A project by the Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR) is cataloging the historical heritage of Curitiba and making all the information available on the website Arquivo Arquitetura. The portal is being gradually updated with all the research conducted since 2011 by more than 560 students, led by architects Giceli Portela and Iaskara Florenzano. In the near future, the goal is to install QR codes on tiles in front of all the buildings, allowing people to access the complete history of each building in real time.
Historical, photographic, drawing, and scale-model research has already examined the São Francisco neighborhood, with a special focus on Trajano Reis, Paula Gomes, and Saldanha Marinho streets, wooden houses, modernist homes, and central plazas, such as Tiradentes and Eufrásio Correia.
The goal is for the compiled material, which covers over 400 works, to be presented in an accessible language for everyone, rather than technical jargon intended only for architects and restoration professionals. Currently, students and faculty are dedicated to detailing the industrial heritage of the Rebouças neighborhood.
The first QR code has already been installed on the UTFPR headquarters, which is a Preservation Interest Unit (UIP) in Curitiba.
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