The Imperial Colllege:architecture, city and propierty

Abstract

From the current state of the monumental complex, a reading of the peculiar biography of the building that spans more than four and a half centuries is tested. The study is approached from a specific vision and interpretation, in which its architectural component is complemented by the simultaneous consideration of its urban context; Between both aspects, the importance of the concept of property, both of the land and of the buildings, is especially recognized. The first is inexcusable to understand the progressive conformation of the original complex, while the second will affect above all the uses and transformations that will mean the progressive degradation or distortion of the built complex.