Los valores formales de la arquitectura tradicional del pueblo Saraguro, pertinentes al movimiento moderno. Estudio tipológico de la arquitectura tradicional en la comunidad Lagunas, parroquia Saraguro

Abstract

The present research project. The formal values of the traditional architecture of the Saraguro people, pertinent to the Modern Movement. Typological study of traditional architecture in the Lagunas community, Saraguro parish, its purpose is to identify the principles of the Modern Movement in the traditional architecture of the Saraguro people, through the study of architectural typologies in the Lagunas community of the Saraguro parish. This is achieved by identifying typologies of vernacular architecture in the Lagunas community that help determine its relationship with the principles of modernity. In addition, it seeks to promote the preservation, dissemination and enhancement of architecture built without architects, to generate guidelines that allow the construction of public policies in community terms to safeguard the traditional architecture of the community. Through observation and direct participation in the place, and with the consent of the community and its actors, the information is collected. A review of historical documentation of the community is made. Then the traditional dwellings are identified, a typological classification is made. The typologies developed by the Modern Movement are also identified, which are contrasted with formal values found in traditional architecture. The research work will serve the Lagunas community to know and value its architecture, which allows to highlight its cultural identity. In addition, it becomes a consultation and guide document for students, teachers and public and / or private institutions interested in topics that run through tradition and modernity in architectural terms.