Latin American Houses
Critic and historian Mercedes Daguerre
explores Latin America's evolving modernist tradition through the one-family
houses of the region's leading contemporary architects. The book demonstrates
the architects’ diverse and rich interpretation of modernist principles through
case studies of 19 homes built in Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Peru, Uruguay, and
Argentina. Architects featured include Paulo Mendes da Rocha, winner of the
2006 Pritzker Architecture Prize.
Specifications:
- Format: Paperback
- Size: 240 × 300 mm (9 1/2 × 11 7/8 in)
- Pages: 240 pp
- Illustrations: 350 illustrations
- ISBN: 9781780750002
Mercedes Daguerre is an Italy-based critic and historian. She graduated in architecture from the University Institute of Architecture in Venice in 1985 and has taught and carried out research in various universities in Europe and the Americas. She is the author of many books on contemporary architecture including 20 Houses by 20 Architects (Pall Mall Press, 2012) and New Villas in Switzerland (2011).