Abstract
The park Glorieta del Doctor Zubía is a small urban oasis in the centre of Logroño. We find the light and the atmosphere in the park attractive. Our proposal emphasizes nature’s presence in the city centre and enriches its biodiversity by introducing birdhouses.
With the help of a local ornithologist association, we have identified five different bird species and bats that potentially would fancy the environment of this park:
The Eurasian Scops Owl (Otus scops), the Great Tit (Parus major), the Black Red Start (Phoenicurus ochruros), the White Wagtail (Motacilla alba), the Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) and bats (Vespertilio). Each one of these species has its own habitation requirements, and we have accustomed the houses to fit these needs. Nevertheless, we cannot guarantee that it will be these particular birds who will move into the houses. We offer many alternative houses for each type of bird. All houses will not be inhabited as the birds are territorial. We do not yet know if the birdhouses will have inhabitants during this season. However, after the festival, the installation remains in the park. Hopefully, the houses will be occupied by breeding birds for years to come.
The houses are built out of recycled plywood. The ornament of the houses reflects the impressive stone paving surrounding the trees in the park.
We received valuable information and assistance from our local ornithologist collaborators. The project could not have been realised without their active support.
The information on artistic outputs in the Aalto Research Portal follows the reporting guidelines of Finland’s Ministry of Education and Culture. Therefore, each contribution requiring independent artistic activity is reported separately. For full details of the work and its contributors, please refer to information provided by the publisher.
With the help of a local ornithologist association, we have identified five different bird species and bats that potentially would fancy the environment of this park:
The Eurasian Scops Owl (Otus scops), the Great Tit (Parus major), the Black Red Start (Phoenicurus ochruros), the White Wagtail (Motacilla alba), the Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) and bats (Vespertilio). Each one of these species has its own habitation requirements, and we have accustomed the houses to fit these needs. Nevertheless, we cannot guarantee that it will be these particular birds who will move into the houses. We offer many alternative houses for each type of bird. All houses will not be inhabited as the birds are territorial. We do not yet know if the birdhouses will have inhabitants during this season. However, after the festival, the installation remains in the park. Hopefully, the houses will be occupied by breeding birds for years to come.
The houses are built out of recycled plywood. The ornament of the houses reflects the impressive stone paving surrounding the trees in the park.
We received valuable information and assistance from our local ornithologist collaborators. The project could not have been realised without their active support.
The information on artistic outputs in the Aalto Research Portal follows the reporting guidelines of Finland’s Ministry of Education and Culture. Therefore, each contribution requiring independent artistic activity is reported separately. For full details of the work and its contributors, please refer to information provided by the publisher.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Logroño, Spain |
| Publisher | Logroño’s International Architecture and Design Festival |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2023 |
| MoE publication type | F2 Partial implementation of a work of art or performance |
| Event | Concéntrico: Logroño’s International Architecture and Design Festival - Logroño, Spain Duration: 27 Apr 2023 → 2 May 2023 Conference number: 9 https://concentrico.es/en/concentrico-09/ |
Field of art
- Design
- Architecture