Territory, Beauty and Monument
Visitor Centers
Territory, Beauty and Monument _ Silvio Carta
− Giant’s Causeway Visitor Center _ Heneghan Peng Architects
− Stonehenge Visitor Center _ Denton Corker Marshall
− Tsing Tao Pearl Hill Visitor Center _ Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
− Jianamani Visitor Center _ Atelier TeamMinus
Accommodating Differences
Polyvalence beyond Flexibility
Accommodating Differences: Polyvalence Beyond Flexibility _ Nelson Mota
− Aubervilliers Conservatoire _ Agence Chochon-Pierre
− Women’s Institute-Municipal Archive and Shadow Square _ nodo 17 Arquitectos
− The Forum at Eckenberg Gymnasium _ Ecker Architekten
Corporate Side Sofa
Creativity at Work! _ Marco Atzori
− Mast Foundation _ Labics
− Office Park for Wison Headquarters _ AS. Architecture Studio
− In / Out, New Amenities Building _ Agence Jouin Manku + DTACC
Dwell How
Naturally Low
Naturally Low _ Simone Corda
− Summer House in Western Norway _ Jensen & Skodvin Architects
− House on a Stream _ Architecture Brio
− node+ _ UID Architects
− House in Alcobaça _ Topos Atelier de Arquitectura
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C3 no.354 (2014 #2/12)
Territory, Beauty and Monument
Visitor Centers
Territory, Beauty and Monument _ Silvio Carta
Every new human intervention in the landscape triggers a transformation of the pre-existent condition. Once built, the new architectural object has the power of re-establishing new balances and hierarchies. With the passage of time the project becomes utterly part of the landscape and is recognised as an integral part of it. To this extent one may argue that the way we perceive the landscape and the objects in it, with their symbolic, spatial and visual relationships, is simply a question of time. Stonehenge is perhaps a self-evident example of this idea. Once the giant monoliths were erected, they characterised the surrounding vista and –along the centuries- this remarkable monument blurred within the image of its landscape.
This section discusses four Visitor Centers which –although in different ways- circle around the same goal: to provide a building that welcomes and informs the visitors of a near remarkable cultural, historical or natural monument. At the same time, they protect the memory of the monuments they are devoted to, and collect the studies and the local stories about them. From a different point of view, they also provide a new element in the history of their landscape by juxtaposing to it. This chapter tries to illustrate how these new buildings relate to their monuments, reflecting –at the same time- about how they become part of their landscapes.
C3 no.354 (2014 #2/12)
Territory, Beauty and Monument
Visitor Centers
Territory, Beauty and Monument _ Silvio Carta
Every new human intervention in the landscape triggers a transformation of the pre-existent condition. Once built, the new architectural object has the power of re-establishing new balances and hierarchies. With the passage of time the project becomes utterly part of the landscape and is recognised as an integral part of it. To this extent one may argue that the way we perceive the landscape and the objects in it, with their symbolic, spatial and visual relationships, is simply a question of time. Stonehenge is perhaps a self-evident example of this idea. Once the giant monoliths were erected, they characterised the surrounding vista and –along the centuries- this remarkable monument blurred within the image of its landscape.
This section discusses four Visitor Centers which –although in different ways- circle around the same goal: to provide a building that welcomes and informs the visitors of a near remarkable cultural, historical or natural monument. At the same time, they protect the memory of the monuments they are devoted to, and collect the studies and the local stories about them. From a different point of view, they also provide a new element in the history of their landscape by juxtaposing to it. This chapter tries to illustrate how these new buildings relate to their monuments, reflecting –at the same time- about how they become part of their landscapes.