Publicación: El paisaje de la energía
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2025-12-10
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Universidad Católica de La Plata. Facultad de Arquitectura y Diseño
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Las subestaciones eléctricas proyectadas por Juan Chiogna para la Compañía Italo-Argentina de Electricidad persisten en el paisaje urbano de Buenos Aires como una presencia callada. Están ahí, muchas veces inadvertidas, integradas al entramado de la ciudad, sobreviviendo al paso del tiempo, al cambio de tecnologías, al olvido institucional. Este ensayo parte de esa persistencia para proponer una lectura que las desplace del campo exclusivo de lo técnico hacia lo arquitectónico, y del patrimonio como conservación hacia el patrimonio como oportunidad proyectual.
The electrical substations designed by Juan Chiogna for the Italo-Argentine Electricity Company endure within the urban fabric of Buenos Aires as a quiet presence. They remain—often unnoticed—woven into the city's grid, surviving the passage of time, technological change, and institutional neglect. This essay takes that persistence as a point of departure to propose a shift in perspective: from understanding them solely as technical infrastructure to recognizing them as architectural works, and from viewing heritage as preservation to considering it as a site of projective opportunity.
The electrical substations designed by Juan Chiogna for the Italo-Argentine Electricity Company endure within the urban fabric of Buenos Aires as a quiet presence. They remain—often unnoticed—woven into the city's grid, surviving the passage of time, technological change, and institutional neglect. This essay takes that persistence as a point of departure to propose a shift in perspective: from understanding them solely as technical infrastructure to recognizing them as architectural works, and from viewing heritage as preservation to considering it as a site of projective opportunity.
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CHIOGNA, CIAE, USINA, SUBESTACIÓN, CÁMARA TRANSFORMADORA, POWER PLANT, SUBSTATION, TRANSFORMER CHAMBER









