Amplios terrenos urbanos de óptima ubicación: la escuela de enseñanza media en la ciudad argentina (1934-1944)

Abstract

During the thirties, in Argentina both the state in frastructure and architectural works adopted a char acter tending to the progress and social development as certain s ocial problems turned public and government agenda in an attempt to alleviate unemployment and legitimize th e political action. Especially within the public wo rks, the high schools built by the State were landmarks that indi cated in the cities two ways of intervention: the e ffective occupation of the territory and the modernization. This article of limited scope seeks to focus on the question of the location of these urban artifacts in order to d emonstrate that the selection of the land and its f eatures answered to the idea that the building should becom e a benchmark with a majestic imprint in smaller ci ties or new urban areas in more established ones.