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Building the New World: Studies in the Modern Architecture of Latin America 1930-1960,9781859843079
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Building the New World: Studies in the Modern Architecture of Latin America 1930-1960


Author(s): FRASER VALERIE
ISBN10:  1859843077
ISBN13:  9781859843079
Format:  Paperback
Pub. Date:  2/1/2001
Publisher(s): W W Norton & Co Inc

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SummaryTable of Contents
Brasilia, Caracas, Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City...Fraser examines cities synonymous with some of the most progressive architecture of the past century, and a series of state-funded projects which sought ways, literally, to build societies out of underdevelopment.
Preface and Acknowledgements v
Introduction 1(2)
The Modern Movement in architecture and urbanism
3(5)
Translating European theory into Latin American practice
8(3)
The USA and Latin American modern architecture
11(4)
Building new worlds
15(7)
Mexico
22(65)
Vasconcelos, muralism and neocolonial architecture
23(13)
Architecture and revolution
36(17)
Social housing
53(9)
The Ciudad Universitaria
62(22)
Parallel currents
84(3)
Venezuela
87(58)
Eclecticism under Gomez and beyond
90(14)
El Silencio
104(6)
Centro Bolivar
110(3)
The Banco Obrero superblocks of the 1950s
113(11)
The Ciudad Universitaria
124(16)
The Caracas Metro: urban integration
140(5)
Brazil
145(100)
Rio De Janeiro and Beyond
145(1)
The urban evolution of Rio de Janeiro
146(4)
Origins of the Ministerio da Educacao e Saude building
150(14)
The origins of modernism in Brazil
164(16)
The evolution of modern architecture in Rio
180(4)
Niemeyer and Kubitschek at Pampulha
184(6)
Social housing in Rio de Janeiro
190(10)
Cidade Universitaria
200(6)
Cidade dos Motores
206(9)
Brasilia
212(3)
The origins of Brasilia
215(25)
Failure and success of Brasilia
240(5)
Aftermath from Rejection to Oblivion 245(11)
Notes 256(18)
Select Bibliography 274(3)
Index 277

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