文档介绍：FELIPE HERNANDEZ
BEYOND MODERNISTMASTERS:
CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE
IN LATIN AMERICA
BIRKHAUSER
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The research for this publication was in part made possible by
the RIBA Research Trust and the Liverpool School of Architecture
Sabbatical scheme; we would like to express our thanks for
this generous support.
Graphic design
Miriam Bussmann, Berlin
Editor
Ria Stein , Berlin
Cover
House in Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
Photographer
Nelson Kon, Sao Paulo
Lithography
Licht + Tiefe, Berlin
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CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 6
2 BUILDING ON THE CITY'S EDGE 24
3 PUBLIC SPACES AS CONTACT ZONES .42
4 DESIGNING FOR POVERTY 58
5 THE PRIVATE HOUSE 76
6 ARCHITECTURE IN THE LANDSCAPE 114
Selected Bibliography 146
About the Author 148
Acknowledgements 149
Index 150
Illustration Credits 152
1 INTRODUCTION
Latin American cities and buildings continue to figure
prominently in the history of architecture. Indeed, attention to
architectural production in that part of the worl