Fernando Moral Andrés Examines the Ether in New Architecture Essay "La fundación de lo etéreo"
Fernando Moral Andrés has released "La fundación de lo etéreo. Arcadias ambiguas y paisajes inacabados," which introduces a new classification of the ethereal veil based on its functionality. This essay connects the classical concept of quintessence ether to the makeup of the sky, highlighting its cultural relevance despite being declared nonexistent in the 19th century. It delves into architectural and artistic phenomena, uncovering genuine essence through idyllic arcadias, emerging societies, unfinished landscapes, and innovative myths. Moral Andrés, who studied at Universidad de Valladolid, earned a master's from ETSAB and a doctorate from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. He currently leads the Escuela de Arquitectura y Construcción at Universidad Nebrija, has served as a Visiting Professor at SAPIENZA, and collaborates with Museo Reina Sofía.
Key facts
- Fernando Moral Andrés authored the essay "La fundación de lo etéreo. Arcadias ambiguas y paisajes inacabados."
- The essay proposes an alternative taxonomy of the ethereal veil from an openly functional perspective.
- Ether was associated with the constitution of the sky, and its nonexistence was decreed at the end of the 19th century.
- The book references figures including Anaxímenes, Sloterdijk, Baudelaire, Nefertari, Schinkel, Leonidov, Manzoni, Brodsky, RCR, Wright, Bernardes, Hollein, Garaicoa, Duchamp, Piene, Van Eyck and Burri.
- Moral Andrés is an architect from the Universidad de Valladolid, with a master's from ETSAB and a doctorate from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
- He directs the Escuela de Arquitectura y Construcción at Universidad Nebrija in Madrid and was a Visiting Professor at SAPIENZA – Università di Roma.
- He authored and edited Oteiza: Arquitectura desocupada (2011), Alfredo Pirri. Espacio privado, arte público (2020) and Decoding Cultural Heritage (2024).
- Moral Andrés sits on the scientific committee of Agathón and Urbanistica (INU) and has collaborated with the Museo Reina Sofía.
Entities
Artists
- Fernando Moral Andrés
- Anaxímenes
- Peter Sloterdijk
- Charles Baudelaire
- Nefertari
- Karl Friedrich Schinkel
- Ivan Leonidov
- Piero Manzoni
- Joseph Brodsky
- RCR Arquitectes
- Frank Lloyd Wright
- Bernardes
- Hans Hollein
- Carlos Garaicoa
- Marcel Duchamp
- Otto Piene
- Jan van Eyck
- Alberto Burri
- Oteiza
- Alfredo Pirri
Institutions
- Universidad de Valladolid
- ETSAB
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
- Architectural Association
- IIT
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Escuela de Arquitectura y Construcción
- Universidad Nebrija
- SAPIENZA – Università di Roma
- Parsons School of Design
- Università Roma Tre
- Arte y Ciudad / GEAP-Latinoamérica
- Digital Heritage Forum
- Università Federico II
- Universitè de Limoges
- Springer
- Agathón
- Urbanistica (INU)
- Manera
- Museo Reina Sofía
- Veredes
Locations
- Valladolid
- Spain
- Barcelona
- Catalonia
- Madrid
- Rome
- Italy
- Abu Dhabi
- United Arab Emirates
- Harbin
- China
- Limoges
- France
- Naples
Sources
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