This session explores the profound impact of postwar infrastructure on community transformations, focusing on architectural innovations, pedagogy, and housing. Through case studies from Caracas, Chicago, and Miami, the session delves into the evolution of diverse built environments shaped by their political, social, and economic contexts as it traces their complex narratives and legacies.
Papers & Speakers
- "Rise and Fall of a Gasoline Driven Building (El Helicoide, Caracas Venezuela). From the Machine toward an Architecture"
Henry Rueda
- "Pedagogy and the Paradoxes of Modern Architecture in Chicago’s South Side"
Junko Taguchi
- "Concrete Monsters: Charting the Postwar Architectural History of Housing Segregation in Miami" Hector Fernando Burga
Moderator
John Stuart
Location
Murphy Design Studio