2025-05

Re-imaginando la arquitectura moderna: Emilio Duhart 1940-1970

[Only in spanish] This book presents an essential selection from the portfolio of Emilio Duhart H. (1917-2006), a fundamental figure in Chilean architecture. By interweaving episodes of his life and work with the expansion of the Modern Movement as a global phenomenon, this chronicle places Duhart at the center of a constant dialogue between the universal precepts of modern architecture and the particularities of the Chilean cultural landscape.

From his early contact with Walter Gropius in the 1940s to his collaboration with Le Corbusier in the 1950s, Duhart developed an architectural narrative that not only adopted but transformed the ideas of modernity, translating them into a language deeply tied to local circumstances.

Duhart's personal and professional trajectory offers a fascinating perspective for understanding the global expansion of modern architecture, exploring issues that were central to its dissemination such as migration, education, social class, housing, and urban challenges. Seen in this way, his life and work are represented as a richly connected matrix, able to communicate with other iconic examples from around the world.

With contributions by: Fernando Pérez Oyarzun, Isabel García Pérez de Arce.