Modern architecture in Latin America
Subtitle: art, technology, and utopia
By: Luis E. Carranza and Fernando Luiz Lara ; foreword by Jorge Francisco Liernur
Contributors: Lara, Fernando Luiz, author; Liernur, Jorge Francisco, author of foreword
Edition: First edition.
Series: Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture; Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 406
ISBN-13: 9780292758650; 9780292762978
Subjects: Architecture; History
Description: "Modern Architecture in Latin America: Art, Technology, and Utopia is an introductory text on the issues, polemics, and works that represent the complex processes of political, economic, and cultural modernization in the twentieth century. The number and types of projects varied greatly from country to country, but, as a whole, the region produced a significant body of architecture that has never before been presented in a single volume in any language. Modern Architecture in Latin America is the first comprehensive history of this important production. Designed as a survey and focused on key examples/paradigms arranged chronologically from 1903 to 2003, this volume covers a myriad of countries; historical, social, and political conditions; and projects/developments that range from small houses to urban plans to architectural movements. The book is structured so that it can be read in a variety of ways--as a historically developed narrative of modern architecture in Latin America, as a country-specific chronology, or as a treatment of traditions centered on issues of art, technology, or utopia. This structure allows readers to see the development of multiple and parallel branches/historical strands of architecture and, at times, their interconnections across countries. The authors provide a critical evaluation of the movements presented in relationship to their overall goals and architectural transformations. "--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.