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Rogelio Salmona Fellowship

Rogelio Salmona Fellowship Archivo Nacional / photo by Enrique Guzmán © Fundación Rogelio Salmona

Archivo Nacional / photo by Enrique Guzmán © Fundación Rogelio Salmona

The Rogelio Salmona Fellowship is an annual programme, initiated by the British Council, aiming to foster links between the UK and Colombia through residencies for British practitioners. Following the success of the Lina Bo Bardi Fellowship in Brazil, the Rogelio Salmona Fellowship gives the opportunity for UK-based architects, designers and artists to travel to Colombia to explore the work of Rogelio Salmona (1927-2007), one of Latin America's most influential modern architects. 

Rogelio Salmona is recognised for his use of local materials and his celebration of the civic role of architecture. Born in Paris in 1927, a city that would later shape his work, Salmona started his studies at the National University of Colombia, although he soon moved back to Paris to study and work at Le Corbusier’s workshop while studying Modern Art History with Jean Cassou, and Sociology of Art with Pierre Francastel at the Sorbonne. This period shaped Salmona’s ideological and political stance on architecture and the city. He returned to Bogotá in 1958, and started working on individual and family housing as well as large urban housing projects; they represent his search for a new approach to urban space.

Salmona has built an impressive number of projects. He recognised the need for a sense of community within public and open spaces; the openness of his buildings is achieved by thinking about activity rather than functionality. His work is meant to be lived in, not observed from a distance.

Torres del Parque, the National Archives, the Virgilio Barco Library, and the Gabriel Garcia Marquez Centre are among Salmona’s most influential works. Salmona’s extensive and rigorous professional practice, as well as his new vision of architecture and its urban and social role, have made him a prominent figure in Latin American architecture.

Initiated in 2017, the annual programme is organised by the British Council and coordinated by the Colombian cultural foundation Más Arte Más Acción in partnership with Fundación Rogelio SalmonaMuseo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá (MamBO) and Universidad de Caldas.

Location
Colombia

28 January 2020

ROGELIO SALMONA FELLOWSHIP 2019: TRAVELOGUE 2

ROGELIO SALMONA FELLOWSHIP 2019: TRAVELOGUE 2 Gregorio Maya

Gregorio Maya

22 October 2019

Rogelio Salmona Fellowship 2019: Travelogue 1

Rogelio Salmona Fellowship 2019: Travelogue 1 Gregorio Maya

Gregorio Maya

6 June 2019

Rogelio Salmona Fellow 2019: Gregorio Maya

Rogelio Salmona Fellow 2019: Gregorio Maya © Gregorio Maya

© Gregorio Maya

6 October 2018

Rogelio Salmona Fellowship 2018: Travelogue 5

Rogelio Salmona Fellowship 2018: Travelogue 5  © Dominic Oliver Dudley

© Dominic Oliver Dudley

5 October 2018

Rogelio Salmona Fellowship 2018: Travelogue 4

Rogelio Salmona Fellowship 2018: Travelogue 4  © Dominic Oliver Dudley

© Dominic Oliver Dudley

3 October 2018

Rogelio Salmona Fellowship 2018: Travelogue 2

Rogelio Salmona Fellowship 2018: Travelogue 2 © Dominic Oliver Dudley

© Dominic Oliver Dudley

3 October 2018

Rogelio Salmona Fellowship 2018: Travelogue 3

Rogelio Salmona Fellowship 2018: Travelogue 3 © Dominic Oliver Dudley

© Dominic Oliver Dudley

1 October 2018

Rogelio Salmona Fellowship 2018: Travelogue 1

Rogelio Salmona Fellowship 2018: Travelogue 1 © Dominic Oliver Dudley

© Dominic Oliver Dudley

11 May 2018

Rogelio Salmona Fellow 2018: Dominic Oliver Dudley

Rogelio Salmona Fellow 2018: Dominic Oliver Dudley  © Freya Cobbin, Rogelio Salmona Fellow 2017

© Freya Cobbin, Rogelio Salmona Fellow 2017

14 March 2018

Talk: Inhabiting the Architecture of Rogelio Salmona

Talk: Inhabiting the Architecture of Rogelio Salmona © Freya Cobbin

© Freya Cobbin

20 February 2018

OPEN CALL: Rogelio Salmona Fellowship 2018

OPEN CALL: Rogelio Salmona Fellowship 2018 © Freya Cobbin, Rogelio Salmona Fellow 2017

© Freya Cobbin, Rogelio Salmona Fellow 2017

3 January 2018

Film: Rogelio Salmona Fellowship 2017

Film: Rogelio Salmona Fellowship 2017 © British Council / still of film by Sebastián Bright

© British Council / still of film by Sebastián Bright

25 September 2017

Rogelio Salmona Fellowship 2017: Travelogue 3

Rogelio Salmona Fellowship 2017: Travelogue 3 © Freya Cobbin

© Freya Cobbin

8 September 2017

Rogelio Salmona Fellowship 2017: Travelogue 2

Rogelio Salmona Fellowship 2017: Travelogue 2

29 August 2017

Rogelio Salmona Fellowship 2017: Travelogue 1

Rogelio Salmona Fellowship 2017: Travelogue 1 Vivienda Jesus Maria Marulanda / © Freya Cobbin

Vivienda Jesus Maria Marulanda / © Freya Cobbin

6 July 2017

Rogelio Salmona Fellow 2017: Freya Cobbin

Rogelio Salmona Fellow 2017: Freya Cobbin Biblioteca Publica / PHOTO BY ENRIQUE GUZMÁN © FUNDACIÓN ROGELIO SALMONA

Biblioteca Publica / PHOTO BY ENRIQUE GUZMÁN © FUNDACIÓN ROGELIO SALMONA

12 April 2017

New ADF Residencies in Latin America

New ADF Residencies in Latin America Archivo General de la Nación, Bogotá / photo by Enrique Guzmán © Fundación Rogelio Salmona

Archivo General de la Nación, Bogotá / photo by Enrique Guzmán © Fundación Rogelio Salmona

12 April 2017

OPEN CALL: Julio Vilamajó Residency

OPEN CALL: Julio Vilamajó Residency Ventorrillo de la Buena Vista/ photo by Nicolas Barriola (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Ventorrillo de la Buena Vista/ photo by Nicolas Barriola (CC BY-SA 3.0)

12 April 2017

OPEN CALL: Rogelio Salmona Fellowship

OPEN CALL: Rogelio Salmona Fellowship UNAL / photo by Enrique Guzmán © Fundación Rogelio Salmona

UNAL / photo by Enrique Guzmán © Fundación Rogelio Salmona