The building on the corner of Suipacha and Paraguay Streets in the city of Buenos Aires, designed by the Spanish architect Antonio Bonet, established from its realization the basis to begin certain reflections on international modern architecture in the Argentinian context of the 1930s.
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Architecture Classics: Study House for Artists / Antonio Bonet + Horacio Vera Barros and Abel López Chas
Architectural Classics: Mariano Moreno National Library / Clorindo Testa + Francisco Bullrich + Alicia Cazzaniga
In the central Recoleta neighborhood of Buenos Aires, in a large lot between Austria Street, Agüero Street, and Del Libertador Avenue, stands the current building of the Mariano Moreno National Library, designed by architects Clorindo Testa, Francisco Bullrich, and Alicia Cazzaniga.
Built on the basis of the project that won first prize in a national competition in 1961, and completed in the early 1990s, it has become a landmark of modern Argentine architecture and an example of the variant of 20th century expressionism known as "brutalism".
Architecture Classics: SOMISA Building / Mario Roberto Álvarez & Associates
The Teniente General Castiñeiras building stands on a triangular plot of land in the heart of Buenos Aires, one of the most emblematic of the city's modern architecture. Better known as the SOMISA Building, its origin was the result of a design competition for the design of the new headquarters of the Sociedad Mixta Siderúrgica Argentina company. The first prize was won by MRA+A, Mario Roberto Álvarez & Associates, and its construction began around 1966, with the works completed in 1977.
Architecture Classics: IBM Building / Mario Roberto Álvarez & Associates
Located in the Retiro district of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires is the IBM building designed by Mario Roberto Álvarez & Associates. Conceived to house the headquarters of the IBM company, this office building was designed around 1979 and consists of a tower supported by two large concrete structural cores on a base, which is separated from the ground and the shaft of the tower to house the ground floor and a level of common areas in order to maintain the urban scale. The language of the building is recognizable from a distance as it is formed by an enclosure of horizontal bands of glass and exposed concrete parapets-parasols, which achieve a dialogue and balance in the proportion of full and empty spaces.
Duplex Flats in Buenos Aires: 15 Examples of Floor Plans
In large cities, it is becoming increasingly common to find buildings that are capable of admitting different configurations and layouts in their internal spaces. Towards the end of the 1960s, duplex typologies began to appear in buildings in the city of Buenos Aires, when the Building Code allowed them to be located in the obligatory setbacks of the upper floors.
Argentinean Barbecues: 22 Houses with Hidden Barbecue Grills
As a protagonist of the Argentinean culinary scene, the barbecue plays a prominent role. In architecture, beyond the dimensions of the spaces where they are installed, grills are consolidated as a meeting point for visitors and residents of the houses, coming into direct contact with the customs and culture of the country.
House in Montañeses Street / BHY arquitectos
Monroe 4285 Apartment Building / Bou Arquitectura + Estudio Gramo + Ariel Kitay Arquitectura + Gris Arquitectura
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Architects: Ariel Kitay Arquitectura, Bou Arquitectura, Estudio Gramo, Gris Arquitectura
- Area: 11324 ft²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Barugel azulay, FV, Griscan iluminacion, ferrum
PH Superi House / Juan Manuel Galleano + Junta Arquitectas
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Architects: Juan Manuel Galleano, Junta Arquitectas
- Area: 87 m²
- Year: 2018
Cuervo Coffee Roasters / Mutar
Albarracín Extension / Barrionuevo Villanueva Arquitectos
How Can You Live in the Le Corbusier's Curutchet House?
"La Curutchet habitada" is the title of a forthcoming book that records research developed by the Department of Interior Architecture and Furniture of the Instituto de Proyecto de FADU-Udelar, Uruguay, of which we share a small preview originally published in the magazine Summa+ 189 in December 2021.
Housing for the Olympic Village Buenos Aires 2018 / Alonso&Crippa + Ariel Jinchuk + Lucas Grande + Pedro Yañez
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Architects: Alonso&Crippa, Ariel Jinchuk, Lucas Grande, Pedro Yañez
- Area: 30000 m²
- Year: 2018
Brick Houses in Argentina: 15 Examples Exploring Pattern and Design
Brick has positioned itself as one of the materials that characterise and identify Argentinean and Latin American architectural culture. The diversity and versatility of masonry in our region have given rise to great heterogeneity in its uses and applications: structural walls, partitions, enclosures, screens, envelopes, skins, roofs, vaults, domes and floors allow us to visualise the great adaptability of this material in order to adapt to the particular requirements of each project.
Architecture without Architects? Campanópolis, the Small Medieval Village Born from Recycling in Buenos Aires
Nowadays, the role of architects exceeds the limits of construction, reaching fields that are often unthinkable, but which nonetheless demonstrate a close relationship with the profession. If we go back in time, the fact is that many buildings, houses, monuments and even cities have been built intuitively without urban planning or renowned architects. Undoubtedly, today's architects are facing a great challenge that goes beyond demonstrating our skills and knowledge and extends to other areas that involve us, but we still don't know it. So we ask ourselves, what will be the profile of the architect of the future?
House Tronador 2165 / Colle-Croce
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Architects: Colle-Croce
- Area: 150 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Aluminor, Buso Revestimientos, Patagonia Flooring