As Escolas Públicas Paulistas da Primeira República e seus Arquitetos

Abstract

This paper studies the origins of the architecture of the public school buildings in the state of São Paulo, as well of its development and changes since the last decade of the 19th century trough the twenties during the so-called "First Republic" The creative features of this this architecture are specially emphasized and an alalysis is made of the specific contributions of some architects, whose works seem to counteract the positions of those who consider the eclectic architecture as a result of no criticism and of thoughtless copies of foreign examples