Anina postindustrial

Postindustrial Anina

participanii la atelier / participants to the industrial

heritage workshop

Irina Rotaru, Oana iganea

Maria Mandea

Aprofundnd colaborarea cu administraia

public i lucrul cu comunitatea local, edi
ia a doua a Atelierului de patrimoniu indus
trial desfurat anul acesta la Anina sa
concentrat pe identificarea, interpretarea
creativ i asumarea general a elementelor
identitare ca baz pentru regenerarea suste
nabil a zonei.

Deepening cooperation with the local govern

ment and community, the second edition of
the industrial heritage workshop held this year
in Anina focused on the identification, creative
interpretation and general assumption of the
identity elements as basis for the sustainable
regeneration of the area.

Pentru specialitii n patrimoniu, Anina prezint un interes deo

sebit datorit juxtapunerii diferitelor elemente identitare: atrac
ie turistic n contextul Imperiului AustroUngar (staiunea clima
teric Sommerfrische); ora minier celebru pentru calitatea huilei
extrase, adncimea puurilor de exploatare i numeroasele accidente
de munc; Anina e cunoscut de asemenea ca localitate industrial
metalurgic i energetic n contextul StEG (Societatea austriac a
cilor ferate de stat); prin termocentrala Crivina considerat cel mai
pgubos proiect al Epocii de Aur sau drept teren fertil pentru cerce
trile academice paleontologice, arheologice i geografice.
Pornind de la aceste premise, ediia 2015 a proiectului cultu
ral Mina de idei Anina, sa orientat spre identificarea i promovarea
pre
valorilor locale specifice Aninei, prin diverse manifestri artistice pre
cum ateliere de creaie (arhitectur patrimoniu industrial), expoziii
de arhitectur i grafic, i proiecii video n spaiul public.
indus
Prima aciune mai important, Atelierul de patrimoniu indus
prio
trial, a avut loc n perioada 24 iulie1 august i a considerat cu prio
conti
ritate legtura ntre comunitatea actual i trecut, n vederea conti
entizrii valorilor identitare i asumrii unei abordari etice (informate

For heritage experts, Anina is of interest because of the juxtaposi

tion of various identity elements: a tourist attraction when in the
AustroHungarian Empire (Sommerfrische resort); mining town
famous for the quality of coal here as well as for the depth of the
exploitation wells and numerous work accidents; Anina is also known
as industrial settlement (metalurgical and energetical) in the con
text of StEG (the Austrian public railways company); due to the Crivina
power plant considered as the most unprofitable project of the Golden
Age (the ruling period of dictator Ceauescu) or as fertile ground for
paleontological, archaeological and geographical academic reseach.
Starting from these assumptions, the 2015 edition of Aninas
Mine of Ideas cultural project orientated towards identifying and
promoting Aninas specific local values through various artistic events
such as workshops (architecture industrial heritage), exhibitions of
architecture and graphics, and open air video projections.
The first major action, the industrial heritage workshop, was held
during July 24thAugust 1st and focused on the relationship of the
present community with the past aiming at the awareness of iden
tity values and the adoption of an ethical (informed and respectful)

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Vedere panoramic spre

zona Puului I
Panoramic view over
ShaftI area

Traseul Rou traseu

turistic detaliat n zona
cuprins ntre gar i
cartierul Colonia Roie,
cu marcarea obiectivelor
de interes i a punctelor
de belvedere.
The Red Route tourist
route in the area between
the railway station and
Colonia Roie (the Red
Colony) neighbourhood
showing the relevant
viewpoints and objectives
of tourist interest
Echipa / team: Valeria
Artenii, Georgiana
Jipa, Claudia Moei
(uAuIM Bucharest)

i respectuoase) a regenerrii. Destinat studenilor arhiteci din ar,

workshopul a mbinat teoria cu observaiile in situ i analiza de teren.
Au fost definitivate traseele culturale sugerate de studiile din ediia
anterioar ca baz pentru promovarea turismului i a fost investigat
trecutul minier al oraului n memoria locuitorilor cu elaborarea unor
propuneri grafice pentru o viitoare campanie de informare i impli
care a comunitii din Anina n regenerarea acesteia.
Analiza traseelor turistice a vizat integrarea diferitelor fee
identitare ale Aninei peisaj marcat de transformrile industriale i
postindustriale acordnd atenie ariilor de intervizibilitate ntre
diferitele obiective. Astfel au fost identificate punctele panoramice
recurente, identitare pentru Anina, folosite pentru ntocmirea unor
hri turistice detaliate, posibil de utilizat direct de ctre adminis
traia local sau de orice operator turistic ori ntreprinztor privat.
n urma analizei detaliate a diferitelor cartiere ale Aninei (Colonia
Sigismund, Colonia Roie, zona central) a rezultat o list concret
a interveniilor necesare pentru integrarea i capitalizarea obiecti
velor de interes i stabilirea infrastructurii turistice (cvasiabsente
nprezent).
n paralel cu aceaste analize, a fost relevat Casa mainii de
extracie din incinta Puului I, declarat monument istoric (lMI 2010)
i preferat de administraia local pentru amenajarea unui spaiu
muzeal. Prin aceasta, iniiativa a contribuit la aciunea mai ampl de
inventariere a patrimoniului industrial din zon, nceput cu releveele
grii din Anina i a turnului de pompieri (20032005), trgnd toto
dat un semnal de alarm n ceea ce privete gradul avansat de degra
dare fizicomaterial a structurilor din zon deja recunoscute oficial
pentru valoarea lor patrimonial.
Aciunea de investigare a memoriei locale din Anina a fost dema
rat prin interviuri luate diferiilor actori locali (mineri, ingineri
mineri, reprezentani ai Consiliului local, ntreprinztori privai) i o
campanie de centralizare a materialului documentar de la inventari
erea fotografic a diferitelor hri cartografice teritoriale i a planuri
lor fostelor zone industriale, la poze de epoc i cri potale coleci
onate de membrii comunitii locale. Ca i n cazul multor altor orae
exindustriale, situaia materialului documentar n msur s redea
transformrile teritoriale (cheia unei lecturi integrate), se afl n ace
lai stadiu deplorabil ca i ruinele industriale pe cale de dispariie.

regeneration approach. Being addressed to the architecture students

in Romania, the workshop combined theory with onsite observa
tions and analysis. There have been completed the cultural routes
suggested by the previous editions as basis for tourism promotion.
Moreover, the towns mining history as revealed by locals memory
has been investigated. Based on this, graphic proposals were made
for a future campaign for the information and involvement of Aninas
community in its regeneration.
The tourism routes were designed to integrate the various iden
tities of Anina a landscape marked by industrial and postindus
trial transformations paying attention to the intervisibility areas
between different sites. The recurrent viewpoints identified as defin
ing for Anina served to the conception of detailed tourist maps pos
sible to be used directly by the local public government as well as by
any tourism operator or private entrepreneur. The detailed analy
sis of Aninas various neighbourhoods (Colonia Sigismund, Colonia
Roie, central area) permited the production of a list of interventions
needed for the capitalisation and integration of the relevant sites and
the introduction of the currently missing tourism infrastracture.
These analyses were complemented by the survey of the extrac
tion engine hall inside the Shaft I listed as a monument (List of
Historic Monuments 2010) and preferred by the local administration
for the organisation of a museum. Through this, the project contrib
uted to the wider activity meant for the inventory of the industrial
architecture in the area started with the study of the railway sta
tion and of the firemen tower (20032005). It furthermore pointed
out the advanced physical degradation of the local structures already
officially recognised as heritage values.
The assessment of the local memory in Anina has been started
with interviews taken to different local actors (miners, mining engi
neers, representatives of the Local Council, private entrepreneurs)
and the centralisation of documentary material from the photo
graphic inventory of various maps and plans of former industrial
areas to the vintage photos and postcards collected by local commu
nity members. Similarly to many other exindustrial cities, here the
documentary material able to restore the territorial transformations
(instrumental to an integrated lecture) is as degraded as the disap
pearing industrial ruins.

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Punct de belvedere
propus n zona grii.
Viewpoint proposed in
therailway station area.
ECHIPA / TEAM:
ValeriaArtenii, Georgiana
Jipa, Claudia Moei
(uAuIM Bucureti)

Plcue identitare
prevzute a fi
amplasate pe faadele
caselor de mineri
din diferite zone
rezideniale protejate
aleAninei.

Identity plates proposed

to be hanged on the
miners houses from
the different classified
residential areas in Anina.

ECHIPA / TEAM:
MariaMandea, Adelina
Lupu, Cosmin Scorcealof
(uAuIM Bucureti)

Interviurile au indicat orientarea clar a localnicilor ctre regenera

rea economic prin exploatarea resurselor minerale rmase, vzut
de muli drept unic salvare ntrun context de nostalgie i regret al
perioadei industriale. Apare aici o contradicie cu nsi intenia admi
nistraiei locale de a investiga posibilitatea de regenerare prin turism
cultural. Mai mult, noiunea de patrimoniu industrial este asociat de
oameni doar cu locurile de producie, n timp ce elementele (att tan
gibile, ct i intangibile) componente ale culturii industriale generate
la Anina sunt neglijate dintro lips de informare i implicare.
Ca rspuns direct la aceast problem, n cadrul atelierului au
fost dezbtute cteva strategii de stimulare i angajare a comunit
ii n aproprierea identitar a cadrului construit. Dou dintre aciunile
primite pozitiv de ctre administraia local fac referire la recom
pensa recunoscut prin plcue identitare aplicate locuinelor mini
ere cel mai bine ntreinute i conservate, i, respectiv, la diseminarea
n diferitele zone ale Aninei a afielor de informare asupra obiective
lor de interes patrimonial.
n cadrul taberei a fost realizat deopotriv o colecie de ilustra
ii pentru contientizarea asupra abandonului elementelor identitare
ale culturii industriale din Anina. Acestea vor fi distribuite la nivelul
zonelor studiate, pentru a strni interesul i a informa despre dife
ritele elemente construite, iar n perioada 18 19 septembrie vor fi
expuse n Anina, ca parte a evenimentelor culturale destinate animrii
traseelor turistice din Anina.

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Proiect cultural: Mina de idei Anina

Identitate cultural postindustrial,
ediia 2015
Cultural Project: Aninas Mine of
Ideas Postindustrial cultural identity,
edition 2015
Iniiator / Initiator: Asociaia Alba
Verde
Coordonatori proiect / Project
coordinators: arh. Marius Barbieri,
arh.Oana iganea
Echipa proiect / Project team:
SimonaZrnescu, IrinaIamandescu,
Gabriela Pacu, Ovidiu Mica,
IrinaRotaru, Visual SkIn

Parteneri: OAr Naional (finanare

din taxa de timbru, sesiunea proiecte
culturale mai 2015); OAr Timi;
Primria oraului Anina; Facultatea de
Arhitectur i Urbanism Timioara
Partners: OAr National (funding from
stamp tax, cultural project session
May 2015); OAr Timi; Anina Town
hall; The Faculty of Architecture and
UrbanismTimioara
Studeni participani / Participating
students: Valeria Artenii, Claudia Moei,
Georgiana Jipa, Maria Mandea, Adelina
Lupu, Cosmin Scorcealof, Adriana
Ciotu, Adina Lehene, Edith Heczei,
TeodoraUngureanu, Cristina Costea

The interviews have indicated a clear orientation of inhabitants

towards an economic regeneration through the exploitation of the
remaining mineral resources, variant seen by many as the only solu
tion in the context of the industrial period nostalgia and regret. This
attitude contradicts the very intention of the local government to
investigate the possibility of cultural tourism based regeneration.
In addition, the notion of industrial heritage is associated by people
with the production sites only, while the elements (both tangible and
intangible) composing the industrial culture generated in Anina are
neglected because of the lack of information and involvement.
In order to respond to this problem, on the occasion of the work
shop, several strategies have been discussed for the motivation and
engagement of the community in the identity appropriation of the
built environment. Two of the actions positively received by the local
administration refer to the recognised reward through identity
plates hanged on the best maintained mining houses and respectively
to the dissemination of posters informing about the heritage sites in
different areas of Anina.
In the same context, a collection of visuals has been produced
for rising awareness regarding the abandonment of the identity ele
ments corresponding to the industrial culture in Anina. Those will be
distributed in the studied areas in order to incite and inform on vari
ous elements and between September 18th19th they will be exhib
ited for the cultural animation of the tourist routes in Anina.

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