The expansion of the metropolitan centrality axis in São Paulo

Chucri Zaidan Avenue and the construction of its urbanity

Abstract

The implementation of Chucri Zaidan Avenue, located in the southern part of the city of São Paulo, continues the powerful financial center formed by Faria Lima and Berrini avenues and has caused a rapid transformation of the area, which is strengthened as a metropolitan linear center. In view of this phenomenon, this study aims to identify and analyze the spatial changes, the dynamics of organization and expansion of the city, their impacts on the urban landscape, on collective spaces and on its urbanity. The methodology used includes the review of the urban literature, the characterization of the study area, the analysis of the projects implemented in the area and the problematization of the process of architectural, urbanistic and landscape transformation and its relationship with the collective spaces of the city. As a result, it seeks to contribute to the reflection about the production of the contemporary city, its spatial structures and social dynamics.