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A market is a barn and a temple. Origins of the homeostatic relevance of Leopoldo Rother’s architecture

No. 25 (2023-03-15)
  • Mauricio Pinilla Acevedo
https://doi.org/10.18389/dearq25.2019.02

Abstract

This article researches two biographical experiences of Rother as a child and adolescent in the city where he was born, Breslau, which, later on in life, formed the emotional core of the municipal market project he developed in Giraldot. It reveals the genealogy of the project, starting with the typology, which is the foundation of architecture. It also recognizes Rother’s ability to adopt and adapt formal structures and elements from the field; he adapts them to each specific project, and takes into consideration the reason for use, where they are located, and the technique they require. Finally, the article explores how the project acquired a profound universal value as the formal structure was taken from Prussian barns.

Keywords: Rother, memory, typology, climate, landscape, polytechnic education, concrete

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