This exhibition reflects on the ethos or character of architecture, and does so through the work of three architects, from three countries (on two continents) and not strictly contemporary with each other, but framed, with some nuance, in the very rich and complex framework of the so-called Modern Architecture, forged in the twentieth century: Benjamin Barney (Colombia, 1941), Fernando Távora (Portugal, 1923 - 2005) and José Antonio Coderch (Spain, 1913 - 1984).
To promote reflection on the ethos of architecture, on its own forms, these modern works are shown accompanied by examples of the vernacular architecture of their respective countries whose most radical feature consists of being impersonal, anonymous works, and representing the notion of tradition . The exhibition critically reviews these two antinomies: modernity / tradition and authorship / anonymity, investigating the dynamism of the imagination of these three architects to discover some keys that can elucidate them.
To promote reflection on the ethos of architecture, on its own forms, these modern works are shown accompanied by examples of the vernacular architecture of their respective countries whose most radical feature consists of being impersonal, anonymous works, and representing the notion of tradition . The exhibition critically reviews these two antinomies: modernity / tradition and authorship / anonymity, investigating the dynamism of the imagination of these three architects to discover some keys that can elucidate them.
