Musealization of the Archaeological Area of the New Square of the S. Jorge Castle, by João Carrilho da Graça, 2010 - in Lisboa, Portugal
“Language is an archaeological vehicle… the language we speak is a whole palimpsest of human effort and history.”
Russell Hoban
Castelvecchio (Romanesque from the 12th through 14th centuries),by Carlo Scarpa,1973 - in Verona, Italy
A strategy of demolition, change, and modification, which allows each layer of the building’s history to come alive and take its place next to the others.
Rome Coliseum, 70–80 AD - in Rome, Italy
Capable of seating 50,000 spectators, the Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles such as mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology. The building ceased to be used for entertainment in theearly medieval era. It was later reused for such purposes as housing, workshops, quarters for a religious order, a fortress, a quarry, and a Christian shrine.
An old chapel in Portugal has been renovated and converted into a private residence by RML Arquitectos.
Magalhães Romão House, by Serôdio, Furtado & Associados - in Aspra, Vila Praia de Âncora, Portugal
This was a renovation design for a country house in ruins, in a variable state of preservation, on a plot within a protected zone in Aspra, by the banks of river Âncora.
Kolumba Art Museum of the Cologne Archdiocese, by Peter Zumthor, 2007 - in Cologne, Germany
Kolumba Art Museum, by Peter Zumthor, 2007 - in Cologne, Germany
Situated in Cologne, Germany, a city that was almost completely destroyed in World War II, the museum houses the Roman Catholic Archdiocese’s collection of art which spans more than a thousand years. Zumthor’s design delicately rises from the ruins of a late-Gothic church, respecting the site’s history and preserving its essence. ”They [the Archdiocese] believe in the inner values of art, its ability to make us think and feel, its spiritual values. This project emerged from the inside out, and from the place,” explained Zumthor at the museum’s opening.
