This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Declared a Site of Cultural Interest in 2014 the La Calderona cistern in Porcuna (Jaén) was a water tank of the Roman city of Obulco believed to have been connected to a hydraulic infrastructure of the municipium the growth of the walled city led to this area’s being covered with huge stone pillars on which to raise new constructions initiating what would be its definitive burial people waiting out a bombing noticed that the wells they had in their homes were part of a more complex structure the cistern currently operating has opened to the public the first part of the project involved building a visitor reception center that included a suspended descent ramp spiraling 100 meters without ever touching the archaeological remains In order not to affect the houses standing above the Roman complex this new construction rose on a vacant spot at one of the edges of the nearest road the need to provide a way to reach the cistern led to the adding of elements other than the visitor center namely a bridge over Calle San Marcos and a tunnel under the houses The project was based on the interconnection of opposed realities Vis-à-vis the complexity is a discourse grounded on the simplicity of a clean geometrically exact architecture that does not come into conflict with the ancient architecture meaning not only the actual Roman cistern but also all the dwellings unearthed during the archaeological dig And contrasting with the hidden subterranean space where no light enters is the bright and diaphanous space that welcomes the visitor The result is a dialogue between archaeological heritage and contemporary architecture there arent any match using your search terms LBV Magazine English Edition A team of researchers from the University of Jaén has identified the first stone mold used for coin production in ancient Hispania provides new insights into the coin manufacturing processes during the Republican period and the organization of minting workshops whose location and operation have remained largely unknown until now From the late 3rd century to the 1st century BCE a significant number of mints emerged on the Iberian Peninsula material evidence of production workshops is scarce often limited to the coins themselves found in scattered archaeological contexts This situation has raised questions about the physical location of the mints and the social organization surrounding these artisanal spaces Iberian coins frequently bore inscribed toponyms indicating the link between minting and local authorities but the lack of architectural remains or specific tools has made it difficult to identify the workshops where production took place the discovery of a stone mold in Obulco represents an exceptional testament to monetary activity in the southern Iberian Peninsula The discovered object is one of the two valves of a bivalve mold used for producing coin blanks (raw unminted metal discs used to manufacture coins) through molten metal casting has a flat surface with circular casting marks and evidence of thermal use Petrographic analysis has determined that the stone used for its manufacture comes from the geological unit of Porcuna confirming the local exploitation of resources for industrial tool-making in antiquity X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (µ-XRF) analysis revealed the presence of a binary copper-lead alloy in the mold’s metallic impressions consistent with the compositions previously identified in coins from Obulco Based on the metrics of the circular imprints researchers have linked this mold to the production of bronze asses dated between 189 and 165 BCE belonging to one of the first coin series issued by the city one of the most important cities in the Upper Guadalquivir during the Iberian and Roman periods played a key role in the economy of Republican Hispania Its mint was one of the most active in the southern peninsula issuing coins from the late 3rd century to the 1st century BCE The iconography of its coins reflects the city’s integration into the Roman economic system and yokes—symbols of the cereal production that sustained the local economy The discovery of the mold in a suburban area raises new questions about the location of the mint within Obulco’s urban layout another of the few Hispania mints identified archaeologically the findings of coin blanks in a repurposed section of the city wall suggest that minting workshops could have been located in peripheral areas under the control of local magistrates or military contingents The study of this mold not only provides information on the technical aspects of coin production but also reflects the socioeconomic changes driven by Roman expansion in Hispania The coins minted in Obulco during the 2nd century BCE bear the names of local magistrates inscribed in both Iberian and Latin characters demonstrating the progressive assimilation of Roman administrative models within indigenous communities the increasing monetary production in this period coincides with the territorial reorganization and expansion of cereal agriculture in the region a phenomenon linked to the extractive economic system of the Roman Republic the Obulco mold is not merely material evidence of an artisanal activity but a tangible indicator of the transformations experienced by Iberian cities as they integrated into the Roman imperial structure challenges the traditional archaeological invisibility of mints and opens new avenues of research into the location and functioning of these spaces in Republican Hispania it marks another step in reconstructing the complex economic and social network that shaped the progressive Romanization of the peninsula and the central role that coinage played in this process María Isabel Moreno-Padilla, Mario Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, et al., Dealing with the archaeological invisibility of the Iberian mints: A technological and contextual analysis of the first stone mould for blank coin production found in Hispania. 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Roman Cistern of "La Calderona" restored by Pablo Millán Project description by Pablo Millán the “La Calderona” in Porcuna (declared an Asset of Cultural Interest in 2014) is a water storage tank which is assumed to be linked to the water infrastructure of the municipium with the growth of the population and the need to expand the city limits the inhabitants covered the area with large stone slabs and pillars This would become the largest walled city in Roman Spain added successive layers which contributed to the pre-existing buildings of the 1st Century BCE being definitively buried what was thought to be simply a water storage tank supplying numerous wells to the houses of the San Benito neighbourhood It was during the Spanish Civil War in the 20th century when a chance discovery put experts on the trail of the original infrastructure When the population went underground to protect themselves from aircraft bombings the residents observed that the wells they had in their homes were part of a much more complex structure many experts wanted to investigate and study the monument they were unable to carry out a proper investigation due to the difficult conditions impeding access to the space located approximately nine metres below the level of the houses The project of restoration and the opening of access to the public taking into account the circumstances of the locality This would serve as a Visitor/Reception Centre and also act to integrate the descending ramp located on one of the margins close to the nearest road so that the houses located on the Roman complex would not be affected the search for a suitable access to the cistern ended up generating a new construction present both in the Roman cistern and in all the domestic buildings revealed during the archaeological intervention the work was confronted with an architecture below ground level a dialogue was established between an almost excavated architecture and a new construction that had to include a stereotomic approach moving between the Visitor/Reception Centre and a minimally constructed space this is a project based on the interrelationship of opposing realities and which proposes a discourse based on the simplicity of a clean geometrically precise architecture which does not conflict with the inherited architecture The land on which the development project is located is on the edge of the urban municipality on a slope of what was once the epicentre of this ancient Roman city the new building opens out towards the slope offers a clear reading with respect to the context in which it is situated It serves as an iconic reference to the cistern monument itself The construction is closed to the domestic architectures of the area which have irregularly formed an area devoid of the sense of heritage inherent to the architecture of the stratum a space for light is configured as a preliminary step before accessing the heritage world of the shadows the return to the surface is proposed as a dynamic a key to the final ascent from the darkness of the interior of the cistern the visitor passes through an open space that is suspended above the ruins Part of the Roman city can be observed and toured without disrupting it this tour updates the Platonic allegory of the cave the understanding of a part of the history of an ancient land) after journeying through the centuries Pablo Millán, arquitectos. Lead architects.- Pablo Manuel Millán Millán Cristian Castela González (architect); David Vera García (architect); Simona Belmondo (architect); Inmaculada Cervera Montilla (architect).  Structure.- Salmer Técnicos.Quantity Surveyor.- Javier Serrano Terrones; José Miguel Fernández Cuadros.Archaeology.- ARQVIPO.Architectural Survey.- AMR Levantamientos  Movilidad y Agenda Urbana; Ayuntamiento de Porcuna; Diputación Provincial de Jaén (1,5% Cultural Programme) TRAGSA.Lighting.- Iguzzini.Sensing.- Fundación Santa María la Real.Lime mortars.- Morteros Cumen S.L Javier Callejas Sevilla. 1979) is a Doctor Architect from the University of Seville with the thesis 'Inhabiting the Cliff: The Little Convent as a Promoter of a New Architecture in the Hills of Valparaiso.' After completing the "Master in Architecture and Historical Heritage" and the "Master in Management of Latin American and Andalusian Heritage" he has focused his study on the contemporary analysis of historical buildings and structures together with the research and teaching activity carried out at the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Seville he is a researcher at the School of Architecture and Design of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso in Chile we could highlight the project for the rehabilitation and conservation of the San Francisco de Estepa Convent (Seville) the Rehabilitation of the 16th century Royal Butchers of Porcuna (Jaén) the conservation project of the Greater Sacristy of the Sanctuary of Regla in Chipiona (Cádiz) the restoration of the Monastery of San Juan de la Penitencia in Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) or the restoration of the Chapel in Martín de la Jara (Seville) He has been awarded with the best academic record by Fundación Caja de Arquitectos; 2nd Europe Architecture Award 2017; Build Architecture Award or recently nominated for the Andrés de Vandelvira awards Archive REMODELING-RENOVATION Text description provided by the architects. In a very small space (163,50 m2) and plot bounded by three medians converges a wide spectrum of rich heritage. On one side in the horizontal plane underlying archaeological remains of an ancient structure of Iberian wells to which a system is superimposed Roman sewers. On the other hand in the vertical plane emerging elements of a fortified medieval tower system of the city as well as the remains of the Roman wall. And finally the bearing wall structure of a building that suffered the ravages of the Lisbon earthquake of 1755 and still remained standing. © Javier CallejasUnder these assumptions we consider rehabilitate a space to take out each of these historical elements and was sewn into a clean, sober and simple architecture, an architecture that will container heritage. The project will be built therefore traces a route between the past has been left to each create a new space with a dual use: a new top floor using file and at the bottom the of exhibition hall. SectionThe new architecture will allow recognizing generated each independently assets showing different windows to the past: some evidence on the ground that the Iberian and Roman constructions against other on the walls that reveal the Roman wall next to the remains of the medieval tower. © Javier CallejasThe financial reconstruction has been carried out by local traditional systems while the new work has been achieved with novel structural systems The sharp decline of the facade (over six percent) has managed to stabilize by tilting structure that allows the coronation of the wall brace You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email Anna Porcuna-Ferrer receives funding from European Research Council under an ERC Consolidator Grant (FP7-771056-LICCI) Laura Calvet-Mir receives funding from European Research Council under an ERC Consolidator Grant (FP7-771056-LICCI) Victoria Reyes-García receives funding from European Research Council under an ERC Consolidator Grant (FP7-771056-LICCI) Cirad provides funding as a member of The Conversation FR View all partners The Bassari people, a farming community of about 20,000 people, live in an area between Senegal and Guinea. During French colonial rule, the Bassari lost part of their communal land to a national park and were subjected to poll taxes and forced labour. Senegal achieved independence in 1960 and in 2012 the Bassari area was declared a world heritage site a change that bolstered small-scale tourism the Bassari peoples’ main livelihood comes from rainfed smallholder farming supplemented by activities such as petty trade and gathering honey and wild edible plants They have limited access to public health and education Electricity is limited to the few with solar panels integrating into the mainstream market economy and adopting new crops and technologies The Bassari live in an area affected by climate change. As part of the Local Indicators of Climate Change Impacts research project we wanted to understand how the community viewed climate change and its impacts We interviewed people and convened group discussions in three Bassari villages and found that increased temperatures and the shortening of the rainy season were the most reported changes Many people also reported forest degradation Our findings support the argument that Indigenous and local knowledge and views must be included in climate change research and policy technical voices ignores communities like the Bassari in the design of climate change adaptation plans Acknowledging their knowledge and views transforms research and policy priorities resulting in more locally relevant climate change mitigation strategies it was evident that they did not see climate change as an isolated phenomenon global warming and its impacts were inextricably linked to other environmental socio-economic and spiritual changes that were transforming their way of life To explain the decrease in abundance and productivity of wild edible plant species the Bassari use elements of their local knowledge of the environment and of their cosmovision which emphasises that everything in the universe is related An elder told us: “Trees do not give like before … because now people harvest to sell That’s why trees have stopped giving.” The implication was that the decline in wild fruit productivity was not only a consequence of climate change but also a punishment for commercial harvesting a more intensive form of resource exploitation The abandonment of ancestral practices was also used to explain the decrease in productivity and availability of wild edible plants: “We used to have ceremonies and many cultural practices for trees to give a lot of flowers therefore trees give less fruits,” another participant said Climate change also affects Bassari through the direct impacts of extreme weather events such as droughts Though aware of how climate change affected their farming the local communities were driven by socio-economic pressures they adopted practices that increased their long-term vulnerability to climate change as animal feed or to restore soil fertility Traditional crops played a key role in local diets were nutritious and were well adapted to poor soils and to erratic rainfall However, in recent decades and driven by colonial and post-colonial policies and agricultural development projects in the region, the Bassari community has begun growing crops with higher market value and yield. These require less work but demand more water. This shift caused the decline of diverse, indigenous, drought-tolerant crops In adapting to socio-economic changes by growing cash crops the Bassari may lose out in climate resilience Local knowledge can contribute to a more thorough understanding of the many impacts that climate change has on local environments and rural livelihoods The experiences of rural populations are a source of knowledge to identify these specific impacts governments and policy makers should understand the very wide range of people’s experiences Bassari don’t need to adapt only to climate change but to change in general This is why climate change adaptation policies need to be designed according to the needs and desires of local communities they won’t be culturally appropriate or locally feasible Only by promoting a dialogue between different ways of knowing and by taking into account how climate change is differently experienced in reality will policymakers be able to meet the real needs of local communities Vanesse Labeyrie and Eva Porcuna-Ferrer co-authored the research that this article is based on Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism and law student Tippy Dos Santos is now engaged to her boyfriend of 3 years Miguel popped the question on Christmas eve, in front of Tippy’s family. She posted about their engagement on Instagram on Christmas day you have made each day brighter,” she said referring to the US-bound flight where they crossed paths again after previously meeting In a vlog in February, Tippy and Miguel shared that they first met when Tippy was 15 years old through Miguel’s cousin – but that nothing had happened then when Miguel gave her a mix CD and invited her to an Oh Wonder concert but ran into each other on the fateful flight in October 2016 He invited to take Tippy and her mom around the US “I can’t wait to start this new chapter with you “Everyday in every way.” – Rappler.com has always been potent in literature and culture for the constant struggle between man and nature The intervention aimed to provide access to the ruins and fully uncover them since the area where the water tank stood had been buried with stone slabs as the city expanded with a 100-metre-long suspended ramp that descends from the upper level of the building the volume of the new block that manifests itself above ground is a clear sign of the cistern monument itself two worlds were designed,” he elaborates on creating a distinction between both design languages which similarly sits over the ruins of Greek civilisation follows a chronological sequence moving upwards to the site of the Acropolis La Calderona cistern’s public circulation hinges on the ramp design that moves downward into the site emphasises such a dialogue through the contradictions between light and dark the inevitable and unresolved through design she has been trained to look closely at the words of matter As someone who believes in the potent magic of storytelling her work is an exploration of memory and identity or the literal and figurative spaces we inhabit A love for hidden histories informs her research process From vernacular knowledge to modern sustainability Middle Eastern pavilions serve as living archives of architectural thought offering fresh frameworks for global adoption STIR engages with the curators of the Togo Oman and Qatar pavilions—debuting at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025—on representation the book presents a fictional story depicting algorithms exercising control over humans and how this affects the built environment Tipnis shares how the toolbox democratises the practice of restoration via DIY resources to repair tangible urban heritage made of common building materials Exclusive preview for subscribers. Learn More Make your fridays matter. Learn More © Copyright 2019-2025 STIR Design Private Limited Please confirm your email address and we’ll send you a link to reset your password All your bookmarks will be available across all your devices Password must be 8 characters long including one capital letter By creating an account, you acknowledge and agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy by STIR Select the Conversation Category you would like to watch Please enter your details and click submit Single account access for STIRworld.com,STIRpad.com and exclusive STIRfri content Verification link sent to check your inbox or spam folder to complete sign up process by Mrinmayee Bhoot | Published on : Sep 21 We propose a complete separation between pedestrian and bus circulation, prioritizing the pedestrian circulation and organizing the terminal so that the building functions as a filter between them. We try to generate a unique environment for the user: a platform with relationship and intimate spaces enveloped in an atmosphere almost exclusively defined by the particular quality of light passing through the object. Section 02The terminal is proposed as an autonomous and luminous object: a large, light roof, dematerialized, which folds to the ground, under which both waiting areas associated with gardens as well as the terminal building are located, treated with the same cladding, forming another fold. © Fernando Alda We seek a terminal that is different from the usually dark stations, as it lets light pass through: translucent polycarbonate roof plates, and galvanized perforated steel sheet cladding on all sides. Diagram 02Along with these general characteristics of the project, we highlight other characteristics that seek to reduce the impact of the project in its environment, looking to build a proposal with a simple, functional, spacious image, economical and ecological: © Fernando Alda - Light building (metal structure), 100% recyclable, and easily adaptable to new needs, in designing the interior elements as furniture. - Search for "zero maintenance", using materials and exposed construction elements with no added finishes, with a galvanized, perforated sheet cladding that has several functions: provide spaciousness to the proposal (allows a "veiling" of the different environments designed, integrating and separating them simultaneously), security, solar protection, and economy in construction, maintenance and future recycling. - Elimination of harmful elements in construction, such as PVC (polypropylene sanitation, synthetic rubber roof drainage, and cables without halogens), and synthetic paints and varnishes without VOCs. - Reuse of stormwater for garden irrigation, with a concrete cistern to store water collected from the roof and other drains in the garden areas, which feature native deciduous species, used as solar protection in summer in the most exposed areas (south and west). - The asphalt at the access area contains rubber from recycled tires. Marbella town hall is working on a change to the local bylaw that governs public spaces to expressly ban locals and tourists from going shirtless in the streets the growing number of men who walk around with no shirt on in the town is damaging the image of a five-star tourist destination that Marbella is trying to protect which follows the example set by Barcelona First it requires a legal report and then needs to be approved at a council meeting and it's possible that this will not happen in time for the law to be brought in this summer The local authority has pointed out that fines will not initially be imposed on someone not wearing a shirt However repeat offenders could be fined between 100 and 150 euros for disobedience Porcuna explained that the fine would not specifically befor not wearing a shirt but for failing to act on a warning given by a police officer The modification of the bylaw would allow the council to put up signs informing of the obligation to wear a shirt once visitors move away from the seafront Some Puerto Banús business owners have already tried to start a campaign by putting signs up in several languages "advising" tourists not to walk around with no shirt or in just a bikini however there was no bylaw to enforce this Comentar es una ventaja exclusiva para registrados Atlético MalagueñoMalagueño’s match calendar announced Club Atlético Malagueño will be competing in the upcoming season in Group 9 of Tercera Federación. The 22/23 campaign will get underway the weekend of 10-11 September. Copy linkThe draw was carried out today for the upcoming season who this year will form a coaching duo together with Raúl Iznata Up to now the boys have played two friendlies against Ceuta (1-2 Malaguista goal scored by Oñate) and Granada CF’s reserve team (1-1 Sergio Pimentel scored for the Malaguistas) There have been several additions this summer to the Blue and White team goalkeeper Arturo; full-backs Mateo and Jon; attacking midfielder Jesús Martín; and forwards Bolívar the latter returning after moving up to Segunda Federación last year with Juventud de Torremolinos Funes will also have Juvenil players making the move up such as defenders Malagueño’s 22/23 season will kick off and end away from the Federación Malagueña de Fútbol ground On matchday 1 the team will travel to Jaén to face Atlético de Porcuna CF (11th September) when Malagueño will play matchday 30 away against CD Estepona (23rd April) Tercera Federación Group 9 is made up of 16 teams Torreperogil CD and UD Almería ‘B’ complete this competitive group (*) Check out the full match calendar on the Royal Andalusian Football Federation’s website Tippy Dos Santos is now married to her non-showbiz boyfriend Miguel Porcuna The singer and former MYX VJ shared the news in a series of posts on Instagram on Friday P," Tippy captioned one of the photos. "Yours The couple began their journey as husband-and-wife in an elegant floral-themed Christian ceremony held at The Emeralds Events Place in Antipolo.  Tippy was a glowing bride in her sheer off-the-shoulder wedding gown by famed fashion designer Mark Bumgarner She went for a natural minimal makeup look courtesy of makeup artist Mariah Santos while her hair was styled with long smooth curls made by celebrity hairstylist Marvin Santostippydossantos8 Tippy is currently taking up law at the University of the Philippines in Diliman. Her beau Miguel flies as a pilot for Philippines Airlines. In a vlog posted in February 2022 Tippy revealed that it was her cousin Yen who introduced her to him in 2012 when she was 15 years old.  with Miguel giving her a mix CD with Oh Wonder's songs and a letter telling her that he wanted to take her out to the band's concert Tippy declined the invitation and another one that came after that because she said she was shy Their acquaintanceship grew into something more in October 2016 when Miguel invited to take Tippy and her mom around the US.  Tippy announced their engagement in an Instagram post on December 25 you have made each day brighter,” she wrote in the caption. “I can’t wait to start this new chapter with you A post shared by Stephanie Dos Santos - Porcuna (@tippydossantos8) They initially scheduled their wedding for January 2022 until it had to be postponed because of the surge of COVID-19 in the country Justine is a lifestyle journalist who enjoys learning and writing about people The results of the 2022 Philippine Bar exams are out and some well-known figures are included in the list Singer and actress Tippy dos Santos-Porcuna can now attach "Atty." to her name as she passed the bar exam along with 3,991 others. She graduated from the University of the Philippines' College of Law and is a Dean’s Medalist for Academic Excellence captioning it with: "Congratulations my love and I am excited for what's in store for you!" Meanwhile, Cebuana beauty queen Eva Psychee Patalinjug is also a passer The Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2018 titleholder graduated from the University of San Carlos and the national director of Hiyas ng Pilipinas In June last year, she shared a photo of her graduation picture and talked about her struggles as a new mom and a law student "To say that taking up law is ‘challenging’ is an understatement and juggling various projects and breastfeeding on the other and to occasional breakdowns I was already determined to quit but very thankful to these people for inspiring me to continue," she said thanking her husband and the rest of her family "This success is yours more than it is mine!" the Supreme Court released the complete results of the 2022 bar exam 3,992 out of 9,183 hopeful law graduates passed the Bar exams with a passing rate of 43.47% She also dabbles in fashion styling on the side