Descripción del proyecto
Un análisis marino de las arquitecturas pesqueras
Las costas del Atlántico Norte albergan diversas culturas arquitectónicas y sus aguas acogen a un sinfín de especies de peces. La industrialización de la pesca a principios del siglo XIX y la mundialización de la industria a finales del siglo XX afectaron a las arquitecturas pesqueras de la zona. En el proyecto FISH-A, financiado por el Consejo Europeo de Investigación, se evaluarán las repercusiones ecológicas de las construcciones pesqueras y los recursos naturales de los cuales dependen. En concreto, su labor nos permitirá comprender mejor los efectos ecológicos de las actividades humanas. El equipo del proyecto se centrará en los ecosistemas marinos, las tecnologías pesqueras, el tratamiento de alimentos, las políticas y los hábitos de consumo a fin de ofrecer una nueva perspectiva sobre la construcción, una en la que los paisajes pesqueros reúnan tierra y mar.
Objetivo
To what extent can fish produce architecture? This project sets out to trace a socioecological history of North Atlantic architecture in relation to fisheries, elucidating the relationships between marine environments and terrestrial landscapes and assessing the ecological impact of fishing constructions and the natural resources they depend upon.
Fishing Architecture covers a broad spectrum in terms of both geography and time, a choice that was made to avoid deterministic analysis and engage with transnational phenomena. Thus, the focus is on the North Atlantic—its shores housing diverse architectural cultures and its waters home to a wealth of fish species—and follows a time frame that runs from the industrialization of fisheries in the early 19th century to the full globalization of the industry at the end of the 20th.
The extant scholarship on marine ecology, fisheries, and fishing communities includes extensive research on fish populations, navigation systems, technology, bioeconomics, architecture, and cultural practices. Yet, comprehensive interdisciplinary analysis of the field is hindered by its own specialization. Facing the impending challenges of the environmental predicament, this project will use the material history of architecture as a powerful tool for advancing interdisciplinary research and, along with it, our understanding of the ecological impacts of human activity.
The assessment will be organized along five analytical axes: (1) marine ecosystems; (2) fishing technology; (3) food processing; (4) politics; and (5) consumption habits, effectively avoiding the conventional architectural approach to understanding the built environment. This strategy allows us to identify critical knowledge gaps to be worked on and, most significantly, fosters a fresh perspective on construction in which fishing landscapes and buildings are understood as material traces of dynamic socioecological relationships and as part of the continuum between land and sea.
Ámbito científico
Programa(s)
- HORIZON.1.1 - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme
Régimen de financiación
HORIZON-AG - HORIZON Action Grant Budget-BasedInstitución de acogida
4099-002 Porto
Portugal