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Copyright Universidad Nacional de Colombia May-Aug 2015

Abstract

In December 1954, the government of General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (1900-1975) began construction of the Centro Administrativo Nacional (National Administrative Center) or CAN, organized around a presidential palace. From the founding of the Republic until that time, national bureaucracy was dispersed throughout the historical center of Bogotá. Its offices, including the Executive Mansion, were not the most appropriate for public functions. An architectural design was commissioned including symbolism in accordance with the nature of the military government and the disposition of its leader. The regime's fall in 1957 led to the demolition of the palace's foundations and paralyzed the rest of the construction. However, in the mid-1960s, the project was continued, though stripped of its original symbolism.

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Title
ARQUITECTURA Y PODER: PLANEACIÓN, CONSTRUCCIÓN Y ENSAYO DE "LECTURA" DEL CENTRO ADMINISTRATIVO NACIONAL EN EL GOBIERNO MILITAR DE GUSTAVO ROJAS PINILLA (1953-1957)
Author
Picón, Ramiro Ariza
Pages
135-154
Section
Democracia
Publication year
2015
Publication date
May-Aug 2015
Publisher
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
ISSN
01214705
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1762314165
Copyright
Copyright Universidad Nacional de Colombia May-Aug 2015