His buildings take those patterns ... well-to-do Aymaras who have been emboldened by the success of Bolivia's most famous Aymara, Evo Morales, the country's first indigenous president.

In a fiery column in El Deber newspaper, Rim Safar, the president of the Bolivian College of Architects, wrote: “This style is just the representation of a new economic and political elite.” ...

For, as Mamani explains, his buildings are nothing less than an exuberant act of self-expression by Bolivia’s long-marginalized indigenous majority. “For me, it’s very important to promote ...

Immerse yourself in the awe-inspiring beauty of Bolivia with this ultra-high-definition 4K experience. From the endless white expanse of the Salar de Uyuni to the colorful wonders of Laguna Colorada, ...

Freddy Mamani Silvestre invented a bold and distinctive new style of Bolivian architecture. Borrowing from indigenous Aymara culture, his buildings combine bright colors and striking spaceship-like ...

Dive into the vibrant world of Bolivian psychedelic architecture, a visual journey that reveals how these eclectic and colorful designs are shaping Bolivia's cultural identity. This explores the ...

Many of architect Freddy Mamani Silvestre's buildings in Bolivia feature a similar setup—there's commercial space on the first floor, a ballroom on the second, and apartments above that ...

We will be questioning how architecture is seen as a means of reclaiming a cultural identity. How in this informal Bolivian context can we construct a new way to approach architecture. The AAVS El ...