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Buenos Aires and the modern city through Antonio Bonet Castellana's urban proposal: the Plan for Barrio Sur, 1956

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Although the Plan for Barrio Sur (1956) proposed by Antonio Bonet Castellana for the city of Buenos Aires was not executed, this paper suggests that it offers pertinent insights for studies of the modern city. The plan defended housing as an important programme in the city centre, regarded as being primarily for working and leisure, and proposed a city of multiple functions. Bonet Castellana argued for high-density cities. He reviewed and reshaped the conventional planning approach (based on the traditional Spanish grid) with reference to three building types -- the tower, the greca , and the low-rise. The low-rise type was particularly significant for him as he used it to determine the amount of green area dedicated to open-space and a formal pedestrian route. The combination of the three building types resulted in a new urban pattern in which open space figured significantly and in a way that was contrary to the common understanding of its role in the modern city.

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  • Helena Bender, 2015. "Buenos Aires and the modern city through Antonio Bonet Castellana's urban proposal: the Plan for Barrio Sur, 1956," Planning Perspectives, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(3), pages 447-462, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rppexx:v:30:y:2015:i:3:p:447-462
    DOI: 10.1080/02665433.2015.1009849
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