Keywords
Indigenism
University City
Centro Simón Bolívar
Círculo Militar
Caracas. Key Words Plus
Architecture
Modern – Historiography - Venezuela
Urban Landscape Architecture - Venezuela
Indian Cultures -Venezuela.
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Abstract
modernization programs in Latin America; a program which had a huge impact over the cityscape. The functionaland abstract codes form the “International Style” received complete endorsement, particularly in public buildings.However, in many of the architectural works that were intended to simultaneously embody a modern and nationalistagenda, artistic elements from the pre-Columbian past were included. This operation of syncretism, supported onsupposed testimonies from original cultures, was instrumental to legitimize the big leap into development. This paperincludes symbolic interpretations of the hybridization of modern and indigenous languages in the most importantpublic works in Caracas, with special emphasis on the University City and the Eastern Highway, the Simon BolivarCenter, and the Military Circle. All of these projects were infused with a modern language in architecture as well aswith artistic motives recreating Venezuelan indigenous myths and traditions.Apuntes is registered under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License. Thus, this work may be reproduced, distributed, and publicly shared in digital format, as long as the names of the authors and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana are acknowledged. Others are allowed to quote, adapt, transform, auto-archive, republish, and create based on this material, for any purpose (even commercial ones), provided the authorship is duly acknowledged, a link to the original work is provided, and it is specified if changes have been made. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana does not hold the rights of published works and the authors are solely responsible for the contents of their works; they keep the moral, intellectual, privacy, and publicity rights.
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