DIGITAL MODERN ‘Towards a new materiality’ of Modern Architecture in Fortaleza-Ceará (Brazil)

Abstract

The topic `Digital Modern' is a metaphor for expressing the importance of the valorization of Modernism in the current stage of capitalism and in the context of the 4th Industrial Revolution, marked also by the inclusion of the virtual/digital in architecture design, ``towards a new materiality''. Linking, past, present and future, this paper aims to discuss the importance of documentation of the most emblematic modern works of Fortaleza, capital of Ceará (Brazil), using digital technologies, such as the BIM platform and 3D printing, with the goal of contributing to the valorization of memory and conservation of this important architectural heritage.