Leggere le Alpi
"Living a place means first of all reading it, understanding it, assimilating it. This is even more evident in the case of a particular natural environment where the possibilities of land use are limited. Looking at a map of the Alps, it becomes clear how the morphology has conditioned the m...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Bononia University Press
2020-10-01
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| Series: | ArchAlp |
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| Online Access: | https://archalp.it/leggere-le-alpi/ |
| Summary: | "Living a place means first of all reading it, understanding it, assimilating it. This is
even more evident in the case of a particular natural environment where the possibilities
of land use are limited. Looking at a map of the Alps, it becomes clear how
the morphology has conditioned the methods of settlement and exploitation of the
places. In an attempt to read and interpret the transformation of the Alpine territories,
the Architetti Arco Alpino association has initiated a review of projects, from
which it emerges that today there exist very different cultural, political, social and
economic contexts. The result are two almost opposite phenomena. In some places
the mountains have been abandoned, which has led to the risk of losing their important
architectural heritage. The interventions are therefore aimed at enhancing
the existing structures and constructing new buildings capable of becoming a reference
for the redevelopment of entire villages. In other places, a harmonic balance
between human presence and territory has been largely exceeded. Here, the objective
is to put a stop to further land development, aiming to enhance the quality of
the existing buildings and implementing an aesthetic and formal research that is
capable of becoming an economic value and an element of cultural identification.
Taking into account the various “cultural horizons” and reference regions, it becomes
clear that South Tyrol has historically maintained close ties with North Tyrol
and the neighbouring Swiss cantons. Contemporary architecture is commonly seen
as an asset today, not only among experts, but also among the general population.
On the other hand, the relations with Austria’s and Slovenia’s Eastern Alpine territories have less effect. The research seems to be the work of a limited number of professionals.
In the Western Alps, cross-border relations with France and Switzerland
have a stronger cultural and linguistic root, but perhaps the presence
of large massifs difficult to cross has prevented a closer relationship and a dissemination of common construction methods.
Crossing national and international administrative boundaries, the Alps can continue to be a place of passage, of confrontation and of cultural, linguistic, economic and also architectural
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| ISSN: | 2611-8653 2039-1730 |