Bravo por tu casa

Ten examples of "private neighborhoods" or residential urbanizations mainly in the area surrounding Buenos Aires mostly built between 1990-2000 including neighborhoods with communal services, the country club, small farms or "club de chacras," a mountain village and large towns.

The book presents the works of three Latin American architects whose designs share functionality and a unique and a protagonist vision of space. Architects Carlos Ott (b. Uruguay) and Mathias Klotz (b. Chile) are two of the most influential architects of Latin America recognized internationally with numerous prizes and with constructed projects in America, Asia and Europe, while young and noted architect Christian Wiese (b. Ecuador) is probably the best known architect in Ecuador with a solid international trajectory.

Según el Censo de 1947 el Conurbano Bonaerense tenía 1,74 millones de habitantes en tanto que en el censo de 2001 esa cantidad se había multiplicado por 5, alcanzando a los 8,68 millones. Esos habitantes viven hoy el 60% sin redes de cloacas, 25% sin agua corriente, segregados laboral y socialmente, expuestos a la inseguridad y a la droga. Quieren irse, volver a sus provincias, a sus costumbres y a sus raíces, pero no pueden, están como encadenados a sus viviendas. Ésa es una de las causas por las que este libro propone modificar el régimen de tenencia de las viviendas sociales a fin...

Essays on how the author, and architect, combines his architecture practice with his passion for reading reflected in the evolution of his private library and the influence on his practice. Many examples of his use of the books in his practice. His library includes the major books in classic and contemporary architecture.