Abstract:This doctoral thesis is a historical-critical discourse on the architecture of Quito between 1954 and 1960. It is based on different local voices expressed in word and deed about the city and its architecture in the context of Quito's modernization and improvement with a view to being a (worthy) venue for the 11th Inter-American Conference of 1959; an international event that did not take place. The preparations for the conference activated -in the field of architecture- the dichotomy between the traditional a… Show more
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