Latin American Architecture 1929-1960

by Brilembourg

This volume documents the golden period of Latin American architecture that was inaugurated in September 1929, when Le Corbusier was invited to lecture in Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil. These countries were eager to apply -- and transform -- a European-born modernism, and within a few decades, they captured international attention with an array of extraordinary buildings, exemplified by the Ministry of Education and Health in Rio de Janeiro and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580931367
• ISBN13: 9781580931366
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Monacelli Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher