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The Journal of the Asian Conference of Design History and Theory. 2020, 3, p. 54-60

The 20th Century Restoration of the Alhambra Patio in Relation to Landscape Design

Satoh, Sara

The ACDHT 2019 FUKUOKA Executive Committee

英語

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2020-03

Theme I : Nature And Design

The Alhambra of Granada, Spain, is a palatine city and palace constructed by the Nasrid Dynasty (the last Moorish dynasty, 1230-1492) from the 13th century. Once it was self-contained, embedded on a hill between richly irrigated gardens and plantations. The restorer therefore required the combined knowledge of urban and landscape planning. Formerly the Alhambra was restored based on restorers’ personal-restoration criteria. Leopold Torres Balbás (1888-1960), an architect responsible for the restoration in the early 20th century and a pioneer of “scientific restoration” in Spain, dealt with the greater part of restoration of the Alhambra in modern times. He considered the buildings’ past alterations instead of focusing solely on authenticity. He intervened not only in the architectural space but also in the landscape space like gardens and other forms of greenery. Torres Balbás researched gardens in Granada and Islamic spatial features, and intended to recover or make the individual character images of the patio. He used plants as a tool for intervention, especially cypress, and made it possible to distinguish between the original and restoration sections in modern times. To choose plants for completing a ruined patio was a new solution of scientific restoration in these patios in the Alhambra. This approach can be considered reasonable, as he did not destroy the ruins or reconstructed buildings whose original shape was unknown. By this he preserved its state. Also, he utilized plants not only for partition, but also for ornaments. He considered “durability of buildings”, “archeological interest” and “artistic aspect” for the restoration works and applied it to his garden-design. In previous research, there have been few references to his landscape views. This presentation attempts to present these aspects with his works and his related publications from 1923 to 1936 while he was working with the Alhambra. Also its aim is as well to clarify the connection between Torres Balbás’ restoration and comprehension of landscape from the perspective of his works in the Alhambra’s patios and his design theory, and suggests its effect on the Alhambra’s recent design.

10.18910/90918

90918

The 20th Century Restoration of the Alhambra Patio in Relation to Landscape Design

Satoh, Sara

The ACDHT 2019 FUKUOKA Executive Committee

英語

2020-03

The Journal of the Asian Conference of Design History and Theory

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54

60

https://hdl.handle.net/11094/90918

10.18910/90918

https://doi.org/10.18910/90918