The characteristics of Great Cultural Projects and their impact on architectural and urban heritage (1850–2012)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/aris.71624
Keywords: Great cultural project, cultural urban branding, mega-events, urban heritage

Abstract

This study examines Great Cultural Projects (GCPs) as an element of the developmental process of cities. For this study, GCPs are regarded as a global phenomenon rather than cases that must be analyzed independently. The study focused on four types of GCPs: world and international exhibitions, horticultural exhibitions, Olympic Games, and the European Capitals of Culture. The research sample comprised 183 GCPs globally, organized between the middle of the 19th century to the beginning of the 21st century. The study analyzed the influence of different GCPs on city structure and urban heritage and focused on the distinctive development of each GCP type. The study’s novelty lies in recognition of the four main types of GCPs’ potential for multidimensional urban development and their diversified impact on the transformation of modern cities, along with the identification of potential threats, benefits, and development opportunities related to different GCP types.

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Anna Maria Biedermann, Universidad de Zaragoza

Profesora ayudante doctor en el Departamento de Ingeniería de Diseño y Fabricación en la Escuela de Ingeniería y Arquitectura de la Universidad de Zaragoza. Licenciada en Bellas Artes, especialidad en Diseño, por la ASP-Universidad de Bellas Artes de Poznań (Polonia), becada por el Ministerio de Cultura y Educación de Polonia y Arquitecta Superior por la UdK-Universität der Künste de Berlín (Alemania), becada por el DAAD-Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst. Doctora por Poznań University of Technology (Polonia) Su tesis doctoral trató sobre los «Grandes eventos culturales como herramientas de transformación urbana y de la identidad de la imagen de las ciudades». Su actual investigación está centrada en la cultura urbana y sostenibilidad de los productos y servicios.

Anna Januchta-Szostak, University of Technology Faculty of Architecture

Habilitated doctor engineer, architect, associate professor at the Poznań University of Technology, academic teacher at the Faculty of Architecture of the PUT (for two terms 2002-05 and 2012-16 vice-dean of the WA PP). She gained knowledge and practical experience, among others in the Netherlands (Croonen Adviseurs b.v. in 's-Hertogenbosch and Avans Hogeschool in Tilburg). An expert in the field of urban riverside areas and rainwater management in urban public space.

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Published
2021-07-12
How to Cite
Biedermann A. M. y Januchta-Szostak A. (2021). The characteristics of Great Cultural Projects and their impact on architectural and urban heritage (1850–2012). Arte, Individuo y Sociedad, 33(4), 1291-1310. https://doi.org/10.5209/aris.71624
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Vol. 33 No. 4 (2021)
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