Constructs and Landscapes of a Historical City

Original urban trace and architectural styles at Historic Centre of Morelia, Mexico, embody an unseen city model, as a result of a fortunate synthesis of environmental conditions of the place, political and economic power, besides its specialized knowledge of the stonecutting and abundant stone quarry (ignimbrite) on hand, ashlar of the built heritage. The problem here concerns to conservation and restoration of the Center in a globalized age of great complexity. How to approach the study of intangible cultural heritage linked to Morelia s architecture? We will see that its study requires a conceptual revision in urban planning and social sciences under the paradigm of Constructivism as a cross-disciplinary and complex approach. I will pay attention on the relevant points of the relationship between built and intangible, heritage through examination of architectural and urban morphology that emerged in this city and some features of their respective urban imaginary. I will focus on individual actions and how they modify the urban landscape, issue from the cultural landscapes studies. This conceptual and paradigmatic change will allow to answer, among other things, on the relationship between architectural types and the intangible cultural heritage.