Hacia el edificio de renta. La transformación de la vivienda en altura en manos de los arquitectos (Rosario, 1920-1948)

Abstract

This article analyses the typological transformations that took place in high-rise accommodation from the 1920’s onwards in Rosario (Argentina). The question that is posed in this paper concerns the role that the architects undertook in the previously mentioned transformations. It continues with the statistical analysis of a representative building sample which has an emphasis on specific buildings (designed by important architects) that are considered as benchmarks of this transformation. This study also includes unpublished information about Rosario that allows the comparison with other times, types of buildings, and also other types of urban realities: all of which contribute to the investigation on the relationship between the architects and the housing market.

Keywords

• high-rise building
• architects
• Rosario
• modernist architecture