Daniel Pinzón-Ayala

An Interdisciplinary Methodology for the Characterization and Visualization of the Heritage of Roadway Corridors

Abstract Roads, particularly since the advent of motorized traffic, have hugely impacted contemporary landscapes. Although their significance was noted in the 1980s, specific roadway‐heritage studies are scarce. Research in different disciplines has identified certain features of roads, but an integrated approach to roadway heritage or a consensus on what this constitutes are lacking. This article proposes an interdisciplinary methodology to assess roadway heritage. Roadways are interpreted within the framework of semantic openness that currently characterizes heritage studies, territory being the basic element of interpretation. Rather than a fragmented approach to conservation, the research defines integrated heritage configurations where natural, cultural, and historical features combine to produce a cohesive form of heritage. (Geographical information systems) technology is used with an online database to assess the complexity of roadway heritage. (Information and communications technology) strategies to raise public awareness are outlined. The methodology is applied to assess the historical N‐340 Mediterranean roadway corridor in Spain.

Mapping Heritage: Geospatial Online Databases of Historic Roads. The Case of the N-340 Roadway Corridor on the Spanish Mediterranean

The study has developed an online geospatial database for assessing the complexity of roadway heritage, overcoming the limitations of traditional heritage catalogues and databases: the itemization of heritage assets and the rigidity of the database structure. Reflecting the current openness in the field of heritage studies, the research proposes an interdisciplinary approach that reframes heritage databases, both conceptually and technologically. Territorial scale is key for heritage interpretation, the complex characteristics of each type of heritage, and social appropriation. The system is based on an open-source content-management system and framework called ProcessWire, allowing flexibility in the definition of data fields and serving as an internal working tool for research collaboration. Accessibility, flexibility, and ease of use do not preclude rigor: the database works in conjunction with a GIS (Geographic Information System) support system and is complemented by a bibliographical archive. A hierarchical multiscalar heritage characterization has been implemented in order to include the different territorial scales and to facilitate the creation of itineraries. Having attained the main goals of conceptual heritage coherence, accessibility, and rigor, the database should strive for broader capacity to integrate GIS information and stimulate public participation, a step toward controlled crowdsourcing and collaborative heritage characterization.

El colegio de huérfanos de Torremolinos: un ejemplo de innovación docente desde el proyecto arquitectónico

espanolEl antiguo Colegio de Huerfanos de Ferroviarios de Torremolinos (Malaga) (1933/1935) es una obra ampliamente reconocida en publicaciones, asi como en registros y legislacion patrimonial, siendo declarado en 1990 Bien de Interes Cultural en su categoria de maxima proteccion como monumento. Sin embargo, no se ha realizado hasta el momento un estudio monografico desde el proyecto arquitectonico, que trascienda el relato educativo o la descripcion formal del edificio. Este articulo estudia por vez primera esta arquitectura hibrida socio-educativa en su contexto historico y en el marco de la obra de Francisco Alonso Martos, autor de todos los proyectos de la red de Colegios de Huerfanos de Ferroviarios (CHF), presentando el CHF de Torremolinos como la propuesta de referencia. Comenzando con una presentacion de la asociacion CHF y del autor, el colegio de Torremolinos se analiza desde una triple entrada: la busqueda desde el proyecto en el marco del debate tipologico, la formalizacion de las corrientes de innovacion pedagogica y una modernidad de base tecnica, concluyendo con la revision critica de su caracterizacion patrimonial actual. EnglishThe former Torremolinos School for Orphans of Railway Workers in the province of Malaga in Spain (1933/1935) is a work of architecture that has been widely referenced in publications, registers and heritage legislation, declared an Asset of Cultural Interest, and awarded maximum protection as a monument. However, to date, no monographic study based on an architectural assessment of the project has been carried out, moving beyond educational or formal descriptions of the building. The article presents this type of hybrid socio-educational architecture in its historical context for the first time, focusing on the work of Francisco Alonso Martos, the architect behind all the projects that comprise a network of Schools for Orphans of Railway Workers (SORs). A general overview of the SOR network and its architect is followed by a specific study of the Torremolinos SOR, considering three main aspects: its place in the typological debate, the formalization of pedagogical innovation and the use of modern technology, concluding with a critical review of its current heritage profile.