Historicity and historicism

Tensions in the architectural criticism of M. Waisman

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https://doi.org/10.35305/23626097v4i6.32

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Marina Waisman, historicity and historicism, postmodern architecture, Summarios magazine

Abstract


This work approaches the criticism to the international architectural mainstreams carried out by the Argentine historian Marina Waisman in Summarios magazine (1976-1990); they have been generically known as “postmodernist trends”. From this perspective, Waisman rejected contemporary architectural historicisms since -by decontextualizing the elements of the past and projecting them into the present- they were denying the historical condition of architecture. Thus, she struggled for a praxis that, by means of a critical appropriation of its “place”, could inscribe itself in history and give sense to it. This article resumes three guidelines that reflect this tension between historicity and historicism: the typological question, the communicative dimension of architecture, and the way architecture relates to its historical context.

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Author Biography

Pedro Aravena, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina

Arquitecto (FAPyD- UNR, 2011). Estudiante de la Licenciatura en Bellas Artes (FHUMyAR -UNR). Docente de Historia de la Arquitectura en la cátedra de la Dra. Arq. Analía Brarda (UNR). Coordinador del Área de Formación de Posgrado en la Secretaría de Posgrado de la FAPyD-UNR. Becario de investigación (FAPyD- UNR, 2013-2014/CIUNR, 2014-2016). Miembro de diversos proyectos de investigación sobre la Historia de la Arquitectura en Argentina.

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Published

2018-03-12

How to Cite

Aravena, P. (2018). Historicity and historicism: Tensions in the architectural criticism of M. Waisman. A&P Continuidad, 4(6), 96–103. https://doi.org/10.35305/23626097v4i6.32

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Vol. 4 No. 6 (2017): CONTEMPORARY PROJECT. THE ROLE OF HISTORY

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Thematic dossier

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