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Valparaíso School: Open City Group

Valparaíso School: Open City Group

Hardcover

Series: Masters of Latin American Architecture

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ISBN10: 077352620X
ISBN13: 9780773526204
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: Sep 2 2003
Pages: 168
Weight: 1.80
Height: 0.70 Width: 9.50 Depth: 8.80
Language: English

The Valparaíso School, as it became known, acquired an international reputation for its radical stance and its commitment to dialogue between architects and other disciplines.

Since 1970 the Valparaíso School has focused much of its research and design activity on the Open City (Ciudad Abierta) project, created by a group of architects, artists, poets, and engineers with a vision of a city with no master plan, no imposed ordering devices, and no hierarchical networks of infrastructure. Originally set up as a laboratory-type environment, this alternative community has since become the place of residence and work for many people. Valparaíso School: Open City Group provides insight into this radical experiment in urban development through a series of essays and photographs.

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