In Argentina, many extant buildings testify the historic presence of the Italian communities in the country; but this important group of architectures is not universally recognized, not actively preserved and, sometimes, at risk of distruction. Our project aims at cataloguing some of the best examples, in order to enhance their knowledge and to suggest positive actions of rehabilitation. In case of future destruction, a documented memory of the buildings, a least, is preserved. The project is organized in two steps. First we have collected all extant documents: the original architectural drawings preserved in Italian and Argentinian archives, past and recent photos, related bibliography. Some of the activities were conducted on the field with the help of local architectural historians. As second step, we have organized all data in order to present them in an opensource website (webuser.unicas.it/cla/cuia) and in a digital edition. Our special aim was to connect the features of those Italian architectures in Argentina with the correspondent architectures of the countries of Italy from where the emigrants came from.
L’Italia ha dato un importante contributo non solo all’urbanistica e all’architettura argentina ma anche alla elaborazione dell’identità nazionale e allo sviluppo culturale ed economico del Paese. In Argentina si sono avvicendate varie influenze di differente natura: la cultura umanistica è stata per molto tempo influenzata dalla Francia; mentre i riferimenti tecnologici ed economici sono derivati in gran parte dalla Gran Bretagna. Tuttavia, se la lingua parlata è prevalentemente lo spagnolo, le città dove vive la maggior parte della popolazione latinoamericana sono state progettate da architetti italiani e realizzate con tecnologie del nostro paese. Questi processi sono molto conosciuti in Argentina ma sottostimati o, addirittura qualche volta ignorati, in Italia.
Presenza italiana in Argentina. Valorizzazione e diffusione interattiva dei Beni Storici e Architettonici. Presencia italiana en Argentina. Valoración y difusión interactiva de los Bienes Histórico-Arquitectónicos / Docci, Mario; Chiavoni, Emanuela. - STAMPA. - n.1(2013), pp. 149-157.
Presenza italiana in Argentina. Valorizzazione e diffusione interattiva dei Beni Storici e Architettonici. Presencia italiana en Argentina. Valoración y difusión interactiva de los Bienes Histórico-Arquitectónicos.
DOCCI, Mario;CHIAVONI, Emanuela
2013
Abstract
In Argentina, many extant buildings testify the historic presence of the Italian communities in the country; but this important group of architectures is not universally recognized, not actively preserved and, sometimes, at risk of distruction. Our project aims at cataloguing some of the best examples, in order to enhance their knowledge and to suggest positive actions of rehabilitation. In case of future destruction, a documented memory of the buildings, a least, is preserved. The project is organized in two steps. First we have collected all extant documents: the original architectural drawings preserved in Italian and Argentinian archives, past and recent photos, related bibliography. Some of the activities were conducted on the field with the help of local architectural historians. As second step, we have organized all data in order to present them in an opensource website (webuser.unicas.it/cla/cuia) and in a digital edition. Our special aim was to connect the features of those Italian architectures in Argentina with the correspondent architectures of the countries of Italy from where the emigrants came from.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
