The Secretary of Agriculture in the Action Plan of the São Paulo State Government (1959-1963)

ABSTRACT:

Right after assuming the Government of the State of São Paulo in 1959, Carlos Alberto de Carvalho Pinto began to outline what would be one of the most emblematic planning experiences in Brazil, the Action Plan of the State of São Paulo. Alongside the investments in justice, education and health, which made possible some paradigmatic works of São Paulo’s architecture, the Secretary of Agriculture acted during this planning experience by proposing a specific program for the agricultural sector, which culminated in an important collection of more than 450 works, that comprise infrastructural networks for the productive advancement. This unpublished collection sheds light on the trajectory of characters acting in the State’s technical framework that were unknown by historiography, in addition to contributing to expand the debate on the horizons of modern design, presenting architectures with a pragmatic and economic bias, as well as of a certainly pioneering character, by marking an inflection phase in the public architecture promoted by the State of São Paulo.

KEYWORDS:
Modern architecture; Carvalho Pinto; Infrastructure; Action Plan of the São Paulo State Government; São Paulo; Secretary of Agriculture