

The Unified Educational Centers (CEUs) are urban equipments aimed at expanding the social insertion of segregated communities in society, by offering education, culture, sport, leisure and vocational courses. The objective of this work was the understanding of how the architecture, together with urban interventions of socioeconomic and educational content can mitigate the problems of areas with social vulnerability, acting as territory trainer and social promoter, so that the design of a CEU structure in the Housing Set Jardim João Domingos Netto in Presidente Prudente. The present work uses the methodology based on qualitative research, through researches and bibliographical revisions. The work addresses issues of public educational programs aimed at the social promotion of communities where inserted, architectural references, justification and analysis of site for implementation and development of the project.