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Contemporary light vaults in Colombia: the origin of a modern tradition
Le Corbusier designed tile vaults for the structures of several buildings in the 1950s, yet he on-ly built two: the ones in the Maisons Sarabhai (Ahmadabad 1955) and Jaoul (Paris 1955). Le Corbusier’s vaults were later very influential, mainly in Latin America, where they became the inspiration for numerous buildings in the middle decades of the 20th century. However, little is known about the fact that the main in-spiration for Le Corbusier’s vaults is a demolished Colombian building, the home of local architect Francisco Pizano de Brigard. The Casa Pizano was just one of the many modern Latin American vaulted houses built in those years –some of them using tile vaults. Many of these constructions were previous to the ones raised by Le Corbusier, so it seems only logical to think that the Maisons Sarabhai and Jaoul had a lesser influence on local architects and builders. The hypothesis of this paper is that, although this influence existed, local networks were essen-tial in the task of connecting similar technical initiatives. To verify this hypothesis, several examples of build-ings from different Latin American countries, starting from the Casa Pizano, will be studied, and some possi-ble contacts between architects will be proposed.
Contemporary light vaults in Colombia: the origin of a modern tradition
Le Corbusier designed tile vaults for the structures of several buildings in the 1950s, yet he on-ly built two: the ones in the Maisons Sarabhai (Ahmadabad 1955) and Jaoul (Paris 1955). Le Corbusier’s vaults were later very influential, mainly in Latin America, where they became the inspiration for numerous buildings in the middle decades of the 20th century. However, little is known about the fact that the main in-spiration for Le Corbusier’s vaults is a demolished Colombian building, the home of local architect Francisco Pizano de Brigard. The Casa Pizano was just one of the many modern Latin American vaulted houses built in those years –some of them using tile vaults. Many of these constructions were previous to the ones raised by Le Corbusier, so it seems only logical to think that the Maisons Sarabhai and Jaoul had a lesser influence on local architects and builders. The hypothesis of this paper is that, although this influence existed, local networks were essen-tial in the task of connecting similar technical initiatives. To verify this hypothesis, several examples of build-ings from different Latin American countries, starting from the Casa Pizano, will be studied, and some possi-ble contacts between architects will be proposed.
Contemporary light vaults in Colombia: the origin of a modern tradition
García Muñoz, Julián (author) / Magdalena Layos, Fernando (author) / Medina del Rio, Juan Manuel (author)
2018-01-01
Building knowledge, constructing histories | 6th International Congress on Construction History (6ICCH 2018) | 9-13 jul 2018 | Bruselas, Bélgica
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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720
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