“Buenos Aires de Bonet”

dissertation report

Abstract

The Catalan architect Antonio Bonet Castellana was internationally recognized for his works on the Uruguayan coast, with the urbanization of Punta Ballena being of great importance for the historiography of modern architecture in southern Latin America. However, the architect's work on the American continent, especially in relation to his urban planning contribution, cannot be understood through this work alone. Thus, the dissertation “Buenos Aires de Bonet: Antonio Bonet Castellana, collective housing and the project of the modern city, 1943-1956” sought to complement this perspective by analyzing the unbuilt Buenos Aires projects for the Casa Amarilla housing complex (1943), the proposed neighborhood in Bajo Belgrano (1948-1949) and the remodeling by Barrio Sur (1956), recognizing them as a series. The purpose of the text was to better understand Bonet's work, his contribution to collective housing and the city project designed by modern architecture.