O Modernismo Arquitetônico e as transformações na forma de morar: a origem da profissionalização da arquitetura de interiores no Ceará

The objective of the paper is to address the professionalization of the Interior Architecture in the State of Ceará, which goes back to the decade of the 1950’s, highlighting the main characters, professionals who were forerunners in this professional role and those who carried on the development of the activity, as well as some of the most emblematic works made in the period. This work intends to elaborate a synthesis of this role, seeking to articulate the stories of these agents with the changes in the way of living of the Fortaleza society. The results achieved – part of a much wider research in progress – were obtained from the study of reference works, the review of the literature on the topic, the examination of publications about the interior decoration of the time and, most important, from the realization of interviews with peo- ple who have been part of the process, involving professionals who initiated the activity, clients and jour- nalists, as well as the first architects who started to perform in the field. The research is relevant in the context of establishing the retaking of professional practices related to the professional role, revealing also aspects concerning the evolution of the ways of living and to appropriate the architectural spaces in the local conjuncture. This is about an original contribution, given the almost non-existing systematiza- tion of the topic in the city.