Raúl Monterroso: “We Seek to Make Society Aware of Guatemala’s Modern Architectural Values”


Rectoría USAC, Andrés Asturias. Image Cortesía de Raúl Monterroso

Rectoría USAC, Andrés Asturias. Image Cortesía de Raúl Monterroso

Raúl Monterroso is one of the referents when it comes to talking about the modern movement in Guatemala. Not only has he been a promoter of the preservation of the country’s architectural legacy with his publication “The Guatemala City Guide to Modern Architecture“, but he has recently collaborated with the Museo Experimental el Eco for its Re_vista 05 with a critical analysis titled “Modern dreams, magical realism and other fantasies of yesterday and today”, which seeks to be a window for anyone to question and get involved with Guatemalan architectural values.

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