But only recently have Bolivian authorities begun warming to his work. Critics dismiss Mamani’s work as kitsch, or something worse — “decorative.” In the architecture departments where ...

The mini-mansions mesh modern and traditional architecture and flaunt, above all, two things: their owners' wealth and their Aymara heritage. About 120 such buildings exist across Bolivia ...

He is a prime example of Bolivia’s rising indigenous class, having started out as a tailor at 14 before establishing his own brand of traditional ... 60 houses of Andean architecture,” he ...

The mini-mansions mesh modern and traditional architecture and flaunt, above all, two things: their owners' wealth and their Aymara heritage. About 120 such buildings exist across Bolivia ...

Bolivian architect Freddy Mamani is aiming to imbue culture, colour and personality into the "monochrome" city of El Alto, through buildings based on ancient local architecture and craft.

Dive into the vibrant world of Bolivian psychedelic architecture ... architectural style that combines modern influences with traditional Andean elements. Bombshell twist over Jetstar passenger ...

But that’s not the only reason the ramshackle city—which overlooks Bolivia’s de facto capital ... nueva arquitectura andina–the New Andean Architecture. For, as Mamani explains, his ...

"They are a new Aymara bourgeoisie that migrated from the countryside and made it big," said Xavier Albo, a Jesuit anthropologist, referring to Bolivia's dominant indigenous group. The mini-mansions ...