Why Freddy Mamani is Leading A New Andean Architecture

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The media outbreak for architect Elisabetta Andreoli and artist Ligia D'Andrea’s book "Andean Architecture of Bolivia", which focuses on the work of Freddy Mamani - ex-bricklayer turned engineer and constructor- has become the excuse to talk about everything else related to the highland country of Bolivia.

Such as the shortcomings and luxuries of the rapid urban expansion dispersed in El Alto, the youngest city in Bolivia; the birth of a new Aymara bourgeoisie in the shadow of the white elites; and the birth of a contemporary architectural identity that bothers purists and makes Aymaras proud, but is rejected by local architecture schools. Below, you can find out more about this new type of architecture together with photos by Alfredo Zeballos.

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Cite: Valencia, Nicolás. "Why Freddy Mamani is Leading A New Andean Architecture" [Freddy Mamani y el surgimiento de una nueva arquitectura andina en Bolivia] 25 Nov 2017. ArchDaily. (Trans. Devine, Sophie) Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/883951/why-freddy-mamani-is-leading-a-new-andean-architecture> ISSN 0719-8884

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