Ricaurte, Carrizosa y Prieto
By: Margarita María Roa Rojas
Contributors: Prieto, José, 1927-1996; Carrizosa, Manuel, 1925-2014; Ricaurte Samper, Santiago, 1915-2003; Ricaurte, Carrizosa and Prieto (Firm); Bogotá (Colombia). Alcaldía Mayor
Series: Serie Homenajes. Arquitectos en Bogotá; Serie Homenajes
Publisher: Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá; Sociedad Colombiana de Arquitectos; Universidad de Sanbuenaventura
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Bogotá; Cali
Language: spa
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9789585257580
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; Architects; Biography; History; Modern Architecture; Designs and plans; Architecture; Architectural firms; Buildings, structures; Buildings; Ricaurte, Carrizosa and Prieto (Firm)
Description: The architectural firm Ricaurte, Carrizosa and Prieto (RCP), formed by Santiago Ricaurte Samper (Bogotá 1915-2003), Manuel Carrizosa Ricaurte (Bogotá 1925-2014) and José Prieto Hurtado (Bogotá 1927-1996), operated between 1950 and 1975, under a line inspired by modern and progressive ideas, it was allowed to experiment and innovate technically in construction systems and in the use of pre-fabricated elements, especially with regard to their projects. Each selected project has a technical sheet, planimetric documentation and, for the most part, a location aerial photograph. "This book aims to show, in a panoramic way, the work of the firm of architects Ricaurte, Carrizosa and Prieto (RCP); part of which was studied in the Doctoral thesis on Theory and History of Architecture, entitled "La transformación del espacio doméstico y de los modos de vida en Bogota,1945-1959. Las casas de las firmas Herrera y Nieto Cano y Ricaurte, Carrizosa y Prieto" (The transformation of domestic space and lifestyles in Bogota,1945-1959. The houses of the firms Herrera and Nieto Cano and Ricaurte, Carrizosa and Prieto" culminated in the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona (ETSAB) of the Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña in 2017. The selection of 52 projects for this publication of 111 documented, is mainly due to the recognition and value of the firm's most representative work in its production period (1950-1975)"(HKB Translation) --Page [14].

The architectural firm Ricaurte, Carrizosa and Prieto (RCP), formed by Santiago Ricaurte Samper (Bogotá 1915-2003), Manuel Carrizosa Ricaurte (Bogotá 1925-2014) and José Prieto Hurtado (Bogotá 1927-1996), operated between 1950 and 1975, under a line inspired by modern and progressive ideas, it was allowed to experiment and innovate technically in construction systems and in the use of pre-fabricated elements, especially with regard to their projects. Each selected project has a technical sheet, planimetric documentation and, for the most part, a location aerial photograph. "This book aims to show, in a panoramic way, the work of the firm of architects Ricaurte, Carrizosa and Prieto (RCP); part of which was studied in the Doctoral thesis on Theory and History of Architecture, entitled "La transformación del espacio doméstico y de los modos de vida en Bogota,1945-1959. Las casas de las firmas Herrera y Nieto Cano y Ricaurte, Carrizosa y Prieto" (The transformation of domestic space and lifestyles in Bogota,1945-1959. The houses of the firms Herrera and Nieto Cano and Ricaurte, Carrizosa and Prieto" culminated in the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona (ETSAB) of the Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña in 2017. The selection of 52 projects for this publication of 111 documented, is mainly due to the recognition and value of the firm's most representative work in its production period (1950-1975)"(HKB Translation) --Page [14]
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-279).
Table of contents: title: Prólogo; title: El gremio de arquitectos colombianos de comienzos del siglo XX. Dos generaciones; title: La busqueda de la "casa" moderna bogotana; title: Edificios de uso mixto, comerciales, institucionales o de oficinas; title: Complejos educativos, culturales y de ocio; title: Otras participaciones en concursos y obra no construida Notas finales; title: Anexos.