The acronym SINAENCO stands for National Association of Architectural and of
Consulting Engineering Companies, a business entity incorporated in 1988 and
with a current list of 9 thousand such firms, out of which 5 % are full
members.
SINAENCO's administrative organization reflects its nation-wide structure.
Whereas the operational headquarters are in São Paulo, SP, twelve
strategically located chapters (Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo,
Goiás, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraná, Pernambuco, Rio de
Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina e São Paulo), autonomous in
the geographical area as provided for in the by-laws, harmoniously ensure a
dynamic interface with regional diversities.
At our Internet site a complete list of full members and a summary of their
capabilities are also available.
Consulting Engineering
Consulting Engineering switched its business concentration when Brazil began to
invest in infrastructure in 1960. Before that time, the company has
concentrated on civil engineering work which was provided through builders and
sub-contractors of public works projects.
Advanced systems of production and the distribution of electricity in Brazil
involved new technology and a need for a high degree of specialization,
professional know-how and companies with offices that were able to supply
specific technical capabilities. Consulting Engineering responded to the
increase in demand for services and emerged with technical and administrative
potential to solve the countries investment and industrial infrastructure
needs.
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Architecture
Thanks to its pioneering posture in looking for daring, unorthodox solutions,
Brazilian architecture has earned worldwide recognition since the forties. The
architect was then a solo player, his name and personal reputation an easily
identifiable asset of paramount importance in the market place.
This situation, which lasted for the next two decades, started to change in
response to the boom of public works and industrial development projects that
marked the seventies. In order to cope with the new challenges, the heretofore
individually-centered offices gradually became the well- structured firms of
today, focusing on a multidisciplinary approach. Such sophistication has
enabled them to take on projects of increasingly larger dimensions and more
demanding technological requirements. Having therefore so much in common with
their consulting engineering counterparts - in fact working in close
cooperation with them - it was only natural that architectural companies joined
SINAENCO, thus contributing to strengthen the synergy of both professional
areas.
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