Interrupciones is a historical review of two episodes that marked a turning point in how the city is made and conceived. On Wednesday, April 28, Carolina Tobler will present the 1972 competition for the remodeling of downtown Santiago as one of the last and clearest examples in Chile of a commitment to the architectural megaproject over urban planning. Anton zu Knyphausen will present the dismantling of professional guild structures as a moment of discontinuity in the discourse of Chilean architecture and the role the profession sought to play in urban development.
The coup d'état caused a decisive break in Chile, but these design interruptions also echoed processes on a global scale. This conference is part of an academic workshop within the Master of Urban Project program at UC and also inaugurates a series of conversations linked to our upcoming gallery exhibition: 1972. Cities for the Center of Santiago.
