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Memory isles: from the signified systems to the archipelago city

Maragkoudaki Aikaterini, Moschona Gkloria-Antonia

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The starting point of this research is a word, a concept with many manifestations: "Memory"The concept of memory is a multidimensional veil of definitions, which, when explored, reveals a vast field of application. This research, however, focuses on the way in which memory is linked to the urban narrative, aiming primarily to explore the ways in on how it has been used in the modern era through the work of two great twentieth-century architects. To this end, a retrospective is presented and the trajectory of the representation of urban space in two distinct time periods is defined. The process of reading and depicting urban elements, which, according to the architect in question, is capable of conveying the identity of the city, is divided as follows: In the signifying systems of the 16th century, in which the city is defined through its memory and monuments, and in the contemporary archipelago city of the second half of the 20th century, in which the city is the medium that poses and defines what memory is in urban space.However, in the process of researching and interpreting this purpose, some concerns and questions arose which are worth exploring to enable an in-depth examination of the main topic of this research. How is memory defined and functions and what is its relationship with space-time? What is the role of memory in the human perceptual ability to understand urban space and why is it considered important in this reading process? Can architecture and built space function as a means of expressing and narrating the city through monuments? And finally, how do all of the above questions relate to the representation of urban space?

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