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

• Author: ProQuest (Firm)
• TeilnehmendeR: Del Real, Patricio, 1966-; Gyger, Helen.; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: xiii, 301 p. :; ill., maps.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9780415893459 (hardback); 9780415893466 (pb); 9780203101285 (electronic bk.)
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Patricio del Real and Helen Gyger.

"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 Barragan and Felix 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"--