Casa Americana: Single-family Houses in Latin America : Agrait-Betancourt ... [et Al.]

21 spectacular examples of contemporary single-family houses in South and Central America. Besides the well-known masters of the 20th century such as Barragan, Niemeyer, and Costa, there is a vibrant and surprisingly varied architectural scene in Latin America just waiting to be discovered. Cultural diversity, an understanding of materials and regional character, a sensitive use of modern technology, and innovative yet aesthetic concepts all merge to produce stunning architecture. In this thematic publication Enrique Larra??aga, architect and Professor at the Simon Bolivar University in Caracas, presents some of the most exciting single-family houses built in recent years. Amongst the architects featured are Paulo Mendes da Rocha (Brazil), Ten Arquitectos with Enrique Norten (Mexico), Alberto Kalach (Mexico), Leopoldo Laguinge (Argentina), Enrique Browne (Chile). The buildings reveal the architecture of Latin America to be diverse, unique and avantgarde, well deserving a closer look.

Title	Casa Americana: Single-family Houses in Latin America : Agrait-Betancourt ... [et Al.]
Editor	Enrique Larrañaga
Compiled by	Enrique Larrañaga
Contributor	Enrique Larrañaga
Edition	illustrated
Publisher	Birkhäuser--Publishers for Architecture, 2003
Original from	the University of Michigan
Digitized	Dec 19, 2007
ISBN	3764369582, 9783764369583
Length	172 pages