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The Bolivian architect whose “New Andean” style is transforming El Alto

United Kingdom Architecture News - Nov 09, 2014 - 12:35   3417 views

The Bolivian architect whose “New Andean” style is transforming El Alto

Critics dismiss Mamani’s work as kitsch, or something worse: “decorative”. Photograph: Dominic Bracco II / Prime/The Washington Post

Like Gaudí in Barcelona or Niemeyer in Brasília, Freddy Mamani has the chance to shape the aesthetics of an entire city...Continue Reading

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