Ephemeral cultural landscape. The vernacular Mayan heritage in its relationship with the territory

Abstract

For the Maya the subjectivation of things is essential in their philosophy of inhabiting the territory; therefore, its vernacular architecture also assumes this perception. To arrive at this precept, a research project was developed that sought to understand the processes of transmission of knowledge to tie its vernacular architecture, in a study that involved methodologies of both the area of ​​architecture and anthropology. In the process of surveying architectural data, he noticed this process of life of the houses of the Maya, which, being mostly perishable materials, reach a time of life, but at the same time they are moored coming alive New houses for new families. The above makes the vernacular architecture of the ephemeral Maya. The knowledge to tie-up has also been used to create another much more ephemeral architecture: The tablados for bullfights; being these tablados linked to the patron saint, its existence is only one week, forming an ephemeral cultural landscape typical of the Mayan populations. This quality of the ephemeral makes Mayan vernacular architecture an essential characteristic, but they are also a vital part of its existence as it is the learning scenarios of knowledge to tie.