Maringá’s Zone 10 as a memory space: abandoned industrial urban areas

Currently, it has become frequent to find urban voids generated by former industrial spaces that have fallen into disuse in the fabric. Industrial ruins, although part of cultural and historical imaginary a society, are usually found abandoned, decharacterized or destroyed situations, sometimes creating hostile environments. Hence, memory, once intimately linked development city, is slowly being forgotten, consumed time. Zone 10, located Maringá-PR, presents such characteristics: historically marked an complex relevance for construction city Northern region Paraná, was later abandoned industries, became one biggest surrounding center, deteriorating over years leading feeling insecurity its vicinity. The objective this article debate subject through theories concepts recovery areas, seeking highlight potentiality preservation projects seek revitalize revive these voids, as well transposing discussion specific object study, pointing out 10 heritage collective memory Maringá, importance future projects. Based on bibliographic analysis, we sought approximate literature with information gathered about area, highlighting maintenance space city's memory.