Modern architecture in the El Ejido sector: transformation and impact of modern architecture
Introduction
The modern movement in architecture was developed in the 50’s and 60’s in Cuenca. This architecture has taken a patrimonial value as a cultural source in its aspect and formation of an important element for the society and culture of the twentieth century. (Hernández, 2008).
Developing
Since the beginning of post-modernity to conclude the 60’s, this movement acquires a state of something historical and begins to enter a stage of transformation and mythification: which materializes in the various rehabilitation experiments- reconstruction and conservation of conservation ofkey works in deterioration and loss: the repertoire of buildings that we find in the city of Modern Style, is less than the historic center. Rivera, m. and Moyano, M. (2002).
The areas where this process occurs and is evidenced where the modern city would be developed is: the ejido, which includes the av. Spain and AV. Heroes of Verdeloma, being of these, the privileged that of El Ejido, both for its natural topographic conditions and for the provision of services that would begin in this area, in the planning of 1947, as lands for residential use: neighborhood of the mid -ejido ejidoor of the icon of modern and basin architecture icon. Alone, a. (2018).
This issue seeks to determine the impact that this movement has on architecture, if there is a total or partial loss or if there is interest in conserving, reconstructing the buildings of this movement, usually unknown and ignored in contemporary historiography, it is considered on this subjectFrom a double perspective: the selection of sources and published information on the restoration and conservation of the modern movement in architecture and, the problem in terms of restoration criteria in which the interest in the reconstruction of important works missing must necessarily be explained. Alone, a. (2018).
The main outstanding works in the twentieth century included in the inventory written by UNESCO are the modernist buildings in the El Ejido sector and a clear example is the building of the University of Cuenca that is a benchmark of this movement in the architecture of the cityAnd every time it suffers transformations due to use needs: occupation, aesthetics, functionality and formality. That it does not have its due recognition and it was not counted for being a very close architecture in the timeline, works that in cases while being in use were transformed and lived by what they have an artistic or architectural recognition, however many of themThey will seek recovery, through the reconstruction of buildings since heoric works of a period of vital course for architecture both in construction and planning and therefore arises a new modern city. Carbonara, g. (2006).: which is always framed in the transformations that are easy to identify that they have a result in urban planning and in architecture as important components of society, new trends are followed to organize the space to inhabit, taking on inspiration by inspiring a system of “city“ cityGarden ”with a vision of having an independent, unique, individual and own house that is connected to the environment. Rivera, m. and Moyano, M. (So. Some of these buildings are worldwide like the Campus of the University of Cuenca that is an example of modern architecture for the city.
In the case of study, not only justifies whether it does not consider it necessary for the intervention to return its original architectural representative of the twentieth century to the work. But in recent years, this aspiration to rescue the works in its original forms of its principles has given a new turn;giving rise that in various situations and places the works have gained a new life, they have been totally rebuilt "ex nuovo". Hernández, a. (2008).
A new recognition has emerged for the pieces taking the name of novelty value, which generates a conflict between what is already experienced in postmodern society where designers, architects and works arise as necessary and quality examples to assume contemporary tendencies, explaining that reconstructionIt occurs as necessary and urgent activity due to the initial impact produced by these works. Hernández, a. (2015).
But it makes no sense to defend the patrimonial value of this architecture, nor to realize and show that it is in poor condition and increasingly deteriorated, subject to unworthy and abandoned transformations, if the importance and interest are not taken because they need, since many buildings may be protected, but this does not avoid the fact of its destruction and degradation. Capitel, a. (2007).
Therefore, it is necessary to generate a historiographic statement that reaches the undeniable capacity of this architecture, create its proper protection and care to permeate it to a legacy as one of the most revealing contributions of the controversial, revolutionary and at the same time fascinating twentieth century twentieth century.
conclusion
At present, the lack of faith for a new architecture partly justifies the fact of the reconstruction of architecture of the recent past, in our society this has become a characteristic phenomenon, so that ancient works are now a minority, and whatIt is perceived in construction as ugly without order or quality, it is not better than any idea or type of the pre-modern world that is transmitted as an imposition.
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