Contemporary architectural interventions in the historical tissue of Cádiz – contextual minimalism in the service of genius loci
Joanna Białkiewicz
joanna.bialkiewicz@gmail.comInstitute of History of Architecture and Monument Preservation, Faculty of Architecture, Cracow University of Technology (Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8827-9397
Abstract
Discussions devoted to the contemporary approach to the historical heritage usually evoke strong emotions, residing somewhere between the conceptual poles of mimetic reproduction and ruthless anastylosis of forms and materials. Against this background, the four projects implemented in Cádiz, Spain, described in this paper appear to be very successful in their somewhat subdued formal character, the emphasis put on functionalism and space revitalisation, and the application of the concept of transparent architecture not conflicting with the historical one, non-aggressive, and at the same time thoroughly modern.
Keywords:
Cádiz, between cathedrals, Alberto Campo Baeza, Genoves Park, José Luis Bezos Alonso, Mercado Central, Carlos de Riaño Lozano, teatrum Balbi, Tomás Carranza Macías, Francisco Javier Montero Roncero, castle of Matrera, Carlos Quevedo RojasReferences
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Joanna Białkiewiczjoanna.bialkiewicz@gmail.com
Institute of History of Architecture and Monument Preservation, Faculty of Architecture, Cracow University of Technology Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8827-9397
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