TY - BOOK ID - 30591799 TI - Modern architecture in Latin America : art, technology, and utopia AU - Carranza, Luis E. AU - Lara, Fernando Luiz AU - Liernur, Jorge Francisco PY - 2014 SN - 9780292762978 9780292758650 0292762976 0292758650 0292768176 PB - Austin, Tex. University of Texas Press DB - UniCat KW - Architecture KW - History KW - Histoire de l'architecture KW - 20e siècle KW - Amerique du Sud KW - Amérique Latine KW - Architectuur KW - architectuur [objectgenre] KW - Latijns-Amerika KW - Histoire KW - architecture [object genre] KW - Latin America KW - Architecture - Latin America - History - 20th century KW - Bullrich, Francisco. KW - Le Corbusier, KW - Williams, Amancio. KW - Vargas, Getúlio, UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:30591799 AB - Modern Architecture in Latin America: Art, Technology, and Utopia is an introductory text on the issues, polemics, and works that represent the complex processes of political, economic, and cultural modernization in the twentieth century. The number and types of projects varied greatly from country to country, but, as a whole, the region produced a significant body of architecture that has never before been presented in a single volume in any language. Modern Architecture in Latin America is the first comprehensive history of this important production. Designed as a survey and focused on key examples/paradigms arranged chronologically from 1903 to 2003, this volume covers a myriad of countries; historical, social, and political conditions; and projects/developments that range from small houses to urban plans to architectural movements. The book is structured so that it can be read in a variety of ways--as a historically developed narrative of modern architecture in Latin America, as a country-specific chronology, or as a treatment of traditions centered on issues of art, technology, or utopia. This structure allows readers to see the development of multiple and parallel branches/historical strands of architecture and, at times, their interconnections across countries. The authors provide a critical evaluation of the movements presented in relationship to their overall goals and architectural transformations. ER -