Urban Latin America
Subtitle: Images, Words, Flows and the Built Environment
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9781138658202
Subjects: Architecture and society; Art and society; Latin america, social conditions
Description: Urban Latin America explores the relationship between images, words and the built environment using an engaging variety of methods and sources, with a timely emphasis on comparative studies. The book brings together scholars with various disciplinary backgrounds and theoretical affiliations who critically approach urban experiences through visual accounts, texts and architectural elements. The reader is introduced to major theories, secondary sources and empirical references that have not been written about in English. Film and photography, fictional and historical writings, particular buildings and landmarks - all inspire fascinating glimpses into different moments in the biography of cities in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Uruguay and Venezuela.