The local community in the appreciation of rural heritage. Francisco Arias school in Lavalle

DURÁ GURPIDE, ISABEL; ESTEVES, MATÍAS JOSÉ

Revista de Arquitectura (Bogotá)

Facultad de Diseño y el Centro de Investigaciones de la Facultad (CIFAR) de la Universidad Católica de Colombia en Bogotá

Lugar: Bogotá; Año: 2020 vol. 22 p. 23 - 34

1657-0308

This paper addresses the study of the Francisco Arias de Lavalle school (Mendoza,Argentina) from the perspective of cultural heritage. Rural schools in Mendoza are a topicof special interest, both for the heritage dimension of these constructions and for the relevance of their impact on their context of insertion. Besides, the need for such a study isbased upon a deficiency detected regarding the analysis and valuation of the built heritagein rural areas of Mendoza, therefore accentuating its current vulnerability. Thus, a casestudy is used to investigate the heritage dimension of an everyday building such as theschool and its potential as a resource for local development and as an element of cohesionin rural areas. For this purpose, document analysis, direct observation and semi-structuredinterviews were used. The results obtained indicate the relevance of built heritage for acommunity, not only for its material values, but also as a repository of symbolic aspects,and the importance of considering the local population in the study, valuation and conservation of heritage.