Reflections on the destruction of memory: Operations towards the recovery of the voluntarily destroyed architecture between the XX and XXI centuries

Throughout the history of mankind, wars and conflicts represented a threat against cultural heritage. The impact of these violent and intentional attacks, determined the destruction of monuments, historical buildings and entire cities. However, this destruction did not only involve material damage,...

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Main Authors:	Bonti, Agustina, Lijtenstein, Camila
Format:	Online
Language:	spa
Published:	Universidad ORT Uruguay 2020
Online Access:	https://revistas.ort.edu.uy/anales-de-investigacion-en-arquitectura/article/view/2988
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spelling	ojs-article-29882021-05-28T20:28:22Z Reflections on the destruction of memory: Operations towards the recovery of the voluntarily destroyed architecture between the XX and XXI centuries Reflexiones sobre la destrucción de la memoria: Operaciones hacia la recuperación de la arquitectura destruida voluntariamente entre los siglos XX y XXI Bonti, Agustina Lijtenstein, Camila Architecture collective memory destruction ruins Arquitectura memoria colectiva destrucción ruinas Throughout the history of mankind, wars and conflicts represented a threat against cultural heritage. The impact of these violent and intentional attacks, determined the destruction of monuments, historical buildings and entire cities. However, this destruction did not only involve material damage, but also moral aggression understood in its symbolic character. In other words, damage against architecture became the quintessential tool to weaken a culture, attacking the icons that make up its identity and its collective memory.What is meant to be exposed is the destruction of heritage specifically during the 20th and 21st centuries. The Second World War will be taken as a starting point for the atrocious consequences generated in European cities. From this historical context, we will identify the different strategies used in regard to urban reconfiguration. Finally, we will demonstrate how this phenomenon, the war against architecture transcended to the present time, materialized in the 21st century with the terrorist destruction of the Twin Towers from New York. Las guerras y los conflictos bélicos significaron, a lo largo de toda la historia de la humanidad, una amenaza contra el patrimonio cultural. El impacto de estos ataques violentos e intencionados, determinó la destrucción de monumentos y edificios históricos hasta arrasar con ciudades enteras. Sin embargo, esta destrucción no implicó únicamente un daño material, sino también una agresión moral entendida en su carácter simbólico. Es decir, el daño contra la arquitectura se transformó en la herramienta por excelencia para debilitar una cultura, agrediendo los íconos que hacen a su identidad y a su memoria colectiva. Lo que aquí se busca exponer es la destrucción del patrimonio específicamente durante los siglos XX y XXI. Se tomará como punto de partida la Segunda Guerra Mundial por las atroces consecuencias generadas en las ciudades europeas. A partir de este contexto histórico se identificarán las diferentes estrategias utilizadas en algunas ciudades en lo que respecta a los procesos de reconfiguración urbana. Finalmente, demostraremos cómo este fenómeno, la guerra contra la arquitectura trascendió hasta la contemporaneidad, materializado en el siglo XXI con la destrucción terrorista de las Torres Gemelas de Nueva York. Universidad ORT Uruguay 2020-11-26 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf https://revistas.ort.edu.uy/anales-de-investigacion-en-arquitectura/article/view/2988 10.18861/ania.2020.10.2.2988 Anales de Investigación en Arquitectura; Vol. 10 No. 2 (2020); 95-117 Anales de Investigación en Arquitectura; Vol. 10 Núm. 2 (2020); 95-117 Anales de Investigación en Arquitectura; v. 10 n. 2 (2020); 95-117 2301-1513 2301-1505 10.18861/ania.2020.10.2 spa https://revistas.ort.edu.uy/anales-de-investigacion-en-arquitectura/article/view/2988/3202 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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title	Reflections on the destruction of memory: Operations towards the recovery of the voluntarily destroyed architecture between the XX and XXI centuries
title_short	Reflections on the destruction of memory: Operations towards the recovery of the voluntarily destroyed architecture between the XX and XXI centuries
title_full	Reflections on the destruction of memory: Operations towards the recovery of the voluntarily destroyed architecture between the XX and XXI centuries
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description	Throughout the history of mankind, wars and conflicts represented a threat against cultural heritage. The impact of these violent and intentional attacks, determined the destruction of monuments, historical buildings and entire cities. However, this destruction did not only involve material damage, but also moral aggression understood in its symbolic character. In other words, damage against architecture became the quintessential tool to weaken a culture, attacking the icons that make up its identity and its collective memory.What is meant to be exposed is the destruction of heritage specifically during the 20th and 21st centuries. The Second World War will be taken as a starting point for the atrocious consequences generated in European cities. From this historical context, we will identify the different strategies used in regard to urban reconfiguration. Finally, we will demonstrate how this phenomenon, the war against architecture transcended to the present time, materialized in the 21st century with the terrorist destruction of the Twin Towers from New York.
publisher	Universidad ORT Uruguay
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url	https://revistas.ort.edu.uy/anales-de-investigacion-en-arquitectura/article/view/2988
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Reflections on the destruction of memory: Operations towards the recovery of the voluntarily destroyed architecture between the XX and XXI centuries

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