The built heritage debate

Joelho Revista de Cultura Arquitectonica

In 2015 the Department of Architecture of FCTUC organized the annual International Meeting of PHI Network, which took place in Coimbra from November 18th to the 20th. The event integrated an internal meeting of the Network and a public seminar that focused on the cultural diversity of perspectives related with heritage intervention, with the presence of teachers from the mentioned international and national universities. Both events are now portrayed in this issue of JOELHO — Journal of Architectural Culture.In this context, we also decided to launch a call for papers dedicated to “The Question of Built Heritage” which are publish in this Joelho.

Revista Ibero-Americana de Ciência da Informação, 2016

O termo preservação digital vem sendo cada vez mais tido como importante em dias de conteúdo disponível na internet, e maciçamente neste formato. Uma figura importante nesse contexto que, porém, não tem recebido muita atenção nos estudos é o profissional da informação, e mais especificamente o gestor das unidades de informação com conteúdo digital. O objetivo desse trabalho é introduzir o tema de modo a contribuir com a discussão que ainda conta com esta lacuna, tanto na literatura nacional como na internacional, sob a ótica da Biblioteconomia, Arquivologia e Museologia. A partir de ampla revisão exploratória da restrita literatura sobre o tema, pode-se comprovar a escassez de material sobre o assunto, embora de suma importância, já que passa pelos gestores as decisões que levarão ao acesso e disponibilização de tal material a curto, médio e longo prazo. As áreas de Biblioteconomia, Museologia e Arquivologia contam cada vez mais com conteúdos disponíveis em meio digital. Cada uma de...

2018

Considera materialidade, institucionalidade e modos de representacao como aspectos constituintes da informacao como “prova” ou “monumento”. Problematiza a relacao saber/poder em praticas que envolvem contextos probatorios em sistemas de armazenamento e recuperacao – tomando o arquivo como exemplo – e em distintos campos do saber. Lanca mao a seguinte hipotese: enquanto a dimensao objetiva ou fisica da informacao prioriza pretensoes de representacao da realidade (enfase no valor probatorio/autenticidade), a dimensao social problematiza aspectos pragmaticos e simbolicos constituidos e constituintes de discursos sobre a realidade (presente no valor de monumentalidade). Objetiva analisar a informacao como prova ou monumento a partir de uma perspectiva interdisciplinar, mediante saberes da ciencia da informacao, bem como documentalistas, judiciarios, historiograficos, arquivisticos e diplomaticos que encontram no documento subsidios teoricos, metodologicos e operacionais. Argumenta que a...

Joelho, 2015

A navegação consulta e descarregamento dos títulos inseridos nas Bibliotecas Digitais UC Digitalis, UC Pombalina e UC Impactum, pressupõem a aceitação plena e sem reservas dos Termos e Condições de Uso destas Bibliotecas Digitais, disponíveis em https://digitalis.uc.pt/pt-pt/termos. Conforme exposto nos referidos Termos e Condições de Uso, o descarregamento de títulos de acesso restrito requer uma licença válida de autorização devendo o utilizador aceder ao(s) documento(s) a partir de um endereço de IP da instituição detentora da supramencionada licença. Ao utilizador é apenas permitido o descarregamento para uso pessoal, pelo que o emprego do(s) título(s) descarregado(s) para outro fim, designadamente comercial, carece de autorização do respetivo autor ou editor da obra. Na medida em que todas as obras da UC Digitalis se encontram protegidas pelo Código do Direito de Autor e Direitos Conexos e demais legislação aplicável, toda a cópia, parcial ou total, deste documento, nos casos em que é legalmente admitida, deverá conter ou fazer-se acompanhar por este aviso.

Bitácora arquitectura, 2020

Introduction To live, as Walter Benjamin said, "means to leave traces." 1 However, one's approach to the traces left behind may differ from person to person. By analyzing modern architecture's relationship with the mass media through two important figures of twentieth century modern architecture, Adolf Loos and Le Corbusier, Beatriz Colomina revealed the architects' different approaches in her book Privacy and Publicity: Modern Architecture as Mass Media. The first chapter of the book, "Archive," opens with a comparison between Loos, who seems to have not left many traces behind, and Le Corbusier, who collected far too many. Thus, the materials in the architects' archives also define the research conducted on them: "If the research into Loos is organized according to gaps in the archive, the research into Le Corbusier is organized by archival excesses." 2 Considering this issue in the context of the relationship between the archive and architectural historiography, both lead to the same result: "If Loos destroys all traces and Le Corbusier accumulates too many, both hide." 3 When it comes to the archive, there is no absolute truth in historiography. The writing of history is a search for truth. There is no single path to truth, there are only possible readings and interpretations of the archive, which is a place where "the professional historian is a reader." 4 In the early 1990s, it was the archival turn that opened up the role of the archive to discussion as a source of information that also preserves historical truth. Since then, it has been noted that "archival materials did not only tell one 'story' but could be interpreted in different ways depending on the audience." 5 As such, an archive gains meaning depending on its context, time, archivist and researchers. The archive is not static, but rather dynamic, flexible and mobile. Although the role of the archive is questioned in historiography, archives help us remember the past and keep traces of the past alive. As for architectural history, Dana Arnold claims, "The past does leave traces of itself in the present in the form of archives, whether they be documents, institutions or indeed buildings. " 6 In short, in terms of historical sources, architecture has two modes: built architecture and documented architecture. 7 However, if one considers the primary pictorial and literary evidence for the architecture of the past, what determines whether documents are worth keeping is, initially, the architect' s point of view. Wigley suggests that "it is not even possible to imagine the act of design without thinking of the archiving gesture. " 8 Nevertheless, architects in Turkey, for instance, do

Políticas Culturais em Revista, 2011

This paper aims to present the evolution of legislative protection of cultural heritage in Brazil. We chose to broaden the discussion, having a starting point at the definition of cultural heritage and its regulation in an international level in order to achieve the Brazilian legal system, specifically focusing on Rio de Janeiro, and contextualizing it in the contemporary world. The chapter on our legislation includes a draft of Mario de Andrade, the Decree-Law 35/1937; the Federal Constitution of 1988 and Decree 3551/2000. We make the legal treatment of the theme in Rio de Janeiro explicit; former seat of the Brazilian Empire and a former federal capital, full of monuments and areas of cultural preservation. Published in Políticas Culturais em Revista, v. 2, p. 96-120, 2011.

IRPS Archives, 2019

In order to update and deepen the theoretical discussions about Digital Heritage, the authors initiated a survey of the most recent technologies that improves the documentation of architectural buildings and sites. We intend to implement a digital workflow on the studies of buildings and sites that have a potential of protection in the Fluminense lowland of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is part of the activities of the conservation education at bachelor level in Architecture and Urbanism, and the course of the Postgraduate Program on heritage conservation of Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ). The main objective of the current scientific research is the identification of Brazilian researchers and the subjects that have been studied in the last five years in order to make a theoretical review through the systematization of topics, thematic axis, terms, concepts regarding the application of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the heritage documentation. We carried out a qualitative-quantitative mapping of the scientific production of twelve scientific events having occurred in Brazil and Latin America between 2013 and 2018. We detected 156 Brazilian researchers from all regions of the country that had researched about Digital heritage. The mapping of themes was compared to keywords index of CIPA-ICOMOS Symposium 2017 in order to identify points of contact and lack of studies in Brazil for planning the future research. The research group seek ways for better integration between national researchers, ways to get theoretical content up-to-date and to adopt more accurate documentation practices at undergraduate and postgraduate disciplines.

Journal of Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism, 2020

Heritage preservation has commonly focused on conserving or restoring material heritage. Technical projects are its most common tool and there is often a top-down approach to the interventions carried out. This situation frequently leads to a change in the production logic that gave rise to the architecture which they are supposed to be preserving and an expansion of urban sceneries, while causing the loss of local values and cultural traditions. An integrated approach is needed, one which seeks to preserve not only the material heritage, but also its intangible supports, thus relating the preservation of the built ensembles to that of traditional techniques, knowledge, and construction processes. A preservação do patrimônio tem-se centrado normalmente na conservação e restauro do patrimônio material. Os projectos técnicos são a sua ferramenta mais comum e existe frequentemente uma compreensão de cima para baixo do tipo de intervenções a serem realizadas. Esta situação leva frequentemente à alteração da lógica de produção que deu origem à arquitetura que eles supõem estar a preservar, e à expansão da criação de cenários urbanos, ao mesmo tempo que pode provocar a perda de valores e tradições culturais locais. É necessária uma abordagem integrada, que procure preservar não só o patrimônio material, mas também os seus suportes intangíveis, relacionando assim a preservação dos conjuntos construídos com a das técnicas, saberes e processos de construção tradicionais.

2019

The Portuguese architecture-from traditional architecture to nowadays-is universally famous for the attention that gives to its territorial implementation. The way the architecture is placed in a particular location, as well as the way the location is changed by the presence of the architecture-the way it is redefined-are questions inherent in any architecture, particularly the Portuguese architecture, which has responded with special care in general terms. This document aims to investigate the pre-existence in architecture, to see it as a starting point and an essential tool that allows the creation of unique projects. The purpose is to obtain a more comprehensive and deeper understanding of the topic in question, in order to understand the processes that create buildings and cities through the ruins. Tavira is a Portuguese city in the district of Faro, region and subregion of Algarve, and one of Algarve's cities that has a strong tradition regarding its built past. It is in this context of a strong urban identity that Álvaro de Campos Municipal Library is implemented. The architectural proposal is born in the old prison of Tavira, built in the 20 th century and converted into a municipal library. Thus, we intend to study and investigate the potential of Álvaro de Campos Municipal Library and, based on its analysis, to substantiate the explanation of the project, its architectural strategies and solutions.

Este estudo realiza uma reflexão sobre as transformações do documento arquivístico, contextualizando-o como fonte de pesquisa. Discorre-se sobre questões como a evolução das tecnologias da informação, suas consequentes vulnerabilidades e a perspectiva de acessar registros fidedignos. A metodologia consiste no levantamento bibliográfico de materiais previamente publicados, contando com livros, teses, dissertações e artigos científicos. Os dados coletados são analisados de forma qualitativa, e apresentados na forma descritiva. Tais aspectos configuram este estudo como um artigo revisão com caráter assistemático. A discussão está centrada em três pontos: confiabilidade, preservação e acesso. Estes pontos são debatidos com a finalidade de preservar documentos digitais fidedignos no longo prazo garantindo o acesso e a sua correta interpretação por parte dos usuários potenciais. Por fim, este estudo contribui para a sedimentação do documento arquivístico digital como uma fonte de pesquisa, e salienta a importância de uma revisão constante das práticas de preservação digital até que ela atinja a mesma expertise que a preservação tradicional. The digital archival document as research source This study makes a reflection on the transformations of archival document, contextualizing it as a source of research. Are discussed issues such as the evolution of information technologies, their consequent vulnerabilities and the prospect of accessing reliable records. The methodology consists on lifting of bibliographic material previously published, with books, theses, dissertations and scientific articles. The collected data is analyzed qualitatively and presented in a descriptive way. These aspects make up this study as an article review with unsystematic. The discussion focuses on three points: reliability, preservation and access. These points are discussed in order to preserve reliable digital documents in long-term ensuring access and its correct interpretation by potential users. Finally, this study contributes to the consolidation of digital archival document as a source of research, and stresses the importance of a constant review of digital preservation practices until it reaches the same expertise that traditional preservation.