Housing in Venezuela during the last century (1914-2014): Ten examples‪.‬

"Absorbing Modernity: 1914-2014" is the theme suggested by Rem Koolhaas, director of the 2014 Architecture Venice Biennale. National representations has been invited to show from its own perspective the process of removing national or local characteristics in favor of an universal adoption and appropriation of modern language. 

On this basis "Taller V" (an architectural workshop coordinated by Gustavo Pernia, professor at the Architecture Department from the Universidad del Tachira UNET in Venezuela, has brought together architecture students to undertake a research work for the Biennale -academic- Sessions. This publication provides a view on the evolution of the residential architecture during the last 100 years in Venezuela. In addition to the temporal delimitation there is a program mark off: single family dwelling units, which recognized quality have received less attention and exposure on international exhibitions. The book summarizes the research, selection, digitizing and modeling works from a bibliographic survey to heritage inventories. A documentary work that homogenizes information and exposes it on an aseptically and timeless way, without judgments or interpretations.