Innovación o competencias contra el saber

Abstract

In recent years we have witnessed the presentation of rehabilitation projecets on old large industrial buildings very innovative and groundbreaking compared to traditional rehabilitation. These new actions raise controversy between those who support the maintenance, restoration and protection of industrial heritage, since in many cases is thought to be ridiculed or mutilate it, eliminating part of their industrial memory trace, as is the case of Caixa Forum Madrid, imposing the project on the South electric Factory, where the only recognizable element of it is part of the brick facade, which is inserted into the set as a decorative element.

No one can deny the innovative nature of the intervention and even its artistic nature, like many other similar features, but this brings me to the following questions: Is this the only way to get that these magnificent industrial buildings are maintained and retrieved? Is it possible to make innovative actions without removing the industrial character of the building?

With this article I try to tackle these issues, showing some actual cases of industrial architectural heritage performances.