February 28th
di Juan Antonio Espinosa Martìn
Wed, 28 febbraio, 09:30 – 13:30
Sala degli affreschi al Chiostro, Faculty of Engineering - Sapienza
via Eudossiana 18, Rome
This lecture surveys the relationship between architecture and heritage through contemporary literature. Based on the Austrian writer Thomas Bernhard’s work (1931-89), three ways of looking at architectural heritage are proposed: architecture as a testimony and legacy, architecture as a monument and a desire of posterity, literature as a memory of architecture. The literary use of architecture is vindicated as a form of knowledge for our discipline, from aspects regarding the city or the landscape, to the house, the ways of living or the user.
Juan Antonio Espinosa Martín (Malaga, 1980) is an architect and PhD at the University of Seville. Master's degree in 'Architectural Design for the Rehabilitation of Buildings and Public Spaces' from the 'Sapienza' University of Rome (2010). Interior Design teacher at the 'Escuela de Arte de San Telmo' in Málaga and has designed and realised several residential buildings in Andalusia.
Author of numerous articles and papers in conferences, he has received awards and scientific recognition for his work: for his doctoral thesis, awarded with honourable mention at the 4th IUACC Prize for the Best Doctoral Thesis in 'Architecture and Construction Sciences' and as author of the book 'Arquitectura y enfermedaden la obra de Thomas Bernhard' (2017), finalist at the 14th Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism (2018) and FAD Prize for Thought and Criticism in 2019.
He is currently working on his second book 'Selfish Architectures', the outcome of the research work conducted during his recent stay at the Royal Spanish Academy in Rome.
organized by: prof.ssa Tiziana Ferrante, prof.ssa Emilia Garda
suggested by: PhD student Teresa Casale