A intervenção no Palácio Governador João Alves Filho: o desaparecimento do edifício moderno da Praça Fausto Cardoso, em Aracaju

This paper describes the intervention of the facades of the Governor João Alves Filho Palace in Aracaju, the current seat of the Sergipe Legislative Assembly (ALESE). The building was considered one of the great expressions of the Modern Movement, and even its Brutalist language ensured a respectful dialogue with Fausto Cardoso Square and the pre-existing buildings. The article also addresses the theme of pre-existing interventions, where “new architectures and / or facades” annihilate historical stratification even by adopting the concept of “repagination”. The justifications for the design actions in the ALESE building did not consider the critical discernment to judge the building's potentiality and the possibility of restoration of Modern Architecture, a subject debated by several theorists. The replacement of the façades of the façade with glass skin affected its material integrity, its authenticity, destroyed the building of the 80's, as well as fragmented the existing landscape unit. Therefore, the architect's commitment to understand: architecture of any kind and time, physical characteristics, the logic of modernist architecture, its figurative values, reading the architectural landscape, having a historical view and not acting arbitrarily, would be indispensable for ensure the relevance of the executed proposal. Therefore, scientific, technical and theoretical understanding would provide a multidisciplinary discussion for a coherent intervention proposal and especially that would value the aesthetic and historical values of the building. The discussion presented here will not be about modern architecture, but how to intervene in the preexistence and consolidated image of this preexistence.