At the beginning of the 20th century, the city of Buenos Aires underwent a paradigm shift and embarked on major urban changes. The Comega Building inaugurated this new era of modernity.
Torre IBM, Buenos Aires’ suspended tower
The IBM Tower is a modern office building in Buenos Aires. Its structure, suspended around only two support points, makes it a unique building in the cityscape.
Invasion (1969), the chimeric Buenos Aires
Invasion is a film by Hugo Santiago, written with Borges and Bioy Casares. The plot takes place in the city of Aquilea, a chimerical construction made of parts of Buenos Aires. In the film the city is the scene of resistance to the invaders, reflecting the Argentine socio-political context of the time.
Torre Dorrego, The Brutalist tower of Buenos Aires
The Torre Dorrego is a residential building in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires. Its brutalist semicircular architecture, which follows the path of the sun, and its monumental scale make it a unique project in Argentina and on the South American continent.
Edificio Kavanagh, the pinnacle of Argentine rationalism
In the 1930s, the city of Buenos Aires underwent a profound architectural renewal, ushering in a new era of modernity. The recent proliferation of rationalist-inspired architecture culminated in the construction of the Edificio Kavanagh, a triangular liner 120m high overlooking the city.
Edificio Safico, a Beacon of Modernity in Buenos Aires
The population of Buenos Aires exploded at the beginning of the 20th century, and the city had to undergo radical transformation to adapt to the changes. The Safico building, from the top of its pyramid, witnessed these transformations, heralding a new era of modernity.
El Metodo Livingston, Medianeras of Buenos Aires
El Metodo Livingston
Sofia Mora
Buenos Aires, Argentina
34°36′29″S 58°22′13″W
2019
World Map centered in Buenos Aires
This map uses an equidistant azimuthal projection. This type of projection consists in defining a central point and represent each point of the map at a correct proportional distance from the defined center. This map is centered in Buenos Aires.
Happy Together, the Argentine exile
Happy Together is the story of two undisciplined lovers in exile. Ho Po-Wing and Lai Yiu-Fai left Hong Kong to go and see the Iguazu Falls in Argentina. They arrive in Buenos Aires, where there is a time lag and cultural gap. Above all, they experience a relational and emotional shift. The couple find themselves stuck in a passionate and unstable cycle.
Geographical Atlas of the Argentine Republic
This is the second edition of the maps that were published in 1887 in a geographical atlas of the argentine republic. It contains maps of every provincia of Argentina and a map of Buenos Aires.