{"id":27008,"date":"2015-06-03T20:45:27","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T17:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ngradio.gr\/?p=27008"},"modified":"2015-06-03T20:45:27","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T17:45:27","slug":"the-optimus-prime-of-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ngradio.gr\/en\/news-el\/diafora-en\/the-optimus-prime-of-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"The Optimus Prime of architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bolivia\u2019s crazily coloured buildings, and their miniatures \u2013 in pictures<\/p>\n

Nick Ballon photographs the exuberant and painstakingly ornamented buildings of El Alto, the world\u2019s highest major metropolis. In this series, some are twinned with miniature versions of the same buildings \u2013 a spiritual tradition of the region.<\/p>\n

\u2018Sentinel Prime\u2019
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\nThe miniature versions of this and other El Alto buildings were photographed by Jonathan Minster<\/a>. The project was inspired by the Alasitas festival \u2013 the largest miniature trade fair in the world \u2013 held every January in the Bolivian highlands. Thousands of spiritual devotees come to trade their miniature bikes, tables, laptops and cars, then get them blessed by akallawalla<\/em> or yatiri (<\/em>Andean medicinal healers or mystic).
\nThree of these diptych prints are now on sale \u2013 more details here<\/a><\/p>\n

Edificio Mama Natty
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\nMany people living in El Alto, one of South America\u2019s fastest growing cities, are from an indigenous background. Rapid urbanisation and new wealth for some has combined into a hybrid style which is modern and yet conveys their history and culture. What started as a spattering of eccentric buildings has become a full-blown construction trend, with around 120 completed and many more under construction<\/p>\n

Havana Event Hall
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\nThe typical home of El Alto\u2019s Aymara people is grown vertically, with new levels being added as the family expands \u2013 plus added space for shops or even large party venues, all under the same roof. Until recently, these edifices remained characteristically orange, their exteriors bare brick. But not any more<\/p>\n

Rey Otan Event Hall
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\nThe arrival of Evo Morales as Bolivia\u2019s first indigenous president in 2006 brought previously impoverished and socially marginalised indigenous communities a renewed pride in their identity. Wealthy Aymara merchants sought ways to differentiate their homes once there were no further storeys to add<\/p>\n

El Tren Diamante
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\nExteriors often boast large, polarised windows patterned in arrangements reminiscent of ancient ruins and sci-fi architecture. Interiors might feature Doric columns in neon green, myriad mirrors glinting like sequins on every wall, or swirling lines cascading from every corner<\/p>\n

La Castela
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\nThese extraordinary creations are made a reality by plasterers and bricklayers who often have no formal architectural or construction training. Rather than a limitation, this has resulted in surprising innovation
\nPhotograph: Nick Ballon<\/p>\n

El Olimpo
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\nThese buildings might be seen as a pastiche of the wealth of aesthetic references which inundate their creators from all corners of daily life, TV and, crucially, their overflowing imaginations
\nPhotograph: Nick Ballon<\/p>\n

El Alto school of architecture
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Read more about the Bolivian architect whose \u2018New Andean\u2019 style is transforming El Alto here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Source: theguardian.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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