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.
Buenos Aires, the city that fled from water
This chronicle is part of a collection of impressions gathered during numerous walks in the Argentine capital. They are all available in three languages (EN,ES,FR) and are part of the MIBA project developed on Senses Atlas.
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.
Sennefer Garden Plan, Tomb of the Vines
The Sennefer Garden is a representation of an Egyptian garden plan symbolizing the perfect harmony between nature and architecture.
Cretto di Burri
The Cretto di Burri is a white concrete sculpture located on the ancient small town of Gibellina in Sicily.
The (un)covered city
The (un)covered city This chronicle is part of a collection of impressions gathered during numerous walks in the Argentine capital. They are all available in three languages (EN,ES,FR) and are part of the MIBA project developed on Senses Atlas. Despite what the omnipresence of cars on the streets might suggest, Buenos Aires is a city that is […]
Turning off the Billboards
This chronicle is part of a collection of impressions gathered during numerous walks in the Argentine capital. They are all available in three languages (EN,ES,FR) and are part of the MIBA project developed on Senses Atlas.
Noé León and Colombian primitivism
Noé León was a Colombian painter of the 20th century, an important and enigmatic figure of Colombian primitivism.
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.