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Latin American modern architectures [electronic resource] : ambiguous territories / edited by Patricio del Real and Helen Gyger.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Routledge, 2013.Description: xiii, 301 p. : ill., mapsISBN:
  • 9780203101285 (e-book : PDF)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No titleOnline resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available in print edition
Contents:
pt. 1. Singular journeys -- pt. 2. Techno-cultural assemblages -- pt. 3. Mediated territories.
Summary: "Latin American Modern Architectures has thirteen new essays from a range of distinguished architectural historians to help you understand the region's rich and varied architecture. It will also introduce you to major projects that haven't been written about in English. A foreword by historian Kenneth Frampton sets the stage for essays on well-known architects, such as Luis Barragãaan and Fãaelix Candela, which will show you unfamiliar aspects of their work, and for essays on the work of little-known architects, such as Lucio Costa and Joaquim Cardozo, which will spark your creativity. This book is your best source for historical and critical essays on a sampling of Latin America's diverse architecture, providing much-needed information on key case studies"-- Provided by publisher
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Singular journeys -- pt. 2. Techno-cultural assemblages -- pt. 3. Mediated territories.

"Latin American Modern Architectures has thirteen new essays from a range of distinguished architectural historians to help you understand the region's rich and varied architecture. It will also introduce you to major projects that haven't been written about in English. A foreword by historian Kenneth Frampton sets the stage for essays on well-known architects, such as Luis Barragãaan and Fãaelix Candela, which will show you unfamiliar aspects of their work, and for essays on the work of little-known architects, such as Lucio Costa and Joaquim Cardozo, which will spark your creativity. This book is your best source for historical and critical essays on a sampling of Latin America's diverse architecture, providing much-needed information on key case studies"-- Provided by publisher

Also available in print edition

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