Circulations

Techint Plan (1959-1960) by Philipp Lohbauer for Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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https://doi.org/10.35305/23626097v13i24.553

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Philipp Lohbauer, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, circulation of ideas, modern urbanism

Abstract

Based on the plan developed by the German Brazilian architect Philipp Lohbauer for Santa Cruz de la Sierra (1959-1960), this article focuses on a series of intersections between urban planning theories and experiences circulating in South America between the late 19th and mid-20th centuries which remain understudied in the historiography of architecture and urbanism. It highlights the confluence of national and international geopolitical interests responsible for the city's rise to a regional economic center. This was also reflected in the influx of companies and professionals from diverse countries and fields who were involved in the process that resulted in the plan characterizing the Bolivian city. Drawing on institutional archives and a literature review, the text establishes unprecedented relationships between agents, companies, and institutions, contributing to filling a historiographical gap in a case of great importance to South American urbanism.

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Ivo Renato Giroto, undefined

Profesor del Departamento de Historia de la Arquitectura y Estética del Diseño de la Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de la Universidad de São Paulo, Brasil. Posdoctor por la FAU USP (2017/2020). Máster (2008) y Doctor en Teoría e Historia de la Arquitectura (2014) por la Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña. Coordinador del grupo de investigación Observatorio Latinoamericano de Arquitectura (OLA), e investigador del grupo Cultura, Arquitectura y Ciudad en América Latina (CACAL). Investiga temas relacionados con la teoría, historia y crítica de la arquitectura moderna y contemporánea en Brasil y América Latina.

Roles de autoría: 1. Administración del proyecto; 3. Análisis formal; 4. Conceptualización; 5. Curaduría de datos; 6. Escritura - revisión y edición; 7. Investigación; 8. Metodología; 10. Redacción - borrador original; 12. Supervisión; 13. Validación; 14. Visualización  

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Published

2026-07-03

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Giroto, I. R. (2026). Circulations: Techint Plan (1959-1960) by Philipp Lohbauer for Santa Cruz de la Sierra. A&P Continuidad, 13(24). https://doi.org/10.35305/23626097v13i24.553

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Vol. 13 No. 24 (2026): LATIN AMERICA AND THE CIRCULATION OF URBAN KNOWLEDGE, MODELS, POLICIES AND PROJECTS SINCE THE SECOND POST-WAR PERIOD UNTIL NOW

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