Building and urban space: the capability of this symbiosis or dialogue to keep the ‘Spirit’ of a place alive (original) (raw)

2017, Conservation/Adapation. Keeping alive the spirit of the place – Adaptive reuse of Heritage with symbolic value, D. Fiorani – L. Kealy – S. F. Musso, ed., EAAE, Hasselt (Belgium)

This theoretical reflection will be on the intimate connection between a building and the urban space where it stands and, more specifically, on the capability of this symbiosis or dialogue to identify and keep alive the ‘spirit’ of a place in recurring reuse and re-adaption. The latter involves both the building (structure, plan, spatial layout, use, architectural qualities, etc.) and its setting or location (relationship to a road, square, surroundings, etc.). Some important Italian examples are cited, geographically and historically diverse, which underline the importance of that ‘reciprocity’: they are used as paradigms to compare with the cases of Genk and Liège, which were the objects of debate in this workshop.

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