Beyond Modernist Masters: Contemporary Architecture in Latin America

ISBN-13: 9783764387693 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 152 str.

Felipe Hernandez

Opis

Latin America has been an important place for architecture for many decades. Recently, architecture on the continent has continued to evolve, and an extremely creative scene has developed. Within this context, the book considers outstanding projects that have prompted discussion and provided fresh impetus all across Latin America.

Spis treści

1. Introduction

Historicizing Latin American Architecture

The Work of the Modernist Masters

New Directions in Contemporary Architecture

The Poverty Challenge: Architecture in the Shanty Towns

 

2. Architectures on the Edges

Punctual Insertions in the Periphery

Public Spaces as 'Contact Zones'

 

3. Designing for Poverty: Social Housing

Dynamic Development in Time

Existenzminimum Today

 

4. Architecture in Context

The Andean Landscape

Tackling Density: Public Projects in Urban Centres

The Colonial City and Modern Building

 

5. The House

In Country

Urban Single Houses

Urban Housing Complexes

 

6. Innovative Traditions

7. Conclusion: New Directions in Latin American Architecture

Index

 

O autorze

Felipe Hernández, University of Liverpool, UK.