Escola de artes e ofícios em Crato (CE): memória e cultura no interior do sertão.

Abstract

The valorization of national historical and artistic heritage through more sustainable socio-economic development are among the main ways of keeping popular knowledge alive. The main subjective of this work is elaborate an architectural proposal, at a preliminary level, of a School of Arts and Crafts that serves 18 to 25 year olds of both sexes, in the municipality of Crato (CE), as a mechanism of the preservation of the knowledge and techniques of handicrafts in the region through a vocational training school and the development of manual skills. Through visits and interviews with artisans, as well as readings about school projects, it was sought to reflect how the architecture and pedagogical plan can contribute to the humanization and appreciation of the teaching environment and the present users.