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.
EAN/ISBN : 9783034604956
Publisher(s): Springer, Berlin, Birkhäuser
Discussed keywords: Lateinamerika, Kunst, Architektur
Format: ePub/PDF

Author(s): Hernández, Felipe