AV 138 LATIN AMERICA 2010

Description

Several countries in Latin America celebrate in 2010 the bicentennial of their independence at various dates; Bolivarian Venezuela in April, Argentina in May, Colombia in July, Mexico and Chile in September. This issue concentrates on recent architectural developments in these countries and in Brazil as well. It includes works by a.o. Mauricio Rocha, Michel Rojkind, El Cielo Arquitectos, Giancarlo Mazzanti, Husos, Isay Weinfeld, Triptyque, GGMPU Arquitectos, Rafael Iglesia, Grupo Talca and many others.

CONTENTS

Mexico

• Miquel Adriá: Mexico, the Persistence of Tradition
• Teodoro González de León: Museum of Contemporary Art, Mexico
• Mauricio Rocha: School of Plastic Arts, Oaxaca
• Michel Rojkind: Chocolate Museum, Toluca
• El Cielo Arquitectos: Kasuga House, Mexico D.F.

Colombia

• Jorge Pérez Jaramillo: Colombia, the Social and Urban Revival
• Giancarlo Mazzanti: Espana Library, Medellin
• Juan Manuel Peláez: Las Mercedes School, Medellin
• Torres, Piñol, Ramírez & Meza: Public Library, Villanueva
• Husos: Taller Croquis House-Workshop, Cali

Brazil

• Roberto Segre: Brazil, the Ideas in the Labyrinth
• Forte, Gimenes & Marcondes Ferraz: FDE Public School, Sao Paulo
• Triptyque: Office Building, Sao Paulo
• Isay Weinfeld: Midrash Center, Rio de Janeiro
• Carla Juaçaba: Rio Bonito House, Nova Friburgo

Argentina

• Alberto Petrina: Argentina, the Awakening of the Province
• AFRA-LGR-Fernández Prieto: Juan and Eva Peron Mausoleum
• Diéguez-Fridman Arquitectos: Residential Building, Buenos Aires
• GGMPU Arquitectos: Fine Arts Museum, Cordoba
• Rafael Iglesia: Quincha I and II, Rosario

Chile

• Fernando Pérez Oyarzún: Chile, Matter and Landscape
• Alberto Mozó: Office Building, Providencia
• Germán del Sol: Remota Hotel in Patagonia
• Grupo Talca: Shelter and Viewpoints for Tourists
• Pezo & Von Ellrichshausen: Parr House, Chiguayante

136 pages, color ills / 24 x 30 cm / Spanish, English