Regulations, agents and construction projects in the construction of the urban landscape

The case of urban morphology in the city of Mendoza (1960-1980c)

Abstract

In 1960, under the leadership of Enrico Tedeschi, the Special Planning and Building Code Commission prepared a report with a series of suggestions to think about the city in the future and define a definitive building code for the provincial capital. The city's first Building Code linked to architectural aspects and in relation to urban land uses, was approved a decade after that report and included some of its recommendations. We are interested in analyzing how the urban landscape changed from the implementation of that norm that intensified the construction of high-rise buildings, a practice limited within the urban history of Mendoza, due to its seismic condition. We will investigate the regulations and morphology of some of the building projects promoted. We will add as a source the local press and reports from the state agents involved, which reflect the city model that was projected.