WELCOME TO STAY: Cuerdas Boricuas, centro educativo vocacional para la tradición e innovación en las artes y oficios para lutieres del cuatro puertorriqueño
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Meléndez, Samuel
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La artesanía puertorriqueña constituye un
patrimonio cultural que enfrenta amenazas
críticas: emigración juvenil, precariedad
económica, envejecimiento del gremio,
pérdida de infraestructura y limitada
transmisión de saberes. Jóvenes artesanos
migran por falta de vivienda, espacios
de trabajo adecuados, bajos ingresos
y baja visibilidad, poniendo en riesgo la
continuidad de tradiciones culturales que
sintetizan las influencias taína, africana
y española. Esta investigación propone
desde la arquitectura del diseño de un
Welcome Center como espacios integrales
que atiendan las necesidades del gremio
artesanal especializado en instrumentos
de cuerda (cuatro puertorriqueño).
Mediante recopilación de datos de agencias
gubernamentales, análisis documental
y conversaciones con artesanos, se
desarrollan criterios de diseño para un
programa arquitectónico que articula
componentes residenciales, productivos,
educativos y comerciales. La arquitectura
actúa como mediadora entre tradición
e innovación, proyectando espacios que
fortalecen la sostenibilidad económica,
la transmisión de conocimientos,
la visibilidad del oficio y el vínculo
entre artesanos y patrimonio cultural
puertorriqueño.
Puerto Rican craftsmanship constitutes a cultural heritage facing critical threats: youth migration, economic instability, an aging artisan community, loss of infrastructure, and limited transmission of knowledge. Young artisans migrate due to the lack of housing, adequate workspaces, low income, and limited visibility, placing at risk the continuity of cultural traditions shaped by Taíno, African, and Spanish influences. This research proposes, through architecture, the design of a Welcome Center as an integral space addressing the needs of artisans specialized in string instruments, particularly the Puerto Rican cuatro. Through data collection from government agencies, documentary analysis, and conversations with artisans, design criteria were developed for an architectural program integrating residential, productive, educational, and commercial components. Architecture acts as a mediator between tradition and innovation, creating spaces that strengthen economic sustainability, knowledge transmission, the visibility of the craft, and the relationship between artisans and Puerto Rican cultural heritage.
Puerto Rican craftsmanship constitutes a cultural heritage facing critical threats: youth migration, economic instability, an aging artisan community, loss of infrastructure, and limited transmission of knowledge. Young artisans migrate due to the lack of housing, adequate workspaces, low income, and limited visibility, placing at risk the continuity of cultural traditions shaped by Taíno, African, and Spanish influences. This research proposes, through architecture, the design of a Welcome Center as an integral space addressing the needs of artisans specialized in string instruments, particularly the Puerto Rican cuatro. Through data collection from government agencies, documentary analysis, and conversations with artisans, design criteria were developed for an architectural program integrating residential, productive, educational, and commercial components. Architecture acts as a mediator between tradition and innovation, creating spaces that strengthen economic sustainability, knowledge transmission, the visibility of the craft, and the relationship between artisans and Puerto Rican cultural heritage.
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