Abstract

FELIPE TORRES, Claudia. Latin America in the antipodes. Le Corbusier between airplanes and mulatas. UH [online]. 2015, n.280, pp. 140-152. ISSN 0253-9276.

This paper systematizes and evaluates the results of critical regards focused on the travels of Le Corbusier to Latin America. It identifies the main influences recognized by critical studies to validate the importance of Le Corbusier's contact with regional culture and landscape. Finally, it proposes an alternative approach to these possible influences emphasizing in his personal and professional RELATIONS WITH SOME OF THE MOST REMARKABLE ARTISTS OF BRAZILIAN AVANT-GARDE.

Keywords : modern architecture; Latin American artistic avant-garde; Le Corbusier's travels.

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