Aspectos Formais da Arquitetura Multifamiliar Pós-Moderna em João Pessoa-PB: Obras de Expedito Arruda (1992-1999)

Abstract

This study analyzes the multifamily architecture designed by Expedito Arruda in João Pessoa during the 1990s, focusing on compositional solutions, façade language, and the relationship of his works with the city’s verticalization process and urban transformations. The research addresses the lack of studies on local architectural production of this period and seeks to highlight the contribution of regional architects to the construction of urban identity. The methodology is based on the morphological analysis parameters proposed by Victor Consiglieri (1999), examining volumetric mass, corporeal form, additive and subtractive systems, surfaces, and architectural perception. The results show that Expedito Arruda articulated elements of modernism with emerging signs of postmodernism, producing a hybrid architecture rooted in local conditions such as climate, topography, and the real estate market. More than an aesthetic exercise, his multifamily buildings became urban landmarks, consolidating themselves as part of the architectural and cultural memory of João Pessoa, while also situating local production within the broader debate on identity, language, and contemporaneity in Brazilian architecture.