Abstract

BIANCHI PALOMARES, Pablo Federico  and  VILLALOBOS, Ana María. The material construction of the mountain in Mendoza, in the architectural and engineering field (1890-1930): foreign knowledge and practices. An. Investig. Arquit. [online]. 2022, vol.12, n.1, e307.  Epub June 01, 2022. ISSN 2301-1505.  https://doi.org/10.18861/ania.2022.12.1.3202.

The consolidation of the modern State in Argentina implied the appearance of new subjects and programs, both in architectural and engineering discipline. In addition, the technological modernization operating since the arrival of the railroad, meant the incorporation of new technologies and materials, brought by immigrants (mostly Europeans), who arrived in the Country in a favorable context that supported their permanence. This revolutionized the construction of space, both material and symbolic. In Mendoza, this revolution resulted in the incorporation of the mountainous area into the productive scheme that, until that moment, had been predominantly oriented to livestock and agricultural activity for export. In this framework, the article seeks to understand, in which way the "new" look of the mountain range crystallized in the implementation of buildings and infrastructures: hydroelectric plants, hotels and water treatment plants; elements linked in the vast territory by the railway in the early days and later by the road layout. The search is orientated at the material and technological expression of these elements, both from the actions of foreign technicians and professionals who worked in the constructions, and from larger companies that operated on the territory, impacting it with technologies, knowledge and novel practices. Therefore, the study sustains on the Historical Narrative Model, photographic analysis and content analysis of historical documents.

Keywords : technological modernization; foreign knowledge; mountain; buildings; infrastructures.

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