ETSAM_MPAA_2013/14_Estudios Oficiales de Master y Doctorado en Proyectos Arquitecónicos Avanzados Tesis Fin de Master_Alumno: ZHANG YINGLE_Director: Jesús Ulargui Agurruza DIMITRIS PIKIONIS ROADS OF THE TIMES This is a book of time, This is a book of a trip, This is a book of action, roads and memory. Through the roads along the Acropolis and Filopappou, Pikionis shows us how the task of the architect is not only occupy new spaces but also to renew the sense of those that already exist. The author of one of the most significant landscape planning of the twentieth century, the pavement project of the Acropolis in Athens, Pikionis teaches us how a simple path can be transformed into a powerful tool of redevelopment and as a network of visual connection can revive the lost relationship. THE FILOPAPPOU ROAD 10 PAINTED AUTOBIOGRAPHY 10 TRACING THE VESTIGES 10 THE ACROPOLIS ROAD 10 HELLENISTIC INTERNATIONALIST 106 SIMILAR WORDS DISCRIMINATE LANGUAGES 101 This book consists of a series This book consists of 4 simultaneously of monologues, from the view of proceeding chapters. phenomenology, to demonstrate a process of action experience, spatial composition 1. Monologue of the Filopappou road and very important, the mental change 2. Autobiography of a visitor’s promenade from the very 3. Reference beginning to the top point of the Dimitris 4. Monologue of the Acropolis road Pikionis’ pavement project at the Acropolis site. 1 &4 are the monologue of the selected areas in these 2 roads - Acropolis and The road in the Acropolis site is divided Filoppapo. Each selected area is an into two parts, one (500m) up to Acropolis autonomous story. These two chapters and the other (700m) up to the opposite record the spatial composition, time, hill – Filopappou, with branches to an actions and mental experience. All the ancient mausoleum. By the two raods, information would contribute to establish a Pikionis created a belt that hitches two series of scenes in the project. monuments to evoke the splendid Greek history in modern world. 2. Autobiography, in this chapter, we will see Pikionis of two professions: As a What is more, this project demonstrates painter, his dedication of paintings and a process of time that brings visitors from love of nature is the root of his thoughts; THE MANUAL the outer worldly street to inner silent as an architect, he was facing the realm. It is a mental transmission results quandary of national and universal spirit from physical motion. throughout his career. Time and action are critical factors in 3. Reference, this chapter is to study the the transmission of the road. This thesis external influences in Pikionis’ design is based on them. By recording the of the Acropolis project. The architect is respective promenade part by part, the captivated by the attraction of antithetical intention is to draw the clear sequence of worlds. His journey of exploration, a the two routes. difficult journey that uses architecture and landscape as mileposts, led him closer to Pikionis’ autobiography and his affinity the culture of Asia past. He incorporated with the oriental world will be studied as the oriental philosophy with the scientific references to help to explain the idea. analysis, creating the unique symbolic significance. These four columns of words, pictures, sketches form a montage so they can be shared and compared along with the reading, like the real promenade in the road. FILOPAPPOU ROAD FIG / FL FIG / FLMK PAINTED AUTOBIOGRAPHY TRACING THE VESTIGES FIG / ACMK FIG / AC ACROPOLIS ROAD THE FIRST PART PAINTED AUTOBIOGRAPHY TRACING THE VESTIGES THE FIRST PART The FIRST PART of the Filopappou road “Un espíritu arquitectónico nuevo –que no “Pikionis is attracted by the plurality of 1. THE INITIATION consists of a 139 meters straight route, es diferente del antiguo– está naciendo. traditions that have helped to establish side walkways and the St. Demetrius La arquitectura, la pintura, la escultura, a culture of unusual importance as the 10:00 _01/06/2014_ 37°58′13.1″N Loumbardiaris chapel. In these areas, artes que, a finales del Renacimiento, Greek one and to shape a common 23°43′20.7″E_ Standing in front of the Pikionis aims to create the space as intervienen de manera sustancial en el Mediterranean land, that is the cradle and entry of Acropolis road; Back to the noisy partition from the outer street, to renew the espíritu pictórico, son llamadas ahora the background of universal myths.” 1 street; Eager to start the journey towards route and to prepare for the subsequent a someterse a las exigencias rigurosas the upper sacred place. promenade. del espíritu arquitectónico. (...) La nueva "…that the course of Hellenism is época está abierta a los artistas – dependent on our responsible position SPACE KEY WORDS: Enthusiastic, 1. THE INITIATION arquitectos, escultores, pintores– que se between the East and the West. And I will Extended, esfuercen en la restitución de la forma add: and from the competent composition ACTION KEY WORDS: Expecting, 17:50 _31/05/2014_37 ° 58'12 .6 "N estética integral de nuestro tiempo” 1 of the opposing currents into a new Ambitious Fig / Acropolis Road / 01 / Site View before the 23 ° 43'18 .9" E_ Facing the entry of shape. I could analyze how this problem project DURATION: Beginning Filopappou road, after crossing the busiest manifests itself in Architecture. But it route in Athens which is full of tourists, would suffice here to say that I am from The two photos taken before (FIG/AC/01) citizens, vendors and street performers . the East.” 2 and after (FIG/AC/02) Pikionis’ Acropolis project illustrate the relocation of the SPACE KEY WORDS: Rupture, Extended, “Pikionis admitted to ‘a slightly Japanese entry up to the Acropolis. The situation Fig / Filopappou Road / 01 / Project Masterplan Vaguely / Dimtris Pikionis character’ in the building, which was showed on the second photo has been ACTION KEY WORDS: Curiosity, the result of eclectic affinity and not of remained until today. The entire pavement Adventurist indefensible influence. Of all the Oriental is divided into two parts by three streets: DURATION: Beginning arts which he studied, it was in Japan that Street Dionysiou Areopagitou and Street he found the Greek virtues: simplicity, Rovertou Galli on east side; Street Standing at the entry of Filopappou restraint, lightness, logic and ‘a shorter Apostolou Pavlou on west side. They have road, back to the crowded street, we and diagrammatic concept of representing formed an intersection for vehicles and see a stationary scene. The middle gray the world’”. 3 pedestrians. The walking street Dionysiou lithic pavement with trees on both sides, Areopagitou is close to the south side of forming a horizontal three-segment layout, Mountain Acropolis, theatre Dionysus and while the contrasts between bright paving Odeon Herodes Atticus. At the end of this 1. Alberto Ferlenga, Road of stones, Places of Fig / Acropolis Road / 02 / Site View after the blocks and the dark trees emphasize the dreams, Two Dimitirs Pikionis’ works in Athens, project street locates the entry of Acropolis road. road as the spatial protagonist. Pikionis Other ways 1 Homage to Pikionis, COACYLE, 2005, knows how to maintain the natural pag. 28, Print Apart from the traffic function, the property of landscape in his landscape 2.Dimitirs Pikionis, Autobiographical Notes, Dimitris intersection also acts importantly on project. He doesn’t choose those straight Pikionis, Architect 1887-1968 A SENTIMENTAL Pikionis’ organization of the uphill journey. trees to contour the boundary. Those TOPOGRAPHY, London, ARCHITECTURAL This joint part with three streets is full of ASSOCIATION LONDON, 1989, pag. 35, Print bent treetops meet above the road; also Fig / Filopappou Road / Paving Pattern Mock-up Components commercial and touristic scenes that drive Fig / Acropolis Road / Paving Pattern Mock-up Components establish a three-segment in vertical 3. P. PSOMOPOULOS, DIMITRIS PIKIONIS: this area away from the metaphysical and composition: road, trees and sky (Fig/ 1. CHATZINIKOLAU, Nikos, “Pikionis, l’arte e lo An indelible Presence in Modern Greece, DIMITRIS archeology atmosphere that Pikionis sets FL/02). spiritodell’epoca”, en Controspazio , “L’opera de PIKIONIS 1887 - 1968, Bastas-Plessas Publications, alongside the roads. 012 DimitrisPikionis”, 5/1991 Athens, 1994 013 FILOPAPPOU ROAD FIG / FL FIG / PA PAINTED AUTOBIOGRAPHY TRACING THE VESTIGES FIG / TV FIG / AC ACROPOLIS ROAD This grid scene attracts people’s attention Pikionis was regarded as a painter instead Convinced of Greek culture is the bridge People who want to experience both of to the end of view. It prolongs the spatial of a mutual architect for a long time in the connects the East and the West, Pikionis’ the roads must cross over this worldly scale. The linear direction and vegetation first decades of his career. Painting indeed dedication of the indigenous culture, area; thence the meditation that has been screens on both sides underline the purity acts as a critical role in his thoughts and and the affinity with Orient, cultivate the accumulated in the previous promenade of the space, predicting the upcoming has a great influence on the architectural numerous works of a variety range of would be eased or even eliminated. This promenade and calming down the mood. design. He distributed several years to fields, paintings, architecture projects intersection is a “void” between the two This straight and upward road is a study painting and sculpture in Germany and the landscape planning. All his pavements that to refresh the physical mysterious tunnel that provokes people to and Paris. Then he returned to Greece works indicate the two most outstanding space as well as mental impression. enter. and started his architectural study. The concerns: 1. Seeking for the innermost Pikionis makes fully use of the material young architect, with professional art root of Greek from the East world.