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Réf.
41498
Type
conference item
Titre
Place of myth, University City Campus of UNAM in Mexico City
Langues
English
Auteurs
Arredondo Zambrano, Celia Esther
Date
2008
Pagination de section
1-10
Titre de conférence
16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’
Lieu de conférence
Quebec, Canada
Date de conférence
29 sept – 4 oct 2008
Mots-clés
intangible heritage / spirit of place / World Heritage List / 20th century / campuses / architectural styles / historic buildings
Pays mentionnés
Mexico
Monuments et sites
Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico
N° Patrimoine mondial
1250
Résumé en anglais
The University Campus of UNAM in Mexico City, alsoknown as CU was constructed as a 20th century example of a
modern city during the 1950’s, on a lava covered landscapenear the pre-Hispanic ruins of Cuicuilco. Its importance has
always being linked with its past and its nationalistic calling.Therefore, beside the physical constructi
on of this campus,there was also a mythical construction of its meaning, that
connects its present existence with its past, determined by theplace or site where it is located and the historical conditions of
Mexico’s modernization. By way of the Spirit of Place, thisanalysis wishes to reflect on the true connections between the
Genius Loci of the CU’s physical site and history, and theconstruction of its meaning, using a poststructuralist and a
phenomenological approach.
modern city during the 1950’s, on a lava covered landscapenear the pre-Hispanic ruins of Cuicuilco. Its importance has
always being linked with its past and its nationalistic calling.Therefore, beside the physical constructi
on of this campus,there was also a mythical construction of its meaning, that
connects its present existence with its past, determined by theplace or site where it is located and the historical conditions of
Mexico’s modernization. By way of the Spirit of Place, thisanalysis wishes to reflect on the true connections between the
Genius Loci of the CU’s physical site and history, and theconstruction of its meaning, using a poststructuralist and a
phenomenological approach.
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