Urban benevolence: Bo Bardi’s recovery projects in Salvador (original) (raw)

2016

Abstract

In the late 1980s, when Salvador, Bahia, was registered by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, Italian-Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi (Rome, 1914-Sao Paulo, 1992) created original urban visions to improve people’s lives in Brazil. In mending dilapidated regions and restoring past monuments, Bo Bardi focussed her attention on modest urban renewal works involving the local community. Her ethical process and concern became significant as she thought social issues and participation were more important than architectural restoration. She vehemently adhered to the principles of traditional historical preservation, encountered earlier in Italy through Gustavo Giovannoni’s idea of “ambientismo,” and the heritage protection work led by Lucio Costa. Bo Bardi experimented with the use of concrete and used the widely-available material in innovative ways for extensions and adaptive re-use, while respecting/restoring the existing (in collaboration with architect-engineer Lele). For her, the new ...

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