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April 23, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Subterranean Imaginaries

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ABAnastasia Betsa

Key Points

  • The research examines the relationship between modernity and urban space in early 20th century Buenos Aires.
  • Analyzes historical context of Buenos Aires in the early 1900s
  • Explores the role of German entrepreneurs in construction
  • Investigates visual narratives of urban space through construction companies
  • Construction companies positioned subterranean spaces as part of the modern narrative
  • Entrepreneurial strategies linked to the cultural identity of Buenos Aires
  • Valuation of underground construction shaped urban development

Abstract

L’article établit un lien entre l'imaginaire hégémonique de la modernité à Buenos Aires au début du XXe siècle et les stratégies mises en œuvre par un entrepreneur allemand pour s'implanter sur le marché argentin. En se concentrant sur la construction souterraine comme nouvelle frontière urbaine, il montre comment les entreprises de construction ont valorisé cet espace en l'inscrivant visuellement dans le récit de la modernité, se plaçant ainsi comme des acteurs culturels de la ville moderne.

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Anastasia Betsa (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e9ba6b85696592c86eca0bhttps://doi.org/10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-20517-3.p.0149
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