Visions of the Alhambra

The exhibition at Aedes presents the winning design for a New Atrium for the Alhambra World Heritage Site, led by the team of Álvaro Siza Vieira and Juan Domingo Santos.

The Aedes Architecture Forum Berlin hosts an exhibition devoted to the Alhambra, one of the most eminent World Heritage Sites in Europe.

This significance is highlighted especially in the context of current times, as it represents a period of respect for diversity, pluralism and the co-existence of different cultures and religions.

Due to its cultural importance and the considerable international attention it receives, a design for the extension of this unique monument represents a very delicate task.

Addressing these challenges along with, according to Siza himself, his life-long relationship with the Alhambra, has turned the project into the most essential in Siza’s oeuvre.

The exhibition will present the winning design of the 2010 International Competition for a New Atrium for the Alhambra World Heritage Site, led by the team of Álvaro Siza Vieira and Juan Domingo Santos.

Through different media - original sketches, technical drawings, 3D renderings, working models, photographs, video interviews and an installation as reference to the Alhambra - the, exhibition provides a comprehensive understanding of this remarkable project. It will also give an insight in the historical and cultural context of this more than 1000-year-old monument.

The exhibition is accompanied by various public debates and workshops addressing the issue of heritage in contemporary cities and opening up concurrent dialogues on this subject of high relevance.

from March 22 until May 8, 2014
Visions Of The Alhambra
Álvaro Siza Vieira
curated by Aedes Architecture Forum Berlin with the Council of the Alhambra & Generalife, Granada
Aedes am Pfefferberg
Christinenstr. 18-19, Berlin

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