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Technique and aesthetics in modern facades: building enclosure in modern architecture in Bogotá

No. 10 (2012-07-01)
  • Alfredo Montaño Bello
    1Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Colombia alfredo.montano@utadeo.edu.co Arquitecto, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Magíster en Tecnologías de la Construcción, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Actualmente adelanta tesis de Maestría en Estética e Historia del Arte en la Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano.
  • Ricardo Rojas Farías
    2Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Bogotá, Colombia ricardo.rojasf@utadeo.edu.co Arquitecto, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Magíster en Arquitectura, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá.
https://doi.org/10.18389/dearq10.2012.10

Abstract

Enclosure systems have definite forms with a visual value that is achieved due to constructive logic invested in them: both formal and material. These two dimensions are the lens through which this paper endeavours to interpret the visual culture represented in the enclosure systems in modern architecture in Bogotá. By means of a case study, several representative buildings have been chosen that have in common the location and era in which they were constructed: they are all located in central Bogotá and were built between the 1950’s and 70’s.

Keywords: modern enclosure systems in Bogotá, formal constructive logic, material constructive logic, technique and aestheticism, material operations