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The architectural legacy of Rogelio Salmona

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The architectural legacy of Rogelio Salmona comprises 7 buildings in Colombia that were designed by this architect. The institutional and residential buildings in an urban setting date from the mid-20th century to the early 21st century. One of the houses included is the family house of Gabriel Garcia Marquez in Cartagena.

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The architectural legacy of Rogelio Salmona: an ethical, political, social and poetic manifesto (ID: 6600)
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First published: 27/12/19.

Els Slots

The Architectural Legacy Of Rogelio Salmona

The architectural legacy of Rogelio Salmona (On tentative list)

The architectural legacy of Rogelio Salmona by Els Slots

As I knew I would wake up early because of the unavoidable jet lag, I had looked for something to do in Bogotá in the early morning of my first day here. I found it with the Virgilio Barco Library, one of two TWHS in Colombia’s capital dedicated to modern architecture. It opens most days at 8 a.m. as it is a fully functioning public library. If the library were to become a WHS in the next few years, it would be the most recently built site on the List. It only opened in December 2001.

Bogotá is a sprawling city and although the library is located fairly central, I needed a 25 minute taxi ride from my hotel near the National Museum to get there. The EasyTaxi app did its work flawlessly – for less than 3 EUR I was transported from door to door by a yellow taxi. Despite the early hour, I found several people already walking the paths in the surrounding Virgilio Barco Park (which is also part of the TWHS). The area is also popular with bikers and you can rent bikes from street stalls.

The Virgilio Barco Library is the chosen site among the works of the Colombian architect Rogelio Salmona. Actually the whole country is dotted with important works of his design. He is known for his brick architecture and conscious use of water. At this site in Bogotá he succeeded very well in “incorporating it into the landscape”: the building …

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First published: 22/11/19.

Zoë Sheng

The Architectural Legacy Of Rogelio Salmona

The architectural legacy of Rogelio Salmona (On tentative list)

The architectural legacy of Rogelio Salmona by Zoë Sheng

The library is situated at what looks like the only empty road in Bogota. Entrance is free but you have to put your stuff into a locker to enter the inside rooms, with guards posted to ensure it. Odd. The main attraction is the entrance fountain though, which seems flawed as it doesn't flow entirely center, and the parks around the area make for a nice visit. Inside are modern corridors and spiral staircases which aren't too special. I think this should come on the "nice to see but not WHS" list.

Besides, if you don't speak Spanish the library is kinda useless and one feels out of place among the students roaming around. Maybe if I wouldn't have had my camera around my neck I would not stand out so much. Staff was really happy to see a visitor though.

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First published: 09/07/19.

Ammon Watkins

The Architectural Legacy Of Rogelio Salmona

The architectural legacy of Rogelio Salmona (On tentative list)

The architectural legacy of Rogelio Salmona by Ammon Watkins

Unfortunately our only chance to visit this library was on a rainy holiday and it was not open. Maybe a better appreciation of the architectural achievements can be gained from the inside but from outside it seemed to be a nice modern structure but didn't wow us significantly. The library is surrounded by an integrated park space with small water channels leading away from the building and the TWHS is supposed to be considered as a whole with its surrounding landscape. Some families were still using the park for picnics despite the rain and on a nice day it would be a peaceful getaway from the chaos of the city core but we didn't linger long. 

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