Are monuments static entities or dynamic buildings? What are the limits of monuments in the present time? The relationship we establish with all these “monumental” entities relies on pragmatic conditions and socio-cultural values. Monuments cannot evade a constant revisioning, where the position of society to them evolves naturally and is affected on how present generations negotiate the previous generation footprint, affecting the definition of legacy. Monuments have been destroyed and rebuilt. These buildings have been in the cross-section of violence, and they have suffered the fears of technology. They represented ghosts of our past. They are seen as resemblances of our history. They struggle to survive among the economic penalties of our time, they fear the abandonment, the loss of interest. Afterall, monuments are possible due to a collective decision to preserve them, to observe them, to integrate them. In this project, we propose a re-connection with our heritage legacy in a meaningful and productive way.

The temple of the Greek God of light and healing, Apollo Epikurius, was designed by Iktinos and built in 400 B.C in Bassae, a montanous landscape in the Peloponnese considered formerly sacred for its collection of archaic temples and a 3 hour-drive away from the closest city and port. Llocal limestone was sourced for its construction, instead of the conventional marble. Iron clamps were poured into the stones for stability. Clay was laid for foundational support. Today, the stones and textile sit vulnerable to the variations and inclemencies of changing atmospheric conditions, a situation we refer to in spanish as Intemperie.