INTANGIBLE INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE RELATIVE TO ‘150 YEARS OF FOUNDRIES AT CORDOBA’: A PROPOSAL FOR ITS DIFUSSION BY MEANS THE CREATION OF AN URBAN ROUTE WITH QUICK RESPONSE CODES AND USE OF MOVIL DEVICES

Abstract

Although Cordoba (Spain) is not an industrial city, up to 7 foundries have been working on it during last 150 years. Most of them was dedicated to the construction of metal fences and gates as well as to the manufacture of agricultural tools. Nevertheless, some of these foundries developed enough technology to equip whole industries dedicated to extracting olive oil or milling cereals. The foundries, located at extramural, were disappearing progressively one by one due to different socioeconomic reasons. Because of their excellent location, the spaces occupied by the foundries were replaced by residential buildings in successive enlargements of the city. Today nothing remains of these foundries, with exception of intangible heritage. Authors have recollected and organized this intangible heritage with the intention for avoiding their oblivion. But the work goes beyond: the authors also make a proposal for the diffusion of this heritage by means the creation of a pedestrian urban route along the different points where the foundries were located in the past. In every point of this route, a sticker with a QR code has been placed. Access to linked content can be done by capture of such QR code using a mobile device, as a tablet or a smartphone. The route has been designed for high schools students who are studying technology subjects. Also it can be interesting for students of vocational training in manufacturing. Some groups of students have already completed the route and, although some limitations were detected, the first feedbacks are good.