SCHOOL YEAR 2014-15 - 1st fourth-month PROGRAM
During the first
part of this year, from September to January, we´ll work in Extremadura, in two
spots –Medellín, Alcántara- with different urban context. Extremadura is a land
located in the southwest of Spain, including Cáceres and Badajoz. Extremadura
is a large part of Spain, away from the Mediterranean, Andalucía or the
North-South axis (Bilbao-Madrid-Sevilla). A land of emigration and conquerors
(Pizarro, Hernán Cortés) was deeply romanized, later occupied by the Muslims
and finally gained by Christians to the reign of Castilla in Middle Ages. The
emigration to conquest the new world meant wealth to Extremadura, this fact
leaded to the construction of Palaces, Monasteries, Convents or Churches. From
the late 16th-century to 19th-century, and to the present,
the economy of Extremadura has slowly plummeted.
The spots has
been chosen because of a sort of problems we can find nowadays, related to the
historic context and the appearance of pre-existing constructions.
We understand
that is essential to know the spot, also the context of the project, which
means to visit the sites. A three or four days bus trip is planned to visit
Extremadura, to the sites of the projects proposed. As soon as all the students
will be registered the trip will be set.
The aim of this first part is to “struggle” with the site, the
pre-existing context, and the landscape, definitely to think about the
“circumstance”. Each student must read this particular “circumstance” and
define a personal strategy for his project. We must forget the a priori ideas or forms, finding a
concrete answer for each occasion. Dealing with the past doesn´t means working
like our ancestors means a contemporary solution to the same questions the
architects have ever asked to themselves.
A hint is what George Steiner (Grammars and Creation) tells us. He says
how the language is inscribed, both in
its compound past and its multiple present with its alterations physiologic,
temporary and social.
CÁTEDRA DE PROYECTOS VII · English
Iñigo
de Viar · Architect · Proyectos· Projects VII
The "english program 1st part of 2014" is available at :
Project Medellín information:
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The "english program 1st part of 2014" is available at :
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Project Medellín information:
Project Alcantara information:
