A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Castle-struck houses: the parasitic dwellings on Thessaloniki's byzantine wall and their monumental relationship
In this thesis there will be a theoretical analysis of what constitutes a monument. The concept of the monument is being reviewed and re-examined, asking questions such as who and why is able to intervene in the form and function of a monument, what is its societal and cultural value, how much can one intervene and what are the limits and rules that make it “What it is”. Through examples of reuse, appropriation, redefinition, vandalism, habitation, re-creation, the aim is to demonstrate that the monument, although in part its purpose is to carry the memory of the past, is an element of the present and this can make it even an object of societal space of reflection. Beyond the architectural eyes and analysis, the social impact of the monument is of interest. I examine how different groups of people intervene and preserve monuments and cultural heritage, the positive or negative emotions they evoke, by representing specific aspects of history. Within this theoretical search, I focus on a specific area in Thessaloniki, a city in the northern part of Greece, where stands a Byzantine wall that began to be built in 400 AD. This cultural monument is 4 km long and part of UNESCO’s world heritage site. From 1650 to 1922, successive waves of refugees arrived in the area, living at the foot of the historic wall, creating refugee ramparts tangential to the wall. Now most of the houses are in a bad condition, some of them are lived in while others are not, some are occupied, and some are dilapidated. The state intends to tear them down and create a green space, but based on the research that will be carried out, I am looking into the matter of their value and evolution in time, while demonstrating their significance. Beyond their disappearance from space and time forever, I emphasize the material and cultural value of those dwellings, in contrast to the obsessive attachment of the Greeks to the majestic historical past.
Castle-struck houses: the parasitic dwellings on Thessaloniki's byzantine wall and their monumental relationship
In this thesis there will be a theoretical analysis of what constitutes a monument. The concept of the monument is being reviewed and re-examined, asking questions such as who and why is able to intervene in the form and function of a monument, what is its societal and cultural value, how much can one intervene and what are the limits and rules that make it “What it is”. Through examples of reuse, appropriation, redefinition, vandalism, habitation, re-creation, the aim is to demonstrate that the monument, although in part its purpose is to carry the memory of the past, is an element of the present and this can make it even an object of societal space of reflection. Beyond the architectural eyes and analysis, the social impact of the monument is of interest. I examine how different groups of people intervene and preserve monuments and cultural heritage, the positive or negative emotions they evoke, by representing specific aspects of history. Within this theoretical search, I focus on a specific area in Thessaloniki, a city in the northern part of Greece, where stands a Byzantine wall that began to be built in 400 AD. This cultural monument is 4 km long and part of UNESCO’s world heritage site. From 1650 to 1922, successive waves of refugees arrived in the area, living at the foot of the historic wall, creating refugee ramparts tangential to the wall. Now most of the houses are in a bad condition, some of them are lived in while others are not, some are occupied, and some are dilapidated. The state intends to tear them down and create a green space, but based on the research that will be carried out, I am looking into the matter of their value and evolution in time, while demonstrating their significance. Beyond their disappearance from space and time forever, I emphasize the material and cultural value of those dwellings, in contrast to the obsessive attachment of the Greeks to the majestic historical past.
Castle-struck houses: the parasitic dwellings on Thessaloniki's byzantine wall and their monumental relationship
2024-10-22
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English
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Arquitectura::Tipologies d'edificis::Habitatges , City walls -- Greece -- Thessalonikē , Monuments -- Conservation and restoration -- Greece -- Thessalonikē , Slums -- Greece -- Thessalonikē , Monument , Parasite , Informal , Housing , Refugees , Materiality , Muralles -- Grècia -- Tessalònica , Monuments -- Conservació i restauració -- Grècia -- Tessalònica , Barraquisme -- Grècia -- Tessalònica
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