ABSTRACT
This study on the Ipiranga Museum of the University of São Paulo (USP) aims to assess the potential of 3D laser scanning to examine aspects related to construction history. Based on bibliographic studies and on the examination of the building itself, this study explores the building’s characteristics, and presents data on its construction and the main changes it has undergone over time. The study then analyzes the characteristics of the scanning carried out by the Development of Integrated Automatic Procedures for Restoration of Monuments (DIAPReM-Unife) for restoration purposes, which offers highly consistent morphometric data and information about the characteristics of the surfaces. The results of the scanning, when properly analyzed and articulated with bibliographic, iconographic and documentary sources, can provide important historiographical clarifications. This is explored at the end of the text with the goal of highlighting the importance of interdisciplinary works as a means of mutual enrichment.
