Latin American Architecture at MoMA

Abstract

The article describes in detail the path of ideation and construction of the exhibition “Latin America in Construction: Architecture 1955-1980”, MoMA (Mar. 29 - Jul. 19, 2015), organized by Barry Bergdoll (Curator, Department of Architecture and Design, MoMA) and Patricio del Real (Assistant Curator, Department of Architecture and Design, MoMA), Jorge Francisco Liernur (Professor, Torcuato di Tella University, Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Carlos Eduardo Comas (Professor, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil) . In addition, the exhibition was assisted by an advisory committee composed of specialists from all over Latin America. The exhibition presented architectural drawings, models, photographs and videos of the important modern architecture produced in the region between 1955 and 1980.