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Castellanos Gómez, Raúl
Domingo Calabuig, Débora
Torres Cueco, Jorge
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Boletín Académico. Revista de investigación y arquitectura contemporánea, 2011, 1: 54-62. ISSN: 2173-6723
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[Resumen] Mat-building es un tipo de edificio de baja altura y gran densidad característico de la arquitectura europea de los años 60 y 70. El término es acuñado por Alison Smithson y su paradigma es la Freie Universität en Berlín de Candilis, Josic y Woods. Basado en un riguroso orden interno y una indeterminación en la forma, el proyecto del mat-building es una cuestión de combinatoria. En España, Rafael Leoz y Ricardo Bofill demuestran la utilidad de este modo de proyectar para la edificación en altura. Este artículo estudia cómo estas experiencias prefiguran algunos aspectos clave de la arquitectura contemporánea.
[Abstract] Mat-building is a low-rise, high-density construction which characterizes European architecture of the 1960s and 1970s. The term is coined by Alison Smithson and its paradigm is the Free University in Berlin by Candilis, Josic and Woods. Based on a strong internal order and indeterminacy in form, mat-buildings’ design is a combinatory method. In Spain, Rafael Leoz and Ricardo Bofill demonstrate the utility of this way of designing to conceive high-rise works. This paper addresses how these proposals anticipate some important aspects of contemporary architecture.
[Abstract] Mat-building is a low-rise, high-density construction which characterizes European architecture of the 1960s and 1970s. The term is coined by Alison Smithson and its paradigm is the Free University in Berlin by Candilis, Josic and Woods. Based on a strong internal order and indeterminacy in form, mat-buildings’ design is a combinatory method. In Spain, Rafael Leoz and Ricardo Bofill demonstrate the utility of this way of designing to conceive high-rise works. This paper addresses how these proposals anticipate some important aspects of contemporary architecture.

