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"Excellent....a treasure for those who have visited the city or plan to soon." ―The New Criterion"You come away from Buenos Aires with a strong desire to visit Buenos Aires―or if you already have, to return and see all the things that escaped your notice." ―The Weekly Standard"Gardner has written a love story for the second largest city in South America, and his account should be required reading for city planners, architecture students, or those who are interested in how a city goes from humble beginnings to the “Paris of the South†―Library Journal“A genial historical tour conducted by an affectionate docent with a keen eye and an admiring though sometimes-admonitory message.†―Kirkus Reviews
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About the Author
JAMES GARDNER is an American art and culture critic based in NYC and Buenos Aires. His writings have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Republic and The British Spectator. He was the art critic at the New York Post and wrote architecture criticism for the New York Observer, before serving as the architecture critic at the now defunct New York Sun. He now writes for The Real Deal Magazine, the Weekly Standard, and Antiques.
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Product details
Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Press (December 1, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1137279885
ISBN-13: 978-1137279880
Product Dimensions:
6.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
3.8 out of 5 stars
9 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#125,394 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
This is a worthy book, adding substantially to the literature on Argentina. The author has real style and a sense of humor, as well as a different eye -- that of an architecture critic. Whereas, the standard treatment of Buenos Aires in the life of the Argentine nation is still Scobie's Argentina: A City and A Nation, this volume should be required reading for those interested in the subject. In particular, the historical synthesis of the 19th century is good, and welcome, since many only seem interested in Argentina after the economic expansion of the 1870s forward. In fact, the best part of the book is the first 2/3, before the 20th century analysis. Perhaps that's because of the architectural black hole of the post WWII period or the complexities of Argentine politics beginning with Yrigoyen. Nevertheless, there are some real gaps. First, the author gives short shrift to the expansion of the staple commodities economy, which coincided with similar Australian and Canadian experiences. The story of how the refrigerated beef industry -- briefly mentioned -- served to integrate the national economy and the infrastructure linkages to the interior is abbreviated. The ties to Britain in the Great Depression and their impact (negative) on Argentina beyond WWII are likewise untreated for the most part. It wasn't just political instability, but British default on Argentine loans, the inconvertibility of sterling after the war, and the obstinate defense of free trade during the Justo government (when other LA countries were embracing economic nationalism) that affected Argentina's decline from its peak in the 1910s. This is an architectural history, to be sure, but if you take the subject on, you should treat it with some real attention. More to the architectural target, though, is the author's failure to treat some important BA landmarks, such as the Palacio Unzué and the Quinta de Olivos, both remarkable presidential retreats of historical importance. Unzué is now long gone, but its history and role -- and perhaps its architectural interest -- are worthy of treatment. Olivos still exists, now as a monument to Perón. Similarly, the author refers to the villas miseries as slums, when the term "shantytowns" is far more appropriate. Villa 25 and 31 have been around a long time, and they have their own architectural vernacular, much like the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. Both have received deserved sociological attention. And, the author contends that the black population of BA was as prominent in the late 19th century as its analog in Rio de Janeiro. I'd like to see evidence of that assertion, which is both strange and undocumented in the book. Finally, I found the dismissive treatment of the Argentine indigenous populations disturbing. Argentina undertook a frontier expansion similar to that of the US, with the elimination of "savage" obstacles to development. That expansion explained the future of BA to some extent and deserved more attention. Despite these reservations, I like this book and enjoyed reading it.
Interesting view of the city architecture and history. Entertaining. I am from Buenos Aires and learnt a thing or two.
I am reading this book for a book club meeting. So far, I have learned a lot of things from Buenos Aires (Argentina) that I did not know.
I bought this fascinating book because I have always been interested in Buenos Aires and for a long time have wanted to visit it. After reading the book, I am more eager than ever to get on a plane and go down there. The reader should be warned that, although it is written beautifully and in an almost 19th Century style, it concentrates more on the built environment, the architecture and urbanism of the city, than the title might suggest. It requires, but it also rewards, the reader’s attention. It could also have benefited from a few color illustrations to go with the many images in black and white. But overall a great read! Has inspired me to take my wife for a long weekend and visit the book's sites. It's like Buenos Aires is the new cool, sort of like the writer I think.Latin reader
The author, an American living in Buenos Aires, says early on that he has not discovered an English-language history of Buenos Aires, so he sets out to fill the gap. However, he is, according to the book jacket, an "art and cultural critic", so this book is only partially a traditional historical narrative, although it is presented in chronological form and there are well-written passages of that sort. It is more a history of the urban planning (and non-planning) and development / sprawl of the city. Further it is disproportionately devoted to reciting and commenting on the architecture of various periods, which not only surprised me but made for a static read; it might have worked better had it been accompanied by lots of large color pictures but this book has only a few grainy black and white ones, the size of small index cards. Also, no maps? I guess publishers' budgets are limited but they would have been very useful. Finally, although professing to love living in the city, he mostly damns it with faint praise. The reader will be hard pressed to find passages that make him or her yearn to visit the city. Most often, except for the period 1880 - 1920, when advances in shipping enabled exports to thrive, and wealthy residents displayed their new riches via a more ornate and exultant style in their buildings, the tone of the book is "well, that could have been done a lot better" or "not much to see there". Still, if you have otherwise determined to visit the city and are wondering if this would make good background reading or serve as a more in-depth touring companion than a typical guidebook, I think it could suit your purposes very well.
I have not been to Buenos Aires for many years now, but reading this book makes me want to get on the next flight and revisit the places I knew brought back to life by Gardner, and new ones which seem well worth discovering. Gardner describes the development of the city from a historical and architectural point of view, set against the backdrop of Argentina and its ups and downs. This makes for a fascinating story of one of the world's most beautiful cities. It will also serve a visitor of Buenos Aires with an interest in architecture as a guide alongside a more conventional one. Anyone with a general interest in urban planning and development will also find this an invaluable book, filling an important gap in the English language. It is clear that Gardner knows Buenos Aires really well and loves the city, making this Biography of a City a pleasure to read.
A quick and entertaining history of Argentina and how the city of Buenos Aires came to be the city it is. Very careful on any political comments, the book focuses on the builders and artists who built the neighborhoods and imposing buildings of the city. I found the book fascinating.
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