Play Architecture Conference at the University of La Rioja
On December 15, Esteban Pardo, representing Play Arquitectura, gave a lecture entitled “The historical view of contemporary architecture” in the Graduation Hall of the Quintiliano Building of the University of La Rioja.
The conference dealt with the approach to the architectural project of two great masters of architecture, Jorn Utzon and Rafael Moneo, through their profound capacity for historical understanding. The tour of two of their great works, Casa Lis and the Logroño City Hall, shows how contemporary architecture can have its origin and its discourse based entirely on the historical or cultural origin of the site in which it is located. The art of the masters and their capacity for synthesis turn these works of architecture into true master classes in history.
