On capital and architecture: architectural capital in the constitution of society

Authors

  • Bruna da Cunha Kronenberger Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Brasília, DF, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4458-1137
  • Frederico Rosa Borges de Holanda Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Brasília, DF, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3592-2246

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22296/2317-1529.rbeur.202442pt

Keywords:

Theory of Capital, Habitus, Architectural Capital, Spatial Capital, Building Capital

Abstract

Reflecting on society and the diverse assets at our disposal through which we shape our place within it signifies comprehending the multiple dimensions that constitute it.  For Pierre Bourdieu, it is crucial to understand the various types of capital (resources, means and capacities) that we mobilize in order to meet our needs, and that characterize who we are. By incorporating architecture into the constitution of society, based on the space syntax theory, we argue that the way we organize ourselves – bodies in space and time – and the way we organize places constitutes a social macrostructure, into which architectural capital is inserted, which is the ability of a subject to mobilize architecture for his or her purposes. This capital entails possibilities or restrictions regarding how we occupy places and move within them, as well as the conditions that determine the visibility of others. It consists of both spatial capital and building capital, the former referring to open spaces with unrestricted access, and the latter to closed spaces with restricted access. This article aims to present the theoretical framework used to formulate the concept of architectural capital.

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Author Biographies

Bruna da Cunha Kronenberger, Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Brasília, DF, Brazil

Architect and urban planner graduated from the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the Universidade de Brasília (FAU/UnB). She holds a master’s degree in architecture and urbanism from the Postgraduate Program in Architecture and Urbanism at the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (PósARQ/UFSC). She is a specialist in Environmental Geoprocessing from the Instituto de Geociências at UnB. She holds a doctorate in Urban and Regional Planning from the Postgraduate Program in Architecture and Urbanism at FAU/UnB. She is a member of the Grupo de Pesquisa Dimensões Morfológicas do Processo de Urbanização (DIMPU), the Laboratório de Configuração Arquitetônica (ConfigARQ) and Centro de Estudos de Espaços Públicos (CEEP). Currently, she is working as a volunteer professor at FAU/UnB and as architect at the Secretary of State for Urban Development and Housing (SEDUH) of Brasília.

Frederico Rosa Borges de Holanda, Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Brasília, DF, Brazil

Architect from the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Federal (UFPE, 1966). PhD in Architecture from the University of London (1997). Retired full professor, senior collaborative researcher, and emeritus professor at the Universidade de Brasília (UnB), where he has lectured since 1972. His books include O espaço de exceção (2002) – based on his doctoral thesis of the same name and winner of the Anpur Rodrigo Simões Award for doctoral thesis in 1998; Brasília: cidade moderna, cidade eterna (2010) – winner of the Anparq Award in the “Book” category; Exceptional Space (2011); Oscar Niemeyer: de vidro e concreto / Of Glass and Concrete (2011) – bilingual Portuguese-English edition; 10 mandamentos da arquitetura (2013); and Construtores de mim (2019). Organizer of the works Arquitetura & urbanidade (2003) and Ordem e desordem: arquitetura e vida social (2012). He founded a publishing house (FRBH) that has published ten titles in architecture and literature by authors from UnB and colleagues from other Federal Institutes of Education (Ifes). He is dedicated to producing films on architecture and culture – from the collection, 131 titles are available online. His research focuses on the relationships between architectural and urban configuration, the use of spaces by social categories (classes, genders, and generations), and socio-spatial segregation. He coordinates the research group “Dimensões Morfológicas do Processo de Urbanização” (CNPq) and serves as a senior researcher at the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq).

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2024-11-27

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Kronenberger, B. da C., & Holanda, F. R. B. de. (2024). On capital and architecture: architectural capital in the constitution of society. Revista Brasileira De Estudos Urbanos E Regionais, 26(1). https://doi.org/10.22296/2317-1529.rbeur.202442pt

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Vol. 26 No. 1 (2024): Janeiro-Dezembro

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