This book offers a deep and revealing exploration of the international exchanges and networks that crucially influenced the development of modern architecture in Chile during the 20th century. Through a collection of essays by leading specialists, a previously unpublished overview of the evolution of Chilean architecture is revealed, from urban ideas and housing to the academic influences, publications, and roundtrips that shaped this period.

The book begins with an analysis of the international media impact that Chilean architecture received. It then presents a detailed look at key local figures, such as Roberto Dávila and Emilio Duhart. It also examines the foreign influences of personalities such as Karl Brunner, Josef Albers, and Tibor Weiner, as well as new perspectives on public housing and rural planning in the context of the Cold War.

This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the global forces that shaped 20th-century Chilean architecture. With previously unpublished material and thorough research, it offers a panoramic view that will enrich both experts and new readers.

Verónica Esparza S is an Associate Professor and Researcher at the Universidad San Sebastián in Chile. She obtained her PhD from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, with a thesis dedicated to the Chilean modern architect Emilio Duhart Harosteguy. Her research focuses on the history and criticism of modern architecture in Chile, and the study and dissemination of architectural heritage and its memory. She has carried out research stays at Harvard University, Yale University, Illinois Institute of Technology and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. She is currently researching the avant-garde education of Latin American architects in the United States, and its professional transfer to their own countries.

David Caralt is an Associate Professor and Researcher at the Universidad San Sebastián in Chile. He received a March and a BArch from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, where he is finishing his PhD thesis. His research focuses mainly on modern architecture transfer histories, and on the nightscapes and urban nocturnes. His recent publications include the books An accidental Masterpiece: Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion (Birkhäuser, 2020) and The Barcelona Pavilion: One Hundred Texts since 1929 (Birkhäuser, 2020), both as editor and collaborator of Dietrich Neumann, and the edited book Emilio Duhart: escritos conversaciones y entrevistas, on Chilean architect with Verónica Esparza (Dostercios, 2025).