The Bridge of Women

El Puente de las Mujueres, Designed by Santiago Calatrava, is a pedestrian bridge that spans a river. It is based on the interaction of two people doing the tango. The bridge can pivot around the central column to allow boats to pass.

    

Elegant Brutalism

 Banco de Londres, Clorindo Testa, 1966

Water Pumping Station

It takes up an entire city block!

The details and colors make it stand out within its context.

Basilica Del Espiritu Santo

This basilica located in Buenos Aires is one of few dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe.  The church was designed in the gothic style on an east/west axis.  

National Library

Clorindo Testa's National Library serves as one of his multiple displays of 'Brutalist' Architecture, exposing the primary structure which is composed of massive concrete forms.

The Colorful Walls of Argentina

Buenos Aires, Argentina, does not hold its name very true (good aires) between the smoggy skies and the smell of garbage (both burning and soggy), but is very proud of several cultural things: soccer, wine, beef, and oddly enough graffiti.  To fully understand the depth and beauty of this so called "delinquent" art style, the class decided to take a tour of some pieces created legally (loosely defined) to inspire ourselves for the graffiti workshop to come (how to make stencil tags).

 

Stencil tagged tiger

Political memory wall (stencil tags)

Mosaic tag of Jack Nicholson

Political tag of a late president in an iconic comic book hero costume (portrays him as Argentina's hero)

Graffiti Stencil Workshop

Our artist instructors

student graffiti

Happy Birthday!

student graffiti

Ecological Farm Community Work

The class volunteered with an organization called Voluntario Global.  The farm was located outside of Buenos Aires, Argentina near the village of Villa San Luis.  The farm will become a market for local farmers to sell their crops.  The students worked to build a bamboo fence around the property. More information about Voluntario Global and the project: http://www.voluntarioglobal.com.ar/en/sustainable-development/70-chacras-ecologicas-y-turismo-responsable

Gathering Bamboo.

Constructing a bamboo fence

Preparing lunch in a outdoor oven.

Current housing.

Recoleta Cemetary