Architecture and Place: Teaching and Research Experiences in the Higher Technical College of Architecture of the University of Granada

Abstract

The concept of place and feeling to the place, have changed over time and different cultural movements. Nowadays, in the new information, ecology and sustainability age, we want to create osmotic relationship between architecture and nature. When starting a new project, we must begin with a thorough knowledge of the environment and landscape, which involves identifying its constituent elements, their foreign references as well as the evolutionary and historical processes that have affected its configuration. This complex process should start from its own essence, which involve natural and cultural, tangible and intangible components. These elements have to be considered for study. They influence on their character and forms of perception. This work is part of a research and teaching experience, which is being conducted with students of architecture from different courses. Landscape and environment research is essential for the intrinsic value that they possess from the cultural point of view as a dynamic and complex reality where live many factors whose research can lead to interesting conclusions about the balance between architecture and place.