Children of the Rue de Sèvres: the panorama of the Latin American collaborators of Le Corbusier in Paris
No. 15 (2014-12-01)Author(s)
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Íngrid Quintana GuerreroArquitecta, MsC. Doctoranda en Arquitectura y Urbanismo de la Universidad de São Paulo, Brasil. Becaria de La Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) ingridquintana@usp.br
Abstract
Twenty-two Latin Americans, occupying different positions, took part in Le Corbusier’s Parisian workshop. Their presence between 1932 and 1965 is accounted for by testimonies of their own and by those of others, verified by primary sources which provide the dates and names of the projects in which they participated. Beyond the formal similarities of their buildings, this paper aims to insinuate phenomenon that link these architects together. This has not been revealed buy previous studies, stimulating possible research topics for modern Latin American architecture.
Keywords:
modern Latin American architects, post-war LeCorbusian projects, formative processes