Total Latin American Architecture - by Ana de Brea (Paperback)

About the Book

A selected, fully open, and deep assemblage, that carries the explicit intent of outlining, conceptual and practical verifications, on critical views and specific projects, concerning the actual architecture in the Latin American territory.

The book intends to communicate a targeted objective, to circumscribe a segment, a series of observations and actions in architecture. However, it is a selected, fully open, and deep fragment, outlining conceptual and practical verifications on critical views and concrete projects, concerning the actual, extensive world of architecture in the Latin American territory, and in the first years of the new century.

It is a sequence of topical segments organized as an unsystematic series and through a number of different projects in each case: the single family house; searches on bigger scales; poetical structures; topics under consideration; a look over laboratories; terrain, landscape and topography; covering folk factors; and the volumetric reasoning and physical features. A selected and deep assemblage of the current architecture in the Latin American territory.

Book Synopsis

A selected, fully open, and deep assemblage, that carries the explicit intent of outlining, conceptual and practical verifications, on critical views and specific projects, concerning the actual architecture in the Latin American territory.

The book intends to communicate a targeted objective, to circumscribe a segment, a series of observations and actions in architecture. However, it is a selected, fully open, and deep fragment, outlining conceptual and practical verifications on critical views and concrete projects, concerning the actual, extensive world of architecture in the Latin American territory, and in the first years of the new century.

It is a sequence of topical segments organized as an unsystematic series and through a number of different projects in each case: the single family house; searches on bigger scales; poetical structures; topics under consideration; a look over laboratories; terrain, landscape and topography; covering folk factors; and the volumetric reasoning and physical features. A selected and deep assemblage of the current architecture in the Latin American territory.

Review Quotes

"A selected and deep assemblage of the current architecture in the Latin American territory, "Total Latin American Architecture" is a seminal work that is a 'must' for professional, college, and university library Architectural Reference collections in general, and Latin American Architecture supplemental studies reading lists in particular." --Midwest Book Review

"de Brea presents a series of essays on architecture in Latin America alongside beautiful, colorful photographs and illustrations designed to engage the reader in a discourse incorporating multiple and diverse perspectives. The book outlines conceptual and practical theories on critical views and concrete projects, seeking to capture Latin American architecture in its contemporary form, often incorporating the natural environment. It showcases over 80 essays from about as many contributors on a broad selection of subjects." --Eithne O'Leyne, Editor, ProtoView