Latin American Modernisms: Modern Architecture and Literature in Havana, Mexico City, Bogotá

This seminar explores the intersections between Modern architecture and literature in three Latin American cities: Havana, Mexico City, Bogota. How were built environments inhabited and written by novelists and poets? How did architects respond to literary and cultural debates? Nicolas Arroyo, Mario Pani, Rogelio Salmona contributed to constructing a specific Latin American modernity, in dialogue with authors Alejo Carpentier, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Octavio Paz, Carlos Fuentes, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Theoretical discussions include critical regionalism, gender and architecture, and environmental context.