The Work of Antonio Fernández Alba in Salamanque: the Presence of the Modern in a Historic Center
The famous Renaissance and Baroque architectural heritage of Salamanque is today an essential factor of its identity, recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988. This recognition included the transformations of the 20th century and its medieval urban structure. The practice of architectur...
| Autor Principal: | Crespo, Milena |
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| Formato: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
| Idioma: | fra |
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Instituto Carlos Arbeláez Camacho para el patrimonio arquitectónico y urbano
2017
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http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/revApuntesArq/article/view/23420 |
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The famous Renaissance and Baroque architectural heritage of Salamanque is today an essential factor of its identity, recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988. This recognition included the transformations of the 20th century and its medieval urban structure. The practice of architecture directed by Antonio Fernández Alba between 1958 and 1990 allows us to see the search for a balance between modernity and its revision in a historical center more shaped by the creation of a symbolic image than by the implementation of the effective value of its wealth as a content of authenticity. The case of Fernández Alba is also part of a broader reflection that supported the practice of architecture in historic centers: how to reconcile the uses and functions of modern life with the preservation of the historic center as a content of authenticity; Two attitudes often considered antagonistic? |
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