Lota’s industrial heritage. Twelve years on from the closure of the coal mines

Authors

  • Hernán Ascui Fernández Universidad del Bío-Bío, Concepción
  • María Dolores Muñoz Rebolledo Universidad del Bío-Bío, Concepción
  • Nicolás Sáez Gutiérrez Universidad del Bío-Bío, Concepción

Abstract

Lota is one of the most emblematic cities in Chile due to its cultural significance and its history, directly connected with the social and territorial changes brought about by coal mining. The city was built in the bay of Lota as a base settlement from which to exploit undersea coal deposits. Its urban image is defined by the social housing blocks (‘pabellones’), the community ovens, the industrial area with its high chimneys and lift shafts leading down into the mines, the wharf and the park.

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Author Biographies

Hernán Ascui Fernández, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Concepción

Académico Departamento de Diseño y Teoría de la Arquitectura

María Dolores Muñoz Rebolledo, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Concepción

Académica Departamento de Diseño y Teoría de la Arquitectura

Nicolás Sáez Gutiérrez, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Concepción

Académico Departamento de Diseño y Teoría de la Arquitectura

Published

2009-08-15

How to Cite

Ascui Fernández, H., Muñoz Rebolledo, M. D., & Sáez Gutiérrez, N. (2009). Lota’s industrial heritage. Twelve years on from the closure of the coal mines. ARQUITECTURAS DEL SUR, 27(35), 4–25. Retrieved from https://revistas.ubiobio.cl/index.php/AS/article/view/827

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