Sert y Wiener in Colombia. The social dwelling in the modern urbanism applications

Authors

  • Patricia Schnitter

Keywords:

modern urbanism, neighborhood unit, Jose Luis Sert, Colombia

Abstract

The urbanistic plans elaborated by José Luis Sert (1902-1983) and Paul Lester Wiener (1895-1967) for Colombia between 1948 and 1953 evidence the transmission of the principles formulated by the International Congresses of Modern Architecture, CIAM. This condition allows us to give pursuit to the ideas of Sert, especially the neighborhood unit through the plans. The important roll that carried out dwelling in the conception of the modern urbanism and its resonance in the Colombian case.

Published

2007-05-27