![]() was the museum," he writes, and architects came to see "the museum as a tool of urban regeneration, not to mention urban branding. In the north, "the pinnacle of architectural ambition. ![]() While architects and planners in North America and Europe distanced themselves from roles as advocates for social change in recent decades, many of their colleagues in Latin America found ways of addressing the issues of poverty and inequality, says McGuirk. A writer and curator who has worked as the design columnist for The Guardian, McGuirk describes what activist architects and politicians are doing to improve informal settlements in cities such as Buenos Aires, Lima, Rio de Janeiro, Caracas, Medell'n, and Bogot'. ![]() Click the image above for details about each book mentioned in this review.įocused on Latin America, McGuirk's book is carefully constructed, striking a balance between reportage and interpretation. ![]()
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