ABSTRACT
This article discusses the construction of the University of São Paulo’s main campus, called “Armando de Salles Oliveira”, focusing on the period between the foundation of the University, in 1934, to the 1960s. During this period, several projects for the campus, initially guided by the idea of integrating different areas of knowledge, resulted in a campus marked by the segregation of those same areas. The purpose is to understand why there was such a significant deviation from USP’s founding decree, especially concerning the advancement of a “university spirit” that should have guided the construction of the campus.
KEYWORDS:
University of São Paulo; Academic spirit; University campus; Planning; Academical conviviality