Núm. 1 (2015)
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Item Metadata only El star system arquitectónico(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2015-12-18) Gorostiza, JorgeThe term star system, which has been applied to a few famous architects for some time, comes from the movie star system created by large film studios. This is why this paper beings with the first movie “star”, Florence Lawrence, and then analyzes the popularity of architects in different media. It initially analyzes fiction films narrating the story of real architects. Then, it focuses on the appearance of architects in other media, such us the cover of popular magazines like Time, American post-age stamps, Google doodles and advertisements with pictures of architects. Star architects also have a theme park, Vitra, with buildings that most of them created. The following section focuses on awards, such as the Pritzker award, that launch architects to fame. The last section is about one of the most famous starchitects in the world, Frank O. Gehry, his own heroic legend, his appearances in two animated series, Arthur and The Simpsons, and his leading role in the hagiographic documentary Sketches of Frank Gehry, directed by Sidney Pollack. The paper ends with Florence Lawrence’s tragic end and her fall into oblivion.Item Metadata only Reflexiones sobre densidad urbana y centralidades en la metrópoli de Lima, siglo XXI(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2015-12-18) Fernández de Córdova, Graciela; Vilela, MartaThis research proposes to study centralities based on how they relate to urban density. It starts with Lima’s urban process, where there are four important plans. The first plan guided expansion beyond the walls of the city. The second one constituted a single traditional metropolitan centrality. The third one lowered urban density by extending urban limits. Finally, the fourth one proposes a conceptual scheme to integrate large expansion areas through comprehensive service centers, thus marking an urban structure with a single large centrality and different agglomerations of houses that are dispersed as they expand in the periphery. In the last decade, there has been a consolidation of a continuous territory that is still functionally dispersed in terms of its equipment and morphology. Within the framework of urban compactness, we propose a methodological approach to create integration centralities. The analysis considers urban scales oriented towards the study of urban restructuring, the center’s functional and spatial articulation – in relation to other surrounding centers and areas – and the habitability of public space as support for everyday activities in these centers. This study contributes to the identification of features needed to create integration centralities.Item Metadata only Editorial(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2015-12-18) Belaunde, PedroNo presenta resumen.Item Metadata only Eduardo Neira Alva. Aportes profesionales para el debate sobre el desarrollo territorial y la ecología urbana en América Latina, 1961-1998(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2015-12-18) Huapaya, José CarlosThe exceptional professional career of Peruvian architect and urbanist Eduardo Neira Alva (1924-2005) was not only limited to Peru. Between 1960 and 1980, Neira worked with important Latin American institutions created to promote economic development in the countries of the region such us the Center of Development Studies (Cendes), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES). The positions he held enabled him to know professionals from several countries and different ways and methods used to promote economic development in each reality. The main purpose of this article is to understand the development of his ideology and his contributions in Latin America. To do so, this research analyzes the most representative texts that Neira wrote in the aforementioned professional contexts (including both published and unpublished works) between 1961 and 1998. These texts reveal his eagerness to understand the link between architecture and human habitat, and his concern to «expand scales», from regional development to territorial planning, and discuss issues that had not been discussed before, such as eco-development.Item Metadata only El potencial maderero y la ecología de los bosques amazónicos del Perú(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2015-12-18) Takahashi, LuisPeru’s Amazon rainforest is being destroyed because the timber industry only uses 3% of trees per hectare. Therefore, timber companies cannot be established in the forest, and 97% of trees are unused. These trees are eventually burned to clear land for formal and informal agriculture. This article proposes to use more trees given that records of the last 40 years show that all tree species can be used for some purpose if they are processed appropriately with simple sawmill and drying techniques. The analysis shows that if less than 7% of the available trees is used, it will be financially and economically feasible to establish primary industries in the forest itself. This creates permanent job positions and enables a sustainable use and renovation of the forest; thus ensuring the preservation of the Amazon rainforest, which does not allow growing any foreign tree species.Item Metadata only Pueblos de indios del antiguo Obispado del Cusco(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2015-12-18) Viñuales, Graciela MaríaThe former Bishopric of Cusco used to serve and encompass over 200 towns that now belong to the Departments of Cusco, Apurímac and part of Arequipa. They were the so called «pueblos de indios» («town of indigenous people») that had been formed during the colonial period. In order to delimit this portion of the land, this study focuses mainly on documents from the late 18th century. Three types of supplementary documents contributed to this research: numeric records, maps and descriptive texts. Some of these jurisdictions have changed, but we decided to maintain the division from the 1780’s, and use it to organize this study. The documentation gathered was not equally distributed; therefore, we had to resort to maps, current photographs and surveys, as well as anient photographs and engravings. Satellite images were used to get an idea of urban maps and determine details regarding the surroundings, access to and connections between towns. In a few cases, these images confirmed that certain areas had been abandoned or had disappeared. This paper is a synthesis that involves the preexistence of indigenous communities and considers social, economic, architectural, artisanal, and religious issues. It also mentions important people such as Bishop Mollinedo, and proposes certain policies for heritage recovery.Item Metadata only Thomas Reed. Un arquitecto del siglo XIX(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2015-12-18) Saldarriaga, AlbertoThomas Reed, who was born in 1817 in the Tortola Island, in the Caribbean, and passed away in Daule, Ecuador in 1878, worked as an architect and engineer in Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador between 1843 and 1878. Most of his works were requested by the governments of these three countries, and some of them are renowned for their exceptional quality at the time. That is why his name always appears in textbooks regarding the history of architecture in the 20th century in these three countries, and in each of them he is appreciated in a different way. Thomas Reed was an architect of his time with a solid academic background. He was also a talented engineer, well versed in structural principles and management of materials. Among his works, the most exceptional ones include the San Pablo Theater in Caracas, which was never built; the National Capitol and the former Panopticon, which is now the National Museum of Colombia in Bogotá; the Panopticon and School of Fine Arts in Quito, and the Jambelí Bridge in Ecuador. His work, inspired on the historicism of the 19th century, does not reflect nostalgia, but rather the way of thinking during his time. The historical time of his work is the present.