The journey to Bologna was already scheduled for the research, considering the importance of this historic city as a reference for the theories and practices for the conservation and restoration. Added to this fact, the motivation for the Tadao Ando's conference, held at the Università di Bologna.
Historical Centre of Bologna, pedestrians on the porticos and storefronts
Foto Fabio Jose Martins de Lima
This award-winning and recognized architect explored the responsibility of architecture ... or rather, the architect in society, in a world where demand for housing grows each day. This responsibility includes thinking about alternatives solutions on the unsustainability panorama of the cities today.
Historical Centre of Bologna, another panorama from Torre Asinelle
Foto Fabio Jose Martins de Lima
As in the past, when generations of engineers, architects, builders and craftsmen made the cities through on a continuous superimpositions and juxtapositions. What can be seen in Bologna for example, where the integrity resounds the historicity of all, by imposing constructions, arranged side by side, with numerous porticos extended. Interposed and overlapping several past’ moments, reveal themselves through traces of textures and materialities, contrasted in the present.
Historical Centre of Bologna, porticos
Foto Fabio Jose Martins de Lima
In this complexity with constructions such as churches, theaters and palaces, beyond the towers and gates that recall the ancient fortress town. The offer under porticos-galleries, as pedestrian’s passages, with interesting windows’ fashion stores which filter the annoyance of the intense traffic of vehicles. This composed by automobiles, bus, motorcycles and scooters, and fragile bicycles competing itineraries.
Centro Histórico de Bolonha, signaling
Foto Fabio Jose Martins de Lima
In contrast with this panorama, common in most cities, stand sections, in which only the route for pedestrians and bicycles are allowed. Narrow winding streets that open into large squares where cultural life is buzzing... This visit to Bologna in the spring yet, even with the commitments in IUAV posdoc ‘s Venice, with support from Capes, was certainly not enough to exhaust the possibilities to study this historic city “ par excellence “. Thanks also hospitality of “Il B di Bologna”… Other journeys will be necessary...
Tadao Ando’s conference at Università di Bologna, Celtic Harpa Orchestra
Foto Fabio Jose Martins de Lima
about the autor
Fabio Jose Martins de Lima was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, on September 2, 1961 and photographing since 1983. Professor at Federal University of Juiz de Fora, from 1999, graduated in Federal University of Minas Gerais (1989), Master in Architecture and Urbanism at Federal University of Bahia (1994) and PH.D. in Architecture and Urbanism at University of Sao Paulo (2003). From 2011 is committed to the Università IUAV di Venezia on a Technical Stage, with support from Capes, Brazil. In Juiz de Fora coordinating research group Urbanismomg at Federal University of Juiz de Fora, with support of CNPq, Fapemig and Min Cidades and Culture.
