Planning Latin America's Capital Cities 1850-1950

Name: Planning Latin America's Capital Cities 1850-1950
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Planning Latin America's Capital Cities 1850-1950Author(s): Arturo Almandoz\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415272650, 978-0415272650\nSynopsis\nIn this first comprehensive work in English to describe the building of Latin America's capital cities in the postcolonial period, Arturo Almandoz and his contributors demonstrate how Europe and France in particular shaped their culture, architecture and planning until the United States began to play a part in the 1930s.\nThe book provides a new perspective on international planning.