The renewal of church architecture in the Latin American XX-XXI century

Abstract

Changes suffering Catholic churches-and more generally, a significant portion of religious buildings during the twentieth century are the result of a complex encounter between the radical renewal takes place in modern architecture, as one of the answers to the complex process of renewal of our culture, and the changes within the Catholic Church, including a new theological consciousness, a new interpretation of the biblical sources, and significant changes in religious practice that expresses a new relationship between faith and the world. Certainly Vatican II is a key episode in the latter process. It is in this context that I propose to examine some specific features of the renewal of sacred architecture in Latin America.