Urban intervention in the Cuenca heritage area
On March 31, the presentation of the platform "Interventions in the Cuenca Heritage Area 1999-2019" was held at the University of Azuay, directed by Natasha Cabrera as part of a project of the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Art.
In the first place, it was briefly disclosed what this investigation was about. Its objective is to make available to society complete information on different urban intervention projects.
This open access digital platform shows general georeferenced data of 95 projects: history of the public space or building, its state before and after the intervention and its justification.
“It is the result of the conjunction of several people. Indeed, it contributes to a fundamental task of the University which is to contribute to our cultural identity ”, said the Rector of the UDA, Francisco Salgado.
The Rector was emphatic in the need to reaffirm "our identity", to achieve this, the assessment and in-depth study of the dissemination of local heritage, based on the material and built environment, is essential.
Regarding those involved in the development of this idea, he commented: "It is a pride to have academics of this level because through these studies we are allowed to celebrate our culture and look to the future."
Next, Genoveva Malo -Dean of the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Art- explained in brief words the importance of this platform and how technology helped to enhance it, facilitating access to data:
"Sharing and making this valuable information available to everyone is, without a doubt, a way to conserve and contribute to our heritage."
The Dean stressed that this tool will become a space for knowledge, learning, technical information for decision-making, for registration and documentation, and other possible purposes.
"I had the opportunity to use this site and there are two spaces that have caught my attention: Loja Avenue and the Pumapungo Museum, it is really something surprising," he added.
Finally, Natasha Cabrera, project director, took the floor to officially present the platform.
"The purpose of this space was to determine the incidence of tourism and the transformations since Cuenca was declared Cultural Heritage of Humanity," says Cabrera.
Cabrera indicated that this platform is open to the general public, and it is also easy to use, since it is based on georeferencing in Google Maps.
The operation is intuitive and simple for anyone who needs to use that tool, you just have to click on the place you want to know more about. Then, a box will show the general data, the oldest photograph and a PDF file about the selected site.
UDA Correspondent
