Diseño como Estrategia de Comunicación, Inculturación e indoctrinación
Iglesias misionales jesuíticas de Chiquitos en Bolivia (174?-1767)
- Name
- Vivian Ortiz
- Year
- 2017
- Institution
- Lisbon School of Architecture Universidade de Lisboa
- Supervisors
- Leonor Ferrão
- Discipline
- Design
- Scope
- Design History
- Taxonomy
- Phenomenology
- Type
- Theoretical
- Language
- Spanish
- Wordcount / Pagecount
- 166,253 / 677
- Joint supervision
- No
The use of visual communication, spatial design, and visual arts in Jesuit missionary churches to transmit religious ideology
Research Process (3 methods)
x
architectural sites across Europe and South America
Jesuit researchers and members of the Order, historical experts on Chiquitanian culture, and local artisans who participated in church restorations
| # | Name of Method | Research Phase | Research Approach | Researcher Role | Object of Study / Participants | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Literature review | Exploratory | Qualitative | x | x | x |
| 2 | Observation | Generative | Qualitative | x | architectural sites across Europe and South America | unspecified |
| 3 | Interview | Generative | Qualitative | x | Jesuit researchers and members of the Order, historical experts on Chiquitanian culture, and local artisans who participated in church restorations | unspecified |
Knowledge Transfer & Exchange
Knowledge Exchange (PhD Process): Produced with input
| IK&T | Academia | Design Practice | Society |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context | Yes | No | No |
| Vision | No | No | No |
| Means | No | No | No |
Recommendations (5)
Develop an environmental-design framework for analyzing how interior architectural spaces communicate visually across heterogeneous cultures, drawing comparative lessons from successful historical mission systems.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Medium
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- Medium
Translate the Chiquitos case into operational parameters for contemporary multicultural spaces by testing the communicative role of layout, light, color, ornament, façades, and narrative sequencing.
- Scope:
- Meso → Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Medium
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- Medium-High
Expand the empirical corpus to all Chiquitos churches and to post-Jesuit phases—especially the post-expulsion period and the restoration era (1972–1996)—to compare how spatial communication changed over time.
- Scope:
- Meso
- Time Horizon:
- Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- Medium
Study the geometric and floral designs embedded in the envelopes and surfaces of Chiquitos churches as a distinct design corpus within Chiquitano material culture.
- Scope:
- Meso
- Time Horizon:
- Medium
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- High
Use design research as a preservation and mobilization tool for Chiquitano heritage, producing documentation, interpretation, and dissemination that support those who safeguard this World Heritage legacy.
- Scope:
- Meso → Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Medium
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- Medium-High