Saturday, February 11, 2012

Hotel Cecil, Buenos Aires

Hotel Cecil, Buenos Aires

A great little modernist building in Buenos Aires with an amazing sign.

Posted by David Thompson
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2 comments:

  1. HelsFebruary 12, 2012 at 2:30 AM

    I read what you said in the last post regarding the many deco blocks in Copacabana. And that seems to be true to a lot of the South American cities you have visited. Don't you wonder what happened in the architectural world of South America in the 1930s, more so probably than in other parts of the world. (Sorry... that was an awkward sentence)

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  2. David ThompsonFebruary 12, 2012 at 9:41 AM

    I know what you mean Helen. I not sure it is necessarily a South American phenomenon but it is just a feeling on my part. It would be an interesting and extensive project to try to determine the impetus behind major architectural development across the world in the 20s & 30s.
    There things like the New Deal projects in the US, the earthquake in Napier, Italian experimentation in Asmara, milestone celebrations (although mostly just for single structures such as Estadio Centennario in Montevideo) and I believe that there was a lot of building in the 30s in Buenos Aires especially when the the major central road, Avenida 9 de Julio, was created.

    Any volunteers for the project?

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