Foundations for a new interpretation of the patios in Cordoba: Interior landscape, emotions and memory

The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage inscribed the "Fiesta of the Patios in Cordoba" on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, in 2012. Consequently, growing recognition of the immaterial heritage, considered as a vital factor in the assertion of cultural identity. This paper includes a general review on the state-of-the-art and explores new characterization categories that intends to contribute to keeping up the heritage valuation of the "patios" based on an emotional geography from its inhabitants identity, recognition, and memory. The aim of this paper is contributing to enrich the understanding of the "patios" way-of-life beyond the existing typological variations based on the building architecture. © 2018 Universidade Federal de Goias. All rights reserved.