Barrio Rawson, 1928 • Agronomía
Tinogasta & Zamudio
The last government-funded housing project built in the 1920’s in Buenos Aires is one of my personal favorites. This neighborhood development tackled the debate of individual houses vs. apartment buildings in an interesting way —it has both!
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Hogar Policial (no official name), 24 units • San Telmo
Avenida Independencia & Avenida Ingeniero Huergo
Throughout the previous posts in this series, you’ve seen a variety of solutions to the housing shortage in Buenos Aires after millions of immigrants arrived. To refresh your memory, there were three groups responsible for building housing projects:
Being a foreigner is never easy, but inflexible bureaucracy never helps foreigners feel welcome. In my experience, both First & Third World nations are very… Read More »immigration woes
Something that caught my eye while I was researching the history of BA housing is the large number of projects that were never built. Lots of factors prevented plans from becoming a reality… lack of funds, disagreement over execution, problems purchasing land, excessive construction costs, or even international conflicts. Take your pick. So when I come across plans of projects that could have been, it’s a bit like discovering a time capsule.
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If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
That must have been Fermín Bereterbide’s motto. Shortly after constructing his first housing project in the neighborhood of Flores, he won another city-sponsored contest for three more developments. Futuristically named “Alpha,” “Beta,” & “Gamma,” only the first was built. The others were destined for Palermo & Flores, but never became more than plans on paper… definitely a loss for Buenos Aires.
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