Valparaíso School Open City Group

Rispa, Ral & Rodrigo Perez de Arce & Fernando Perez Oyarzun

ISBN 10: 077352620X / ISBN 13: 9780773526204

Published by Carleton University Press, Montreal, 2003

About this Item

Masters of Latin American Architecture; B and w illus./color photos; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 168 pages.

Seller Inventory # 7538

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Valparaíso School Open City Group
• Publisher: Carleton University Press, Montreal
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 077352620X
• ISBN 13: 9780773526204
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Fernando Perez Oyarzun was dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Fine Arts at the PUCCh in Santiago, Chile.