TY  - BOOK
AU  - Larrañaga,Enrique
TI  - Casa Americana: single-family houses in Latin America. 
SN  - 9783764369583
AV  - NA7202 L37 2003
U1  - 728.37098 
PY  - 2003///
PB  - Birkhäuser - Publishers for Architecture
KW  - Architecture Domestic
KW  - Latin America
KW  - Local
KW  - Housing, Single family
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Architecture
KW  - Architect-designed houses
N1  - Include index; Include bibliography; Gerazzi House (Sao Paulo, Brazil), Paulo Mendes da Rocha --
LE House (Colonia Condesa, México City, México), TEN Architects, Enrique Norten/Bernardo Gómez-Pimienta --
Caracola House (Santiago de Chile, Chile), Enrique Browne --
Horas Claras House (El Retiro, Antioquia, Colombia), Juan Manuel Peláez --
Lott House (Houston, Texas, USA), Carlos Jiménez --
House in La Barranca de San Isidro (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Francisco Billoch, Ignacio Dahl-Rocha, Juan Ignacio Ramos --
House in Córdoba (Quintas de San Antonio, Córdoba, Argentina), Leopoldo Laguinge --
Floridia House (Miami, Florida, USA), María de la Guardia, Teófilo Victoria --
House in La Barranca (Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay), Mariano Clusellas, Horacio Baliero --
House on the Lake (Lake Carraizo, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico), Agrait Betancourt Arquitectos --
House in Las Lomas de la Lagunita (Caracas, Venezuela), Enrique Larrañaga, Vilma Obadia --
La Queja House (Cali, Colombia), Benjamin Barney-Caldas --
Casaba House (Choroni, Araguia State, Venezuela), Ana Loreto --
D'Alessandro House (Carapicuiba, Sao Paulo, Brazil), Vinicius de Andrade, Marcelo Morettin --
House on the banks of the River Paraná (Arroyo Seco, Santa Fe, Argentina), Rafael Iglesia --
House at the Paulinia dam (Paulinia Dam, Municipality of Paulinia, Sao Paulo, Brazil), Renato Luiz Sobral Anelli --
Posada House (El Retiro, Antioquia, Colombia), Echeverri Arquitectos --
Amsterdam House (México City, México), Teodoro González de León --
La Ribereña (Caracas, Venezuela), Jimmy Alcock --
La Reina House (Fundo Totoralillo, Los Vilos, Chile), Cristian Boza, J. Lührs, F. Muzard --
Negro House (Contadero, México State, México), Alberto Kalach --
The authors --
N2  - Besides the well-known masters of the 20th century such as Barragan, Niemeyer, and Costa, there is a vibrant and surprisingly varied architectural scene in Latin America just waiting to be discovered. Cultural diversity, an understanding of materials and regional character, a sensitive use of modern technology, and innovative yet aesthetic concepts all merge to produce stunning architecture.
In this thematic publication Enrique Larranaga, architect and Professor at the Simon Bolivar University in Caracas, presents some of the most exciting single-family houses built in recent years. Amongst the architects featured are Paulo Mendes da Rocha (Brazil), Ten Arquitectos with Enrique Norten (Mexico), Alberto Kalach (Mexico), Leopoldo Laguinge (Argentina), Enrique Browne (Chile). The buildings reveal the architecture of Latin America to be diverse, unique, and avant-garde, well deserving a closer look
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