Modern Architecture of Quito

Global, Local, and the In-Between

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Modern Architecture of Quito

Global, Local, and the In-Between

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The first in-depth study of the modern architectural history of Quito, Ecuador.

Situated at the crossroads of foreign influence and local vernacular, Quito – with its world-famous yet understudied architecture – stands as a testament to architectural in-betweenness, and this book interweaves history and theory to understand how near and far influences have shaped its unique architectural character.

Six central case studies present diverse and unexpected episodes in Quito's architectural history – ranging from modernist housing projects to an account of Quito's singular appropriation of the motel typology – together showing how the fluxes of the global and the local have created an architecture marked by diversity and interrelation. Alongside the case studies, this anthology introduces a theoretical framework, elaborating notions of the in-between and the local, concepts which are increasingly referenced in architecture, and which have many variations and embodiments. This book not only adds to the evolution of these concepts, it shows them to be invaluable instruments in the study of the architectures of Latin America and of the Global South more broadly.

With contributions from a new generation of Ecuadorian architecture scholars, Modern Architecture of Quito is a must-read for students and researchers studying how architectural modernism developed in Latin America.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Foreword, Lara Schrijver (University of Antwerp, Belgium)

Approaching
1. Architectures of the In-Between - Christian Parreno (San Francisco University of Quito, Ecuador)
2. Kenneth Frampton's “Towards a Critical Regionalism”: A Retreat from Postmodernism or a Visionary Plea for a Resilient Future? - Véronique Patteeuw (ENSAP Lille, France) and Léa-Catherine Szacka (University of Manchester, UK)

Encountering
3. The Maze of El Panecillo, or the Impossible Roundabout - Cristina Bueno (San Francisco University of Quito, Ecuador)
4. Architecture for Pan-Americanism: Local Aspirations, Regional Interests, and the (Unrealized) Inter-American Conference of Quito of 1959 - Ernesto Bilbao (Auburn University, USA)
5. Modern Houses on the Slopes of Quito - Marcelo Banderas (San Francisco University of Quito, Ecuador)
6. The Motel, a Neighborhood in Quito: The Adaptation of an Imported Type - Karina Cazar and Ana María Carrión (both San Francisco University of Quito, Ecuador)

Extrapolating
7. Our North Is the South: Reflections from a Meeting on Teaching the History of Latin American Architecture - Ana María León (Harvard Graduate School of Design, USA) and Fernando Luis Martínez (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina)
8. Neither Black nor White: The In-Between Position of Latin Modern Architects - Ana Esteban-Maluenda (Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain)
9. The Universal, the Global, the Regional, and the Local: Toward an Architecture of Place - Karen Rogers (Auburn University, USA)

Contributors
Index

Product details

Published Sep 19 2024
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 248
ISBN 9781350454897
Imprint Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Illustrations 44 bw illus
Dimensions 9 x 5 inches
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Christian Parreno

Christian Parreno is Assistant Professor of Histor…

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