The architect and artist, Clorindo Testa won the competition to convert the site into a center for exhibitions and shows, rescuing the historic core and adding modern functional concepts. & Nbsp; It is a historical piece, it’s not perfect, but it is because it must retain some memory of the city. This was said yesterday about the building of the Secretariat for Tourism, the internationally renowned architect Clorindo Testa.
The artist also was in Mendoza with two members of his team to receive the first prize of projects to recover and refunctioning that building. It was at an event held at the Enoteca (located at the Civic Park City), which were also the architects Mendoza who won the second prize.
The surprising note of the event was the presence of Mariana Juri, former Minister of Tourism and Culture who resigned following internal between iglesistas and smarmy. Current candidate for national deputy for the Orthodox UCR was highlighted publicly by his successor, Pedro Marabini, as an engine of competition. Two years ago he decided to become a cultural center with shops headquarters which opened as Jockey Club Mendoza in 1923. To this end, he called for a national competition. Among the 19 proposals submitted, first claimed Testa and his team of professionals locals. The architect, born in 1923, and has been responsible for many rescue projects in the City of Buenos Aires, Recoleta as the outstanding resort. With a humility that contrasts with his fame, he was concerned to emphasize the seriousness of the provincial government in order to preserve a building and make it a competition as well. Their bases were very well done: they had an excellent historical research and a clear development of what we needed to solve in the project. In the proposal submitted by your team, stressed that it was all very simple: I had no historical value can throw it, we do not have it, we decided to keep it. As an example, he cited that the proposal will bet to keep the gates of the old elevators modifying their surroundings; Also railings stairs, which decided to replace them with new ones. They preserved a mature pine is located in the courtyard. Much Art
Testa said his project is as much about art from Ancient Egypt, architects have been artists. We can not separate the two. Even when one casts a shed, also has its share of art. In this regard, he cited his team won a competition to retrieve a shed INTA Castelar (Buenos Aires), to install a museum of old farm machinery. He confessed that, although he was several times in Mendoza, did not know the building and all its work was based on documents that were given to those who entered the contest. However, he said that this is a historical piece, it’s not perfect, but it is because it must retain some memory of the city. He pointed out that therein lies the importance of the recovery of what he described as a living reminder of an activity that was in Mendoza. The value to the community is as if you keep at home grandma’s closet. It may be ugly, but it’s because it tirás part of your family compared. With a city is the same: there is no need to keep all the buildings because otherwise it would be immobile, but there are cities with things left over from centuries ago and which make their identity. In this regard, members of his team who grappled for concrete follow in the government that is now no court papers and the possibility of giving Mendoza a place like this. & Nbsp; Source: Journal One of Mendoza
