Luis E. Carranza
Radical Functionalism: A Social Architecture for Mexico
Radical Functionalism: A Social Architecture for Mexico
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Radical Functionalism: A Social Architecture for Mexico delves into the functionalist architecture developed in Mexico during the 1930s, re-reading the central texts and projects of its main advocates to show how they responded to the socially and culturally charged Mexican context. It explores their engagement and negotiation with foreign influences, issues of gender and class, and the separation between art and architecture, presenting functionalist practices as contradictory and experimental and intimately linked to art and local culture.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 210 pages
Publication date: 25 September 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Radical Functionalism: A Social Architecture for Mexico delves into a comprehensive and intricate exploration of the functionalist architecture that emerged in Mexico during the 1930s. It meticulously re-examines the primary texts and projects of the leading advocates of this architectural style, including Juan Legarreta, Juan OGorman, the Union of Socialist Architects, and Manuel Amábilis. These individuals were part of a broader endeavor to establish a modern, national architecture that aimed to cater to the needs of the Mexican working classes. By reinterpreting functionalism in radical ways, these thinkers demonstrated how architecture could position itself at the forefront of Mexico's impending modernization and respond to the forthcoming changes.
The book delves into their engagement and negotiations with foreign influences, issues of gender and class, and the separation between art and architecture. Functionalist practices are portrayed as contradictory and experimental, challenging the traditional role of architecture in shaping society and being intricately linked to art and local culture in the development of new architectural forms for Mexico, including the vernacularization of functionalism itself.
Moreover, the book includes translations of two manifesto-like texts by OGorman, which vividly express the polemical nature of their investigations. This unique feature makes Radical Functionalism: A Social Architecture for Mexico an invaluable resource for scholars, researchers, and students interested in the history of architectural movements.
Weight: 453g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032003573
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