From 1987 to 1993, architect Pablo Tomás Beitía set out to transform the former housing complex and rental houses of Argentine artist Alejandro Xul Solar into a museum. The goal was to create a new space that would adapt to exhibition requirements and engage in avant-garde dialogue with the pre-existing structure. Situated in the Palermo neighborhood within the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, the Xul Solar Museum was designed to serve as a space for cultural encounters. The remodeling and expansion project was conceived by interpreting the artist's pictorial worldview, maintaining the facade intact, and embracing the painter's house with a new interior architecture.
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Architecture Classics: Xul Solar Museum / Pablo Tomás Beitía
Donado 1601 Apartment Building / ESHH Arquitectura
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Architects: ESHH Arquitectura
- Area: 59740 ft²
- Year: 2022
Architecture Classics: General San Martín Municipal Theater / Mario Roberto Álvarez, Macedonio Oscar Ruiz
On Avenida Corrientes, the Teatro Municipal General San Martín (TGSM) rises between party walls in the heart of downtown Buenos Aires. Designed by Mario Roberto Álvarez and Macedonio Oscar Ruiz in 1954, this building comes to address an artistic and cultural issue common to the large cities of America. It stands as one of Argentina's most important theaters, providing spaces for theatrical and cinematic performances as well as art exhibitions. Spanning 30,000 square meters, it constitutes a theater complex alongside the General San Martín Cultural Center, operating independently.
Moretti Gin Bar / Estudio Grizzo Arquitectos
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Architects: Estudio Grizzo Arquitectos
- Area: 30 m²
- Year: 2023
Pizzeria Cacto / Estudio Grizzo Arquitectos
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Architects: Estudio Grizzo Arquitectos
- Area: 30 m²
- Year: 2023
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Manufacturers: Electricidad Avellaneda, Forno.ar, Monolitic
Architecture Classics: Sixth Pantheon of Chacarita
Until recently, the Sixth Pantheon of Chacarita was an icon of Argentine modern architecture that went unnoticed. Located in the heart of the city of Buenos Aires, this pantheon represents one of the first and one of the largest experiments in modern funerary architecture of such magnitude in the world.
Pirca House / En Obra Arquitectos
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Architects: En Obra Arquitectos
- Area: 1000 m²
- Year: 2023
La Marina House / Besonias Almeida Arquitectos
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Architects: Besonias Almeida Arquitectos
- Area: 290 m²
- Year: 2024
Campus UADE Main Building / Oficina Urbana | Converti + de Marco | Arquitectos
Arrive Nuñez Apartments / Israel & Teper Arquitectos
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Architects: Israel & Teper Arquitectos
- Area: 2460 m²
- Year: 2022
Cervantes Building / Grizzo Studio
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Architects: Grizzo Studio
- Area: 450 m²
- Year: 2022
Commercial Stores Morón 2929 / castillo lee valdivieso
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Architects: castillo lee valdivieso
- Area: 413 m²
- Year: 2022
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Manufacturers: vitroblock
Maure Houses 3 and 4 / Ignacio Szulman arquitecto
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Architects: Ignacio Szulman arquitecto
- Area: 10764 ft²
- Year: 2022
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Manufacturers: Matyser, Mosaicos Rossi
Casa Aguas Buenas / Ignacio Szulman arquitecto
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Architects: Ignacio Szulman arquitecto
- Area: 180 m²
- Year: 2022
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Manufacturers: Matyser, Mosaicos Rossi
Donado 1655 Apartment Building / ESHH Arquitectura
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Architects: ESHH Arquitectura
- Area: 4530 m²
- Year: 2017
Mendoza Apartment Renovation / noma estudio
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Architects: noma estudio
- Area: 160 m²
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Manufacturers: Aberturas, Calyfornio, Forte dei marmi, Huup, Listone Giordano, +3
The Story of Cora Kavanagh and her Emblematic Building in Buenos Aires
Perhaps without even looking for it, Cora Kavanagh would leave one of the most emblematic buildings of rationalist architecture in Argentina. Inaugurated in January 1936, with its almost 120 meters of height, the Kavanagh Building stands in front of the ravine of Plaza San Martín, located in the central neighborhood of Retiro in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.
"Cora Kavanagh and her Building" is the title of Marcelo Nougués' new book that gathers the entire story, revealing everything from her building and her travels to her art collection and the different houses she lived in during a period of almost 50 years. In collaboration with Díaz Ortiz Ediciones, this 572-page printed volume compiles texts, photographs, and documents from the author's collection and also showcases selected images and illustrations from extensive research. Discover a part of this story below.